Chip - 20 years old, Can't stand it any longer |
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Chip - 20 years old, Can't stand it any longer |
Pat Garvey |
Sep 29 2009, 07:50 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
I have ONR chip in my paint - ONE! It's been there since I dropped a screwriver in the 80's. Rest of the paint is perfect.
I'm looking for something that doesn't require a brush, since I am known to be sloppy. Concerned about compatability, since my paint was put on in 1979, and is a poly-razzmataze paint of the era. Clear coated too. Paint was a Glssurit compound. Could look it up, but just wondering. There are "pens" out there, but I don't want them bleeding/bubbling what I have. Suggestions? Pat |
scotty b |
Sep 29 2009, 08:02 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Go to the local paint supplier, get a half pint of the correct color for the car, using a toothpick, get just enough on the end to ball up, place the drip on the chip and let it sit till it starts to set up. Do this until the chip is higher than the surrounding paint. Let the car sit for a couple days. NOW you can start to wet sand the spot with 1500-2000 grit. Use a hard block so you are just knocking off the top of the buldge, eventually it will sand down level and you can lightly buff it. Won't match exactly, but unless you want to take it in for the whole panel to be shot........ that is your best bet
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Pat Garvey |
Oct 2 2009, 07:48 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Go to the local paint supplier, get a half pint of the correct color for the car, using a toothpick, get just enough on the end to ball up, place the drip on the chip and let it sit till it starts to set up. Do this until the chip is higher than the surrounding paint. Let the car sit for a couple days. NOW you can start to wet sand the spot with 1500-2000 grit. Use a hard block so you are just knocking off the top of the buldge, eventually it will sand down level and you can lightly buff it. Won't match exactly, but unless you want to take it in for the whole panel to be shot........ that is your best bet Ya know Scotty, I did that same thing with my blutorange 73 T, back in '93. Cost a few bucks too (Glasurit). But my T had lotsa chips in the nose. Still have the can - rock hard! No, I have ONE friggen chip. It's about 1/64th of an inch and round - down to primer. I don't want to spend $50 for a pint, when all I need is a drop! I also have to be very careful because I clear coated the paint in '79, so I don't want to start oxidation of surrounding areas. Should probably just live with it, but it's an imperfection. Pat |
Tom_T |
Oct 2 2009, 08:33 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,320 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
[quote name='Pat Garvey' date='Oct 2 2009, 06:48 PM' post='1221311']
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(scotty b @ Sep 29 2009, 08:02 PM) </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> [/quote] Should probably just live with it, but it's an imperfection. Pat [/quote] Pat - that primer will allow in moisture to start a rust spot under the paint if left unpainted, especially if you take it on that around the US tour, in weather locally, etc. We just went thru that on paint chips left unfixed on the `88 Honda Civic which my wife/kids inherited from a relative. Most tiny to large chips ended up with rust on the sheet metal under the primer, & tons of sanding & re-priming for us! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Don't leave "your baby" as is, & you should check to make sure there isn't rust already under the old primer. If you sand off the primer under the chip, then you can also get a primer pen there). |
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