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Going to repaint my hood, best results with a spray can or paint bucket with brush? Double clear coating the whole car as well. First timer painting a car btw. Vette is a 92 disregard my Username lol
If you use a rattle can, I believe there are specialty rattle cans like the primers and clears that are 2k. You have to press in on the can so both substances will mix together and you have a time limit to use them. I believe the 2k stuff is supposed to be better and work better than the regular 1k rattle cans.
Neither. If the rest of the car paint looks good, get it professionally painted.
looking to touch up only this spot. Duplicolor pen didn't match my car despite being same color code u3595. It's brighter than the first color. Made it worse by spraying emerald green metallic like a blockhead.
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Quoting your "repaint my hood". "First time painting a car".
To me that meant you're going to do an overall paint job on the hood.
Sorry, not much help with touchup.
As mentioned, take it to a paint shop. A roller brush job will look like the side of your house. A rattle can will look like you painted your hood with a rattle can.
Do not repaint your hood with rattle can paint because of that blemish. It will look way worse with rattle can paint than that blemish. If you really want to repaint it, take it to a paint shop as they should be able to closely match the paint. Or maybe find a car paint school that will let students paint it just for the cost of materials.
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Someone recently posted a 1 year update to their rattle can paint job but I can't seem to find the link. Keep in mind that he used 2k primer and 2k clear which isn't cheap compared to the off the shelf stuff from the big box store. Found this but not the one I was referring to plus the photo****it issue: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...y-project.html
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I would carefully block sand that botched touch up with a hard small block going from 800 to 3000 grit and then polish. If you don't go through the factory clear it should be 99% fixable.
Something like this https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-15...block-set.html
A brush, rattle can, or roller is never the answer. Well, a rattle can maybe, but only in skilled hands.
Id wetsand it, perhaps fill the gouges w/clear then buff it out.
The post about legit car paint in rattle cans is accurate. PO did some areas on my 88 there was only 1 spot with flaws the rest you couldnt tell.
If you screw it up youre hardly out a thing. Bet a paint shop could so that super cheap in a day or so.
You lose absolutely nothing by taking the car to a couple of body shops and ask for a quote.
Block sand it really lightly to get those big ridges knocked down and then you can literally polish everything smooth with a random orbital buffers ..... then lets see how bad it looks.
Do it with a spray can and you're gonna kick yourself afterwards.
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Still can't find that other link for rattle can but in the previous link provided, it is intended for doing a small panel meaning not sure if I would attempt an entire hood! As for scratches application technique is important. I remember back in the day using the touch-up paint pen getting similar results. Agreed that you should try to block it out using a fine grade.
Still can't find that other link for rattle can but in the previous link provided, it is intended for doing a small panel meaning not sure if I would attempt an entire hood! As for scratches application technique is important. I remember back in the day using the touch-up paint pen getting similar results. Agreed that you should try to block it out using a fine grade.
You lose absolutely nothing by taking the car to a couple of body shops and ask for a quote.
Block sand it really lightly to get those big ridges knocked down and then you can literally polish everything smooth with a random orbital buffers ..... then lets see how bad it looks.
Do it with a spray can and you're gonna kick yourself afterwards.
I mean I can go to a body shop and have them do it sure but I want to learn how to do it myself as well. Already sanded the part that needs to be painted on
Rattle can or brush?
As for scratches application technique is important. I remember back in the day using the touch-up paint pen getting similar results. Agreed that you should try to block it out using a fine grade.