painting question(touchup/overspray)
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painting question(touchup/overspray)
i have a question for those paint experts out there, if i want to fill a decent size chip and paint it, how would i go about getting it to correctlymatch the existing paint? if i understand correctly, you would scuff up the paint around the chip and paint that, and the overspray would come off with a cleaner or something? i guess i need to figure out fading and such, but i an more worried about having a elevated level of paint where i repainted thats actually raised above the old paint, is this even a concern? im just tryin to find out as much as i can before i do this and not have to do things x's times. thanks in advance! -Bob
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Re: painting question(touchup/overspray) (corvtt1969)
Well Bob, this all depends on many things, if your paint is fadded it will make very difficult to match. Is it BC/CC or what ? if your going for perfect non-detectable repair, you'll have to sand the area, fill the devit, paint, wet sand, then buff. There are specific paint reducers for "spot" painting.
Hope this helps, good luck.
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Re: painting question(touchup/overspray) (motown 71)
my biggest concern is having the level of th epaint match with the old paint, meaning not have a raised spot of new paint that is a bove the rest, would you just wetsand it down if this occured? i want to find out as much as i can before i attempt to paint just a spot as oppsed to a whole panel/part like im used to
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Re: painting question(touchup/overspray) (motown 71)
Bob, If your car is a non-metallic ie. white, black, red you can just fill the chip with touch up paint with a small brush. Then you can lightly sand it with 1500 and buff the spot. If the paint is a good match this can be virtually undetectable. On the other hand if it is metallilc it is impossible to touch up spots that won't be seen. Although it still may be quite a bit better than the chip. Good Luck, Craig :cheers:
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Re: painting question(touchup/overspray) (corvtt1969)
The way to tell is dampen a rag with some lacquer thinner and rub very lightly in an inconpicuous area. If it softens the paint it is lacquer. But for touchup purposes you can use either. I would try to find the small touchup bottles of Duplicolor or similar. Fill the chip using a brush. This may take several applications to make it full. Let it dry. Lightly sand with 1500 and buff. This should work fine. Craig
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Re: painting question(touchup/overspray) (corvtt1969)
Light overspray can be removed with a clay bar, or you can try a strong wax and grease removing solvent like Prep Sol. If it is heavy you may need to sand it off. Craig :flag
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