I have a paint chip and I bought the pen/brush touchup fron Oreilys. I painted inside the chip and sanded it down to be flush with the rest of the paint. BUT the spot is very visible, its a little darker and not as shiny as the rest of the truck. I also have some scratches around the spot due to the sanding. What is the best way to blend this. I have heard some people say "get it buffed" but i really dont know what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

The 'dull' nature of the spot is probably due to the sandpaper scuffs... what grit did you utilize?

Go out and snag a bottle of Meguiar's #9 Swirl Mark Remover and a clean 100% cotton terry towel. Put a drop about the size of a dime on a spot on the towel and, using two fingers, rub it vigourously in the spot where the problem exists. Repeat but, this time you shouldn't rub as hard... repeat again and again and again until your scuff is gone and it's blazin' shiny.

Wax to protect and you're done...

Don't be alarmed when some of the touchup paint color hits your terry towel, perfectly normal considering that it doesn't have any clear coat on top of it.

As is true with all 'at home fixes', this is a do it at your own risk procedure... then again, if you were gutsy enough to pull out the 2000 or 1500 grit, I'd say you'll do fine with this one..

 

thanks ill try it tomorrow. I think I used 110 grit paper, I know it was way too hard on the spot but ive been thinking about bedlining my bumper anyways-which im probably gonna do if i cant get this to be un noticable. Thanks again for the help man!

 

I was told you can get touch up clear coat in a bottle like the touch up paint bottles. after you finish your repair get a bottle of that and put on it. it will shine it up like the rest.

 

Yeah i was thinking about it and I only found 1 bottle at the autozone and it was dried up. Ill try Oreilys since they are right next to each other. You think they wouldnt put the two nextdoor but It makes for me getting cheaper prices and getting more selection

 

Did you say 110?

In a nutshell, I'd say you're screwed. Sorry man. No other way to put it. 110 grit is HARSH (mind you, most people sand paint with 1500 or 2000 -- with 1000 being just about as agressive as they get -- at least on finished paint).

110, I'm sure, would induce scratches that are FAR beyond fixing with any liquid polish or similar...

 

****. I guess i learned that lesson the hard way. Im pretty sure the paint is too dark anyway. Well repainting it is out of the question so bedliner options. i can do the whole bumper or just a 2-3 inch strip that covers the spot. What do you think? Id rather have it painted but then again id rather have one of those plastic ones than have this spot...it just looks bad i would post a pic but im just so embarassed by how bad it looks.

 

Don't feel bad. I have had my new truck a little over 6 months now and I already chipped the paint on the tailgate and the passenger door. From nothing more than my stupidity. I put on those Putco liquid billet chrome replacement handles. Well they passenger door was my fault but the tailgate was from the cheap design of those aftermarket handles. In my case I guess I was a little lucky because it's not noticeable. The sad part about it is on all those handles the chrome started to peel a few weeks after I put them on. So I replaced them with the Mark LT handles.

 

ok i have a question,

if i take it down to the local paint shop, its not a place i would take my whole truck to get painted, can they fix the spot? is there anything they can seriously mess up in that small of a space?(well i managed to do it)

 

You bet they can screw something up. If you take it in you better look your truck over and know all your scratches on your truck because more than likely they will scratch something or srew something up. I know it happened to me.

 

Only way to figure that one out is to go and ask. 99.9% of places don't charge to look at a potential job and give an opinion...

I would suggest getting a couple of places to look at it... maybe they can utilize a compound and a rotary to get most of it out to make you pseudo-happy?.. worth a try and definitely cheaper...

If you were close, I'd give it a go for free for you... 110 is harsh though... might be VERY difficult.

RP

 

Thanks for the advice I think im between taking it in and seeing what they can do and taking the paint i have on it in that spot off with some kind of laquer(will this work and is it safe for my clear coat?) and replace it with the dealer paint which should match unlike this crappy autozone stuff. I didnt just rub the 110 on with full force, I tried to stay inside the patch i had repaired with the corner of the paper and i have some scratching around it but i dont think it penetrated the clear coat(when you get it wet it doesnt even look like theres scratches.) But thanks again and I might go to the detail shop anyways and see what they say about it before I do anything else.

 

texasmusic,

where in Houston are you?

If you really did use 110, RP is correct and it is probably beyond help with normal detailing methods..

that said .. if you would like, I would be happy to take a look at it this weekend, and see if there is anything we could do with it, prior to you having to shell out $$$ to a paint shop or a detail shop.

you would be amazed what I can be talked into doing for a cold beer.


Let me know ..

 

Cold... hot... N/A... beer is the keyword. LOL!

 

Ok, since we're on the subject of fixing chips and scratches, I have a question. I hadn't had my truck for 2 hours when my younger brother (in a moment of excited insanity) put a great big scratch about4 inches long in my fiberglass hood. Now that's been two years ago and since it's fiberglass I haven't been in a real hurry to fix it. However, he still feels terrible about it and is offering to pay to get it fixed.

I plan on taking it to a body shop for an estimate, but I'm pretty handy with body work and I would attemp to fix it myself. My question is this: The scratch is deep enough that it's down to the fiberglass and will need to be filled (I'm planning on using fiberglass resin). If I fill it in and sand it out, what are the chances that I can successfully feather the paint out in this relatively small are and avoid painting the whole hood?

I know he's offered to pay, but I don't really want to screw him. Besides, it'd be a good experience for him to help me do this as he's trying to learn a few things about cars. What do you guys think? I'm especially interested in hearing from RP. Speak to me O great one!--DIY