damn... you must've thrown your ball right when the guy next to you was throwing his and you messed up his 300 game.
Touch UP paint??
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damn... you must've thrown your ball right when the guy next to you was throwing his and you messed up his 300 game.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/index.htm
Bought mine here.....
Touch up paint, clear coat, and primer about $25.00........got rid of the chips! Looks good......I washed chipped area with soap and water first.....instructions come included.
Bought mine here.....
Touch up paint, clear coat, and primer about $25.00........got rid of the chips! Looks good......I washed chipped area with soap and water first.....instructions come included.
the only thing about using soap and water is that
a) soap will leave residue
b) water will leave deposits
use rubbing alcohol because it is mineral free, ie no deposits, and it will evaporate, leaving nothing but clean surface area, just dont over do it.
I got keyed over the summer and don't have the money to have it fixed. If someone has any ideas on how to dull the appearance of it please post your thoughts!
3m makes a wax that has like 1200 grit in it or something. Someone keyed my wrx that was pretty close to that color across the trunk, couldnt see the mark anymore after i used the stuff.
can you elaborate on "3m makes a wax that has like 1200 grit in it or something."? i have a few scratches i want to rid and i'd like to know more about this product you are suggesting.
if it is not scratched to deeply in the paint you should be able to buff it out. You will need to polish that is a heavy rubbing compond on a high speed buffer. You might be better off taking it to a professional to see if they can buff it out. If you are not careful with a high speed buffer you can burn right through the paint.
I got keyed over the summer and don't have the money to have it fixed. If someone has any ideas on how to dull the appearance of it please post your thoughts!
It looks like a lot of that would lighten, or come out with wet sanding, and then then buffing. After that, use a little touch-up if needed on what's left. If you don't have the experience, bring it to a professional who is comfortable w/ wet sanding.
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looks like its too deep to be buffed out. Its scratched all the way down to the primer. You could find some touch up paint like you said and fill it, then buff. It wont turn out perfect but it should look ALOT better.
put the touch-up paint on with the brush it comes with. Make sure to put on extra. Then use a buffer and buff the wet paint like wax. Wait for it to dry and do the same with the clear coat. That will remove key-marks and any other scratches
I got keyed over the summer and don't have the money to have it fixed. If someone has any ideas on how to dull the appearance of it please post your thoughts!
GS-27 scratch remover works well. I had a good scratch on my blue (same color as you) ford ranger and it took the appearance of the scratch right out. It doesn't take the rough gouge out or fill it in. The white streaking you see in your pic is going to vanish. The only paint that I found it doesnt work well on is RED for some reason. Its worked great on blue and black. I haven't tested it on other colors yet though. Google it to get some.
For rock chips and the like, I recommend Langka in combination with your Ford touch up paint and a #0 or #00 paint brush from a local arts and crafts store.
For long thin scratches, my personal experience is that a body shop will give you the best fix. They can do a colorsand and get a much better result than touch up paint and hand polishing. I've tried to get good results with touch-up and with buffing and polishing, but it never got the same result as the body shop.
For long thin scratches, my personal experience is that a body shop will give you the best fix. They can do a colorsand and get a much better result than touch up paint and hand polishing. I've tried to get good results with touch-up and with buffing and polishing, but it never got the same result as the body shop.
Is there anyone in the St. Louis, MO area that does detailing or scratch repair that would want to tackle my truck this spirng?
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