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stonechip removal the easy way?
cuprajake:
like I said the other day, I started touching up any chips on the car with a 2k solid.
well today I began blocking them down with 2000, I then followed with a 3000 trizact and im now leaving it to breathe till weekend,
I did how ever miss a few chips so ive added some more touch up.
heres how it looks at the moment
DSC_3976 by cuprajake1, on Flickr
DSC_3973 by cuprajake1, on Flickr
DSC_3971 by cuprajake1, on Flickr
DSC_3969 by cuprajake1, on Flickr
ill again polish it up with 3m fastcut plus/yellow and then ultrafine. will make a massive difference to the front end and save me painting it. I have done the bumper too but that my need the gun on it lol
HandyAndy:
I have been adding small blobs of paint to my front end too. The biggest problem I have found is as mine is that mid gunmetal grey. My local halfords didn't stock the 3 pen set, so I got them to match it from the colour code LA7T off the sticker in the boot. The first was a little too dark and gave the appearance of being a flat colour not a metallic as it should be.
Well the second mix by a different lad was much better and I have covered quiet a few of the little devils. I got a glass fibre pen from there too for smoothing the paint down, before applying the clear coat.
Pics below.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/roxv7zuqpydhy5q/IMG_20140807_203940.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbol7d5ylpgj0k1/IMG_20140807_204024.jpg
I'm finding it quite therapeutic at the moment, clearing the plague of stone chips. I don't have a Scooby what I'll do with my time when there all taken care off ;)
biffobear:
When I fill my stonechips, the paint never seems to be set when I wet sand it.
HandyAndy:
--- Quote from: biffobear on August 08, 2014, 08:24:51 pm ---When I fill my stonechips, the paint never seems to be set when I wet sand it.
--- End quote ---
In all this hot sunshine we have been having I have not had a problem with the paint going off. Its set in days, then the glassfibre pen has done a good job knocking the bump down before adding lacquer over the top. I got some t-cut today to go over the repaired areas.
cuprajake:
It depends on the paint your using.
In my case I'm lucky that it can be mixed as a solid, however as we're on water base at work I had to order it in, and it was sent as a solvent basecoat,
Here's a trick though if you mix base with the clear then add activator it will dry shiney, it's the same as the metallic ral colours, however your never going to get an amazing match with silver/grey with touch up it will be very dark,
Another tip is to buy some ultra fine nail art brushes off ebay, there perfect for it, failing that a toothpick will do.
Tomorrow Is polishing day.
Jake
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