Best way to repair paint chip
12-29-07, 09:35 PM
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Best way to repair paint chip
I noticed a small paint chip on one of my doors, smalller than a piece of rice. What is the best way to repair this without professional assistance? I tried touch-up paint and it does not look bad, but it is still noticeable. Any ideas?
12-29-07, 10:55 PM
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the "right" way to do it (in detailer's term), you would want to fill up the chip, and actually fill up a bit more so it pops up a bit. then when it's really fully dried, use a sanding block and soaked sand paper, wet sand the area until completely flat. then you need to buff and polish the whole area until it's shiny again
if that's too much work, then i will suggest putting touch up in the chip area, and let it dry. then put more, and repeat until it's pretty much flat. then try to use polish and polish it to get to a relatively smooth surface
if that's too much work, then i will suggest putting touch up in the chip area, and let it dry. then put more, and repeat until it's pretty much flat. then try to use polish and polish it to get to a relatively smooth surface
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12-30-07, 06:29 AM
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Live with it for about a month, then decide what you want to do. You could do as the previous poster said with the sanding, but you better know what you are doing...or you will have more of a mess on your hands, and into the body shop. If I were to build up the spot with touch up, I'd use 1500 grit wet sand paper, then knock that down with 3m finesse-it, then polish with a buffer, using a finish polish.. http://www3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/...er/output_html
12-30-07, 08:12 AM
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Good advice from baker above. I've had good luck with paint detailers. If you can find a good one, he can make it absolutely disappear, and most of them wouldn't charge more than maybe 50 bucks to clean up a spot like that.
My first experience was actually at a Lexus dealer - the rear license plate slipped during installation and swung down making a cut in the paint on the bumper cover. When they were finished with it later that day there was NO way you could ever tell it had been damaged.
Since then, I've seen several similar miracles of paint repair.
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My first experience was actually at a Lexus dealer - the rear license plate slipped during installation and swung down making a cut in the paint on the bumper cover. When they were finished with it later that day there was NO way you could ever tell it had been damaged.
Since then, I've seen several similar miracles of paint repair.
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12-30-07, 08:47 AM
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Live with it for about a month, then decide what you want to do. You could do as the previous poster said with the sanding, but you better know what you are doing...or you will have more of a mess on your hands, and into the body shop. If I were to build up the spot with touch up, I'd use 1500 grit wet sand paper, then knock that down with 3m finesse-it, then polish with a buffer, using a finish polish.. http://www3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/...er/output_html
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