Hermosa

OK I admit that since I live by the beach I have hurried a bit in applying touchup paint so there was no time for corrosion. The touchups look pretty bad and they are raised higher above the other paint than I find acceptable. I was wondering if someone can give an expert opinion on how to remove the excess touchup paint and then fix it so it almost looks like there was never a scratch.

Thank you in advance.

Mean Gene

H - Sounds like U need to polish the excessive paint height down with a medium to fine grade of polish. Just go slowly & easily - U should be able to blend things in. Good luck!

Hermosa

How am I supposed to do this? What products do you recommend?

Mean Gene

Might try going to www.griotsgarage.com. They have some mild polishes & applicators ( both power & hand-apply ) that may do the trick. I think U can also E-beam them for advice that may be better than mine!

mumbles

Hermosa,
Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I was in the midst of my own clay bar crisis.
Anyway, I have had sucess doing the following. First, pick up some fine grit emory paper, 600grit, 800grit, and 1200grit from a hobby shop or hardware store. Next, take some masking tape, I use 2" wide, and surround the touchup spot on 4 sides, basically make a tic-tac-toe pattern with the touchup spot in the center. Keep the tape as close to the spot as possible. Doing this allows you to sand down the spot but protects the paint around it.
Then start with the 600, sand a bit until you get the high spot pretty much flattened down. You'll probably have to move the tape occaisionally as it will start to wear through.
Once you get the spot flattened, then use the 800 and eventually 1200 to decrease the grooves until it is nearly blended with the rest of the paint.
Finally, use some polishing compound to complete the blend, and of course followup with wax.
Hope this helps!