Will Claybar Help
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Le Mans Master
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Will Claybar Help
I am at the end of my rope with a couple scratches on my black C5
They are almost literally the width of a hair. They are deep enough to were you can see a gray or silver kind of color. My problem is no matter what I do I overlap the paint over the scratch and can't get it to stay just inside the scratch. Then whenever I wipe out the excess paint the paint inside the scratch comes out. I have even tried using a toothpick to apply the paint but I keep screwing it up. While the paint is drying and I am trying to decide what looks better the little silver hairs or the little globs of black paint. What I was wondering was what if I let the globs of paint sit for a few days, would Claybar get rid of the excess paint? The paint in the scratch too?
They are almost literally the width of a hair. They are deep enough to were you can see a gray or silver kind of color. My problem is no matter what I do I overlap the paint over the scratch and can't get it to stay just inside the scratch. Then whenever I wipe out the excess paint the paint inside the scratch comes out. I have even tried using a toothpick to apply the paint but I keep screwing it up. While the paint is drying and I am trying to decide what looks better the little silver hairs or the little globs of black paint. What I was wondering was what if I let the globs of paint sit for a few days, would Claybar get rid of the excess paint? The paint in the scratch too?
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I don't think that clay bar will remove dried on globs of paint, but I could be wrong. I would try some type of scratch remover, it won't make it go totally away but will help to hide it.
You may want to post in the detailing forum for quality advice. I can't think of the exact name of that area of CF but try cleaning and detailing in the search mode. Good luck
You may want to post in the detailing forum for quality advice. I can't think of the exact name of that area of CF but try cleaning and detailing in the search mode. Good luck
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So your vette is Black? We have a vendor that comes to our dealership, that has color tinted waxes. So if the car's dark green for example, he uses this dark green colored wax and it makes all the hairline scratches go away. He has lots of colors, red, black, green, blue, etc. You might wanna look into that, try any local auto parts store.
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Someone else mentioned in the past to first tape off the area where the paint is being applied to, then brush on the paint. Finally wait 10 minutes and 10 minutes only and then use a razor blade (which lays flat on the car body to cut off the excess. The paint will still be soft enough to easily cut through and then the remaining paint willl spread out. After putting on the second coat (called midcoat) let the paint completely dry. Then use rubbing compound to shine up the area. This should do it for you.
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So your vette is Black? We have a vendor that comes to our dealership, that has color tinted waxes. So if the car's dark green for example, he uses this dark green colored wax and it makes all the hairline scratches go away. He has lots of colors, red, black, green, blue, etc. You might wanna look into that, try any local auto parts store.
Yes for sure !! We have waxes sold here in our local store that have "lipstick" type pens that fill the scratches. They work unreal !!
If you want me to get you one of the waxes and lipstick pens Id be more than willing to pick it up and ship it to you...
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Ahhhhh I dunno, I got one of those lipstick thingys with some black turtle wax polish and it came nowhere near the black on my Mustang. Maybe you know of a better product, but the TW one kinda sucks.
