Paintless Dent Removal (Uneven Touchup Paint)
 

Hello,

A car recently hit my side door (low impact), and I had a PDR (paintless dent removal).

The PDR itself was great, but they had to use touchup paint (Lexus/Toyota touchup paint for my VIN), as some of the paint was chipped due to the collision.

After the paint dried, I noticed that the surface was a bit uneven (where the touchup paint was applied).

Other than touchup paint being uneven, you really can't notice much else.

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I was wondering if I could even out the surface and help it look more natural?

When I asked the PDR guy, he mentioned that it would likely look worse, because the paint was chipped (which is why he had to apply the touch up paint).

Just wanted to double-check with the forum members if this sounds correct or not.

As for the method I intended to use (assuming the PDR guy is wrong):

1. Let the paint fully dry/cure (over 48 hours).

2. Use 3000 grit sandpaper (in up and down motion) to even out the surface (where the paint was applied).

3. Use Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (in a circular motion) to help clean up the scratch papering.

4. Remove the rubbing compound (using a microfiber towel).

5. Use Meguiar’s Ultimate Polish (in a circular motion) to polish the surface.

6. Use Meguiar's Professional Synthetic Sealant 2.0 to seal everything (allowing 24 hours for the sealant to dry).

7. Use Meguiar's Gold Class Carnauba Plus Premium Liquid Wax (in a circular motion) to wax the surface.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Nelson

Is your paint metallic? If so sanding is problematic what happens is metallic flakes float to the surface to an extent so when you sand they get removed which makes the repair look off. Even if you get the surface exactly level it may not look right. If not metallic flake then your method will work..

A much better method that works for me is use a credit card (may take several coats) to level the paint then hit it with your DA polisher. Painting with a brush or ink well is a waste of time in my experience.

Hello LeX2K,

Thank you for the heads up and insight.

As for the paint itself (standard touchup paint from the Lexus dealer), it doesn't seem to be metallic.

It's obsidian black (212 - 002580021221).

Thank you once again,
Nelson

Recommend you use this instead it outperforms anything Meguiar's makes by a lot.

Unless your paint is very soft then use the their medium cut polish.

Hello LeX2K,

Thank you for the suggestion.

Can I assume all other compounds listed are okay?

Thank you,
Nelson