paint repair??

Hey all

i have just spent a good amount of time painting the body on this enzo

i was rubbing it out with tamiya polish, long story short i got lazy and fired up the rotary tool :icon16: now i have rubbed a very small section thru the 2k clear and paint down to the primer:shakehead

i really don't want to remove all the paint from the car, is there anyway to fix this??

can i be blended like on a 1:1 car?

i have a small amount of expreience with blending 1:1 cars or should i just teach myself a lesson and strip it:crying:

if this would be the case how do i remove 2k clear? i have removed paint 1000 times before in brake fluid but i would think 2k would be more difficult?

thanks guys

http://images17.fotki.com/v530/photos/5/1465195/8844239/enzo-vi.jpg

http://images20.fotki.com/v367/photos/5/1465195/8844239/enzo2-vi.jpg

You can repair the affected area and blend it, just the same as a full size car. I've rescued a few models myself doing just that.

We had an intense discussion about 2k clear last week:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1020531

There is a rumour that 2k clear can actually be removed with 97% IPA... I believe this was in reference to the Zero 2k Clear variety.

I have yet to try the removal myself....

Just mask all panels on panel lines and spray this panel again. then remove masking tape and spray clear.

thanks guys! i will give it a go and post the results

I've tried everything I can think of for this, and a combination of hand-brushing and blending with an airbrush works pretty well.

I'm not a fan of masking off panels. It can cause problems with the gaps, either by filling them or by creating an edge. I don't like sanding down the chip, either. It never seems to work, and can escalate into a big mess. You're almost sure to go through the primer, so you'll have to prime the area again. And it's really hard to completely remove the edge of the chip, which is pretty deep relative to the thickness of the paint. You're almost sure to end up with a visible "dent."

Since you haven't gone below the primer, you can get an excellent repair by using an old-fashioned brush to fill the chip with fairly thick body color. (That eliminates the edge.) Then sand the newly filled area perfectly flush with the old paint. Finish up with 1500 or 2000. At that point, you'll have a dull sanded spot. Apply clearcoat to the general area, and you're done.

If there are parts in the vicinity that you don't want to clearcoat - like glass or chrome or rubber - or if you're using a spraycan that covers a wide area, make a "soft mask" to protect those parts. That's a mask that's lifted about 1/8" off the body around the edges of the area you want to clearcoat. That gap will ensure a smooth blend between the old and new clearcