On Apr 22, 12:57 pm, OzOne wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:52:32 GMT, "Atheist Chaplain" <abu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >"Pit" <spamlis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:b3ff8b72-2e47-4eb6-abd1-5b2b698ba3e6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> 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)
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> >> 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
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> >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.
>
> This is a metalic finish!!!!
> Spraying it will leave a huge patch that wil never EVER match the
> original!!!
>
> My advice, put up with the "nail polish" look, do it in a couple of
> applications just dabbed into the chip.
Correct. It will look like a bad rash.
I hate metalic. 2 pak for me. Yeah, dab it on with the
blunt end of a paper match.
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