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You have to remember...its a band aid approach vs. re-painting....and it covers the scratch very well
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Thanks for the repsones and suggestions, all in the time it took me to fire up some crab legs and mussells I was wondering if somebody made something like a pen that could get in there the closest I had found online was a mini brush about half the size of a Qtip. I will check some of the auto parts stores, hopefully tomorrow after work I'll have a chance. Gotta work weekends to create time for vacation
I am a little hesitant about the razor blade trick but I will keep that in mind. I am kind of like the main character in the Tommy Boy and Black Sheep movies. So I am thinking: me with blade next to Corvette what could possibly happen
I was wondering if somebody made something like a pen that could get in there the closest I had found online was a mini brush about half the size of a Qtip. I will check some of the auto parts stores, hopefully tomorrow after work I'll have a chance. Gotta work weekends to create time for vacation I am a little hesitant about the razor blade trick but I will keep that in mind. I am kind of like the main character in the Tommy Boy and Black Sheep movies. So I am thinking: me with blade next to Corvette what could possibly happen
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Thanks for the repsones and suggestions, all in the time it took me to fire up some crab legs and mussells I was wondering if somebody made something like a pen that could get in there the closest I had found online was a mini brush about half the size of a Qtip. I will check some of the auto parts stores, hopefully tomorrow after work I'll have a chance. Gotta work weekends to create time for vacation I am a little hesitant about the razor blade trick but I will keep that in mind. I am kind of like the main character in the Tommy Boy and Black Sheep movies. So I am thinking: me with blade next to Corvette what could possibly happen
I was wondering if somebody made something like a pen that could get in there the closest I had found online was a mini brush about half the size of a Qtip. I will check some of the auto parts stores, hopefully tomorrow after work I'll have a chance. Gotta work weekends to create time for vacation I am a little hesitant about the razor blade trick but I will keep that in mind. I am kind of like the main character in the Tommy Boy and Black Sheep movies. So I am thinking: me with blade next to Corvette what could possibly happenAlso depending upon how deep the scratch is (can you feel it with your fingernail?) If not, then you should be able to wet sound out gently with some 2000 grit wetsand and then polish back out. If you have not wet sanded before though, use extreme caution as to not cut entirely through the clear coat.
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You may want to check over in the Car Care Discussion section of the Forum. There have been several reviews and much discussion in that section on both the Langka and Touchup 123 systems that you may want to check out. Bugman posted the following review on the Touchup 123 system sometime ago:
TOUCHUP123 - 56k beware
Good luck!
TOUCHUP123 - 56k beware
Good luck!
Le Mans Master
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The good news is that black is the easiest color to match if your not happy with the results from scratch removers etc. White is the hardest color to match, in fact almost impossible without noticing, so be glad you don't have white.
The bad news is that it will run you about $100 to have it professionally done.
The bad news is that it will run you about $100 to have it professionally done.
Drifting
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Eastwood ..............
Eastwood has a Run Razor that will shave off the above surface paint. Just fill the scratch like normal, then shave off the excess. From there you can polish and wax. http://eastwood.resultspage.com/sear...nt+drip+shaver
I've used one for years on paint drips that I don't want to paint over again.
I've used one for years on paint drips that I don't want to paint over again.
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So your vette is Black? We have a vendor that comes to our dealership, that has color tinted waxes. So if the car's dark green for example, he uses this dark green colored wax and it makes all the hairline scratches go away. He has lots of colors, red, black, green, blue, etc. You might wanna look into that, try any local auto parts store.
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I have a black 02 I went to Griots Garage in Fife to asked them about my scratches because I was using there #3 -#2 polish they said that the corvette paint is real hard I would need to go down to #1 then go to #2-3-4 to get it out.Doug
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yes, if you're still frustrated, go to my webpage : http://bugmanweb.com. check the corvette section, and you might want to look at the "paint chip repair" and the "buffing" sections.
for sure, it's better to buff out a shallow scratch rather than try to fill it with paint. Even if the appearance of the scratch is white or grey - often it's just representing abraded clearcoat, not revealing underlying primer. If this is the case, you can buff it out completely with a rotary buffer, or at least make it much improved in appearance with a PC.
Take a look at those two pages and please PM me or email me if I can help.
Also, please post up some pics of the paint defects you speak of so we can give you more assistance -- always hard to offer the correct advice if we cannot see the problem.
for sure, it's better to buff out a shallow scratch rather than try to fill it with paint. Even if the appearance of the scratch is white or grey - often it's just representing abraded clearcoat, not revealing underlying primer. If this is the case, you can buff it out completely with a rotary buffer, or at least make it much improved in appearance with a PC.
Take a look at those two pages and please PM me or email me if I can help.
Also, please post up some pics of the paint defects you speak of so we can give you more assistance -- always hard to offer the correct advice if we cannot see the problem.