"Pit" <spamlister@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Some stone chips down the side door and on front guard
>
> Collected some decent sized dings /chips yesterday .
> Question/s
>
> Have fired off an email ordering colour code from dealer bottle of
> paint chip
> 150ml $18.00 INCL P&H reckon that is cheap
>
> 1 what preparation prior applying it when it arrives Prepsol or the
> like . Ok to use .
>
> 2 post application - what type of polish -AFTER 2 days drying
> 3 The nail polish like brush that comes with touch up paint always
> seems to make repair look daggy
> any other clues on how to apply ( such as artists air brush or
> similar ?
>
> Car is metalic mica brownie bronze type colour (hides the dust well
> but can still pick the colour out ok against bush background)
>
>
> Next bit during winter and new ore road going in will be lots of
> gravel miles to be covered
> I usually spray under guards and wheel wells underneath etc after
> steam cleaning and prepping rubberised mixture
>
> cuts down the sand blasting effect and reduces interior noise heaps
>
> any other ideas re prepping vehicle for what is really tough road
> travel over gibber like rocks 8 mm to 16 mm
> sheeting 210 ks each way 6 days a week for 5 months will tear up
> the vehicle under parts no end
> Cheers
feather the edge of the chip with a small ball of steel wool
apply prepsol or metho
take your can of touch-up paint to a paint place that also sells car
paint,
(not sure who that might be in Perth but the local "3D" paint place here
does it) they usually have a service where they will make "made to order"
pressure pack spray cans, so much easier than setting up compressors and
spray guns etc.
if its a deep chip/scratch/ding then get some fini****ng bog (it comes in a
tube for small jobs and usually with its own rubber squeegee) a light sand
with 1000 grit wet and dry (wet is best) when dry, mask the anything you
don't want to paint and spray evenly, a couple of coats is best, with an
hour between. remove masking, wait 24 hours then sand out any hard lines
you
may have left from the masking tape (finest wet and dry you can find) I
usually then use a fine cutting compound (after 48 hrs) on the area, and a
good wax based polish for the entire car and unless your really looking,
you
shouldn't even notice the chip/s.
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Don Hirschberg
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