Best do it yourself repairs for paint chips
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Best do it yourself repairs for paint chips
I have a couple of small chips throught the clear coat (ie: 1/8" +/-). Is there any do-it-yourself fix for these? I tried Dr. ColorChip, but it does not fill the chip, it only matches the paint color. What about a fix for larger chips-not dents?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
i have tried a lot of stuff, but imho the best is still your steady hands and patience.
from my experience, toothpicks, steady hands, and put small drop of touch up. get it on, cover it, and do not touch again. let it try. and then repeat, until the paint slowly build up to level with the original paint
if it gets a bit higher, then you can try to use very fine sand paper (2000 grid?) to wet sand it. but make sure you do it slow and after the paint is COMPLETELY dry. you will also need to buff it again afterward
from my experience, toothpicks, steady hands, and put small drop of touch up. get it on, cover it, and do not touch again. let it try. and then repeat, until the paint slowly build up to level with the original paint
if it gets a bit higher, then you can try to use very fine sand paper (2000 grid?) to wet sand it. but make sure you do it slow and after the paint is COMPLETELY dry. you will also need to buff it again afterward
Yup. I find the touch up plus wetsanding is the tried and true method for rock chips.
If you have metallic paint, then your results may not come out perfect, but hey..it'll look better than a rock chip!
If you have metallic paint, then your results may not come out perfect, but hey..it'll look better than a rock chip!
it takes a lot of training and experience, if you have never done it before, i say get some practice first. to raise the paint it's just layers and layers of touch-up. wet sand you just run water on the paint and lightly use 2000 grid sand paper to sand the area until it's all smooth. yes you will need to scuff the surrounding area too, that's how you get it smooth, and that's why you need to polish the area again afterward
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If you just back off the car or truck in front, you can eliminate 90% of the stone chips..Try it I noticed this when I flip the radar cruise on and it keeps you farther back behind the cars. Sounds simple but it works....
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it takes a lot of training and experience, if you have never done it before, i say get some practice first. to raise the paint it's just layers and layers of touch-up. wet sand you just run water on the paint and lightly use 2000 grid sand paper to sand the area until it's all smooth. yes you will need to scuff the surrounding area too, that's how you get it smooth, and that's why you need to polish the area again afterward
This works best for the non-metallic paints. Even with 2000 grit wet-or-dry on a stiff backing it only takes a light stroke or two to get into the color layer and expose the silvery metal flakes. Metallic paints are usually a three or four layer process.
If it is metallic I think I'd just try to do the build-up and level that out and forget scuffing the surrounding area.
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