Wet & Dry Chip Repair
01-05-2012, 05:05 AM
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Wet & Dry Chip Repair
Wanted to fix my front leading edge on my bumper which has become slightly pitted, my general understanding is that you fill the area with touch up paint, then flatten back with 1000 grit wet & dry, is this all there is to it?
Does anyone have first hand experience with doing this and did you get good results?
Does anyone have first hand experience with doing this and did you get good results?
01-05-2012, 08:37 AM
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i wouldn't bother either get it blown over or leave it touch ups stand out just as much and aren't worth the effort especially on light metallics if you do have the urge for it you should use 2000 and G10 on a decent buffer to smooth it over.
01-05-2012, 09:09 AM
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I bought some stuff called Langka a while ago which is specifically designed to smooth out touch up paint bobbles. Have a search for it on a popular auction site and also on these forums.
01-05-2012, 10:20 AM
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you really need to experiment as there are so many variables
the best thing to remember is that you can always remove more paint, but it's hard to put it back!!
a fine grade wet and dry will be fine with some paint - too aggressive with another - and a lot will depend on how long you leave the paint to dry
a couple of things that are pretty constant though:
build up the paint in the chip to fractionally above the surrounding level - something like a cocktail stick can be easier to use than a standard touch up brush
when you 'rub down' ensure the wet and dry or rag (see below) is wrapped around a block - this helps to ensure you take only the excess paint off
my own favoured approach is to fill the chip using the technique described above, then within a day use something like scratchX on a rag wrapped around a block to remove the excess
followed by more work with the scratchX just using a rag to blend everything in
finish off with a cutting wax
the best thing to remember is that you can always remove more paint, but it's hard to put it back!!
a fine grade wet and dry will be fine with some paint - too aggressive with another - and a lot will depend on how long you leave the paint to dry
a couple of things that are pretty constant though:
build up the paint in the chip to fractionally above the surrounding level - something like a cocktail stick can be easier to use than a standard touch up brush
when you 'rub down' ensure the wet and dry or rag (see below) is wrapped around a block - this helps to ensure you take only the excess paint off
my own favoured approach is to fill the chip using the technique described above, then within a day use something like scratchX on a rag wrapped around a block to remove the excess
followed by more work with the scratchX just using a rag to blend everything in
finish off with a cutting wax
01-05-2012, 10:56 AM
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01-06-2012, 12:28 AM
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delicate, artistic jobs
made for caressing female squishy bits and making wonderful music
not strangling pipes and suchlike
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