I've screwed up...
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Fleet Mechanic
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I've screwed up...
I'll keep this brief. I backed my baby into the garage, put the cover on, and pushed the button to shut the garage. The truck wasn't in far enough, tho I have a tennis ball on a string that hits the back window, failed to notice it was short of the mark. One of the door hinges hit the leading edge, drivers side of the hood, gouging it down into the primer in 2 places about 1" long, but the cover helped in not dinging the metal. Question: can anyone steer me to any sites that cover touch up repair of such damage paintwise? I just got new bed strips and wood, and am going to re-paint the inside of my bed, so I will have some paint, but don't want to shoot the whole hood for such a small problem. Still, I'm pretty upset. Thanks
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I've used matches where you pull it from a matchbook and the stem becomes kinda feathered. Doesn't hold much paint like a tiny paintbrush does(in relative terms), and touch off with a nibit block if needed. It'll probably be noticed at car shows, but on the street it may go unnoticed. Bummer anyway you look at it.
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Wooden toothpicks work well, too, because they hold onto the paint but still let it flow into the groove rather than just spreading it thin. Of course it's a little more difficult on rounded parts, particularly when gravity will draw the paint down. I guess you could do it with the hood open to the point where the spots you're painting are close to level so they won't drip.
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Oh man, thats a major bummer!!
Sorry, I can't help you with the scratches, but I can dang sure commiserate with the rectal cranial inversion aspect that caused it.
Good luck on getting it patched up
Bobby
Sorry, I can't help you with the scratches, but I can dang sure commiserate with the rectal cranial inversion aspect that caused it.
Good luck on getting it patched up
Bobby
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Oh my, this is right up my alley. OK, this will make you feel better. Two ways to approach. You can use touch up paint with the brush and fill the damaged area with paint until its built up enough. Then take 1600 wet or dry sand paper, with alot of water and slightly sand the filled in paint to blend with the surface paint (don't use alot of pressure or you'll go to the primer and remove the paint). Then get a good rubbing compound, polishing cream and good wax and it'll look like new. Done this enough since I have kids. The other option, depending how bad the scratch, you can sand and fill with body filler, block it smooth. Here, you'll need an airbrush which works best. Very lightly, feather the spray paint onto the fixed area. You'll have to put a few coats to cover it up and blend with the original paint. Then same process, slightly sand with the 1600 grit paper and rub the heck out of it. You won't be able to tell. My advise? Knock the garage out or extend it to make room for the truck. LOL. Good luck, take it slow, don't rush the paint/ scratch fix.
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You want to be careful not to add to much paint before you sand because when you sand it is real easy to get to the primer on the area around it. I seen on a show where they used touch up paint and filled in the scratch. After it was dry they used a flat razor blade and bent it a little from one cutting edge to the other. Then they trimmed off the excess paint. Then the sand paper, rubbing compond, then polish. It was a narrow scratch but about two inches long. Turned out great.
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Mix some clear epoxy with the paint, dab it on. When dry, carefully wet sand the scratched area. When buffed out, you won't be able to tell where the scratches were. 
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Thanks very much fellas! Bobby- ??? is that like posterial blindness? You know- you can't see your a$$ making such a dumb mistake?
Hey those twisters out there didn't spill your chilled frosties on the lake did they?
Wayne- my paint is laquer. Today I'm picking up a quart of 2 part single stage acrylic urethane, which I'm told will go over laquer after sanding and sealing. We'll see. Thanks again, Guys. I feel better.
Hey those twisters out there didn't spill your chilled frosties on the lake did they?Wayne- my paint is laquer. Today I'm picking up a quart of 2 part single stage acrylic urethane, which I'm told will go over laquer after sanding and sealing. We'll see. Thanks again, Guys. I feel better.