Small Paint question
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Heat is probably the preferred method to use, but too much might make the paint crack and peel. I have some experience in body work, and do most of the work myself, but I think I’d have a pro look at this for fear of making it worse.
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Would probably be best to leave it alone for yourself. Take to a paint shop and see what they say. Then you may want to look at investing in some expel on the front of the car for protection after you fix it. Do you have 1LT or do you have cameras up front, etc. Cant tell from pic. If you do have the cameras on the front. Did they show anything or a proximity alarm alert for chain....or was it too small. Only wondering as I invested in getting those on my new build instead of going with 1LZ.
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It is a 2LT. It's hard to explain, but it was a barrier that was very hard to see-was very low inside a parking garage in front of a space that was on the ramp going upward and the 'hole' in front of the car was a small triangle with the chain link in there. The sensors did not pick it up, and it was hard to see in the camera. But its pretty tiny.
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It is a 2LT. It's hard to explain, but it was a barrier that was very hard to see-was very low inside a parking garage in front of a space that was on the ramp going upward and the 'hole' in front of the car was a small triangle with the chain link in there. The sensors did not pick it up, and it was hard to see in the camera. But its pretty tiny.
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As long as you understand a little nick like that isn't a simple fix to do properly. To blend the paint right everything around it will need to be painted to blend. Good body shops can fix something like that right. A cheap fix will look like crap.
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I would probably leave it for now - just might fix itself as mentioned above. But couldn’t hurt to take it by a really good body shop and see what they say.
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Heat gun infrared temp gauge get it hot but not too hot. And don't touch it. Just heat it up and watch it over and over. I've done this before to a back bumper it did work but the paint was still not right. It did flatten out the hump.
Or leave it.
If you get the combo right? It will be better and wrong? It's screwed but it's screwed already so...... just have to resign yourself to having it professionally repaired if it doesn't work.
Or leave it.
If you get the combo right? It will be better and wrong? It's screwed but it's screwed already so...... just have to resign yourself to having it professionally repaired if it doesn't work.