touch up painting

[LsUnV2]

need some input on how to make everything look smooth after building paint up to proper level....do i use a rubbng compound or somrthing?/

 

[pektel]

were you filling chips?

 

[LsUnV2]

on hood on very edge.. started to peel away so i took all the paint off that was bubbling not a very big spot, roughly 3mm by 4mm but want it to look smooth

 

[SPSully]

i painted, wet sanded and buffed with a rubbing compound

 

[pektel]

how did you fill the area? I've used a custom paint match from a reputable body shop that mixes their own paint, applied with a plastic toothpick dipped about 1/3 of the way in to the paint. The paint on the toothpick will sort of "wick" into the void. once it's nearly filled, I apply (same method) some clear coat. I wait for at least a few days between applications. Just the filling process takes about 3 weeks. Then you want to give it another week to harden enough to wetsand. If you are afraid of sanding to big of an area, you can use a 1 hole punch on masking tape, and just leave the exposed "blob" of paint and very little surounding area.

Next step is to wetsand. leave your sandpaper in a water bucket over night before starting. Be sure to use plenty of water,and check your progress after each pass. I only sand one direction (so 1 pass would be, for example, 1 move from right to left). And I also switch directions when moving to a finer grit. I start at 1000 grit and move up to 2500-3000 grit. Then you can remove the tape, and polish the cloudy spot. should return to damn near new.

 

[LsUnV2]

wow sounds fun..lol i just got the stuff from advance autoparts. ive applied about 6 coats ands its almost even with paint surface.. so dou thinki should apply some clear next and then follow intructions from there

 

[pektel]

I would apply clearcoat, in fact enough of it to overfill, so you have a small hump. Then wetsand down to the proper level.

 

[LsUnV2]

thanks pete..... im John by the way.... nice to meet you

 

[pektel]

likewise. :Beer

 

[vettetols]

wow sounds fun..lol i just got the stuff from advance autoparts. ive applied about 6 coats ands its almost even with paint surface.. so dou thinki should apply some clear next and then follow intructions from there

you dont want to put clear over hardend paint unless you hit it with some 1000 first. it needs a "profile", something to stick to. it will last alot longer. then you can wetsand and buff--