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Matty P
06-02-2002, 10:23 PM
Does anyone regularly get their paint touched up for scratches, stone chips etc..?

I have one big scratch and a couple of stone chips that I want to fix, but I don't know whether to do it now or wait until I am going to sell the car.

What do y'all think?

If you have had your car touched up, did you use a proper smash repairer or one of these touch up specialists?

Thanks,
Matty
theotherredline
06-03-2002, 05:16 AM
Its just as easy to do it yourself
Lord Banshee
06-04-2002, 09:27 PM
can u give detail description on what products to use and what to do. my car is 3 months old and i have a scratch on my wing about 2-3 cm lon but really thin and i got chips on my hood and my driver side fender GRRR.... and i hate black becasue u see it every time i dry my car lol. the whole car is pretty then u see the white....... oh well i guess it will give me something to do when i am not working lol
theotherredline
06-05-2002, 05:12 AM
First I clean the area well. Then mask it off (I use blue painters tape) make sure everything is covered except for the scratch. All you want to do now is touch up the scratch with the toothpick to make sure that the touch up is elevated over the masking tape. Wet sand with light grade sandpaper (careful not to scratch any of your paint which is why it was masked to begin with) clean, and repeat process untill desired results are reached.
00 scrub
06-09-2002, 02:36 PM
hmmm I should try that idea with the tape and touch up paint, but how do you properly wet sand? I have heard this term many times but I have no clue how to do it.
theotherredline
06-09-2002, 04:45 PM
You can use a body shop spray or detailing spray to wet the light grade sandpaper, and thats it. Spray often.
schlegelbagel
06-10-2002, 12:30 PM
You can also get some light rubbing compound to buff out minor surface scratches. Any auto supply store should have some.
bme107
06-10-2002, 01:01 PM
Originally posted by 00 scrub
hmmm I should try that idea with the tape and touch up paint, but how do you properly wet sand? I have heard this term many times but I have no clue how to do it.
There was a good thread about wet sanding in the last few months, try a search if you haven't already.