Need help with my touchup.

[Hammy]

I just got a tiny chip off on my bonnet courtesy from a small stone at PIE . Yesterday I just got time to touch up the exposed metal with my touchup paint, however I did not do a good job, some of the touchup over lap to the existing paint. Is there anyway to remove the overlapped paint? Now a bit of regret, should have just cover the exposed part with soft99 Fusso 12 month coat, now the bonnet look like it got a mole. Another question is how long must I wait for the paint to cure before I cover it up with the fusso coat?

[Tien]

all touch up jobs will end up like that one. there is no way you can cover up the chip totally.

[Mivec9]

try chipsaway or ADSM.

[Apollo]

take the last advise, ADSM.

 

otherwise, sticker over.

[Gen2]

Good idea. Find some interesting and unique sticker, cheap and good and no headache.

[Mivec9]

i chose the third option - sticker. on my rear bumper...looks kinda cool.

[Hammy]

I heard that a rubbing compound can do the job, is it true?

 

Anyway, is Meguiar ScratchX a rubbing compound?

 

If it is not, then how do we apply and buff it off for both of them as I know that these two types of products are not wipe on & off type. I intend to use it to remove/beautified the job I have done on the mole that I have created on my bonnet. Just dun want to worsen the suitation.

[Southpark2000]

I just got a tiny chip off on my bonnet courtesy from a small stone at PIE . Yesterday I just got time to touch up the exposed metal with my touchup paint, however I did not do a good job, some of the touchup over lap to the existing paint. Is there anyway to remove the overlapped paint? Now a bit of regret, should have just cover the exposed part with soft99 Fusso 12 month coat, now the bonnet look like it got a mole. Another question is how long must I wait for the paint to cure before I cover it up with the fusso coat?

 

According to Autopia site: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/paintclinic.html

 

1. use a very fine sandpaper (else micro rubbing compund will do too) to sand the part down till it's even.

 

2. Then use Scratch-X or Kizz-R to remove the fine scratches created by the sanding....

 

3. Finish off with your sealant and wax....

 

For (1), do with delicate care.

 

Southpark

The Dude

Edited June 6, 2005 by Southpark2000

[Hosch]

The pros really make it look / sound too easy

 

Paint repair like this can be daunting to do by hand, although not impossible.

Might want to read up on wet-sanding and paint repair/polishing and

even practice before doing on the actual thing

 

Scratch-X contains diminishing abrasives, meaning it will

work like a rubbing compound initially and gradually break down

into a fine polish coating. This makes it very difficult to create new

scratches while removing the existing ones.

It is so mild that I practically have to apply and rub till it disappears

for 5-10 times to remove light hairline scratches

 

Soft-99 Kizz-Clear on the other hand, is a filler,

which hides the scratches by filling-in with a transparent material

rather than removing the surrounding material via abrasives.

This is much easier to do especiallly without machine but the scratches

will show up once the filler wears off or gets washed away.

 

Good Luck!

[Hammy]

Thanks, will find sometime to do the touchup. Maybe try it on my bumper first, hehehe.

[Silgt]

use a very fine sandpaper (else micro rubbing compund will do too) to sand the part down till it's even

errr Dude, I wouldn't recommend wet sending to anyone without experience. It might caused more damage at the end

[Toalson]

Agree, my touch was by AHA autoimage... they oso use wet sanding. But end result, I'm satisfied! Or rather good enuff.