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Re: Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Repair
What DA did you use
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Looks great. He should be thrilled. Once a scratch goes through the color coat you have to use paint to bring it back.
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Re: Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Repair
Originally Posted by
Buster906
What DA did you use
My crude, yet trusty old Harbor Freight DA.
Originally Posted by
TheCougarGuy
Nice work!
Thanks!
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rmagnus
Looks great. He should be thrilled. Once a scratch goes through the color coat you have to use paint to bring it back.
Thanks. He was thrilled to see most of the damage disappear. The biggest one you still see in the pictures was pretty nasty, and I let him know going it I couldn't fix it. There were some other scratches you could barely feel as well. They were minimized, but if you took a flashlight to the truck or got up close you'd still see them. This trunk only gets used for runs to get lumber or short errands, so I wasn't going to eat away all the clear coat hunting for perfection.
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Re: Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Repair
Nothing wrong with a HF DA
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Re: Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Repair
Hit that deep scratch with a dr color chip or the like and let it cure. Go light, and build it up in layers. Stop when you reach “good enough”... remember that the enemy of good is better. Good luck!
M.
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Re: Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Repair
Major improvement. Sometimes that's all you can ask for and be truly happy with.
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Re: Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Repair
Originally Posted by
marshallz3m
Hit that deep scratch with a dr color chip or the like and let it cure. Go light, and build it up in layers. Stop when you reach “good enough”... remember that the enemy of good is better. Good luck!
M.
I hadn't thought of using Dr Color Chip on something that large. Great suggestion. I've never done touch up paint. This might be a good, low-threat, opportunity.
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JDGolden
Major improvement. Sometimes that's all you can ask for and be truly happy with.
I always try to be pragmatic in my approach. Sometimes perfection isn't possible, or the pursuit of perfection may not be worth the risk/long-term effects (i.e. compounding a good amount of the clear).
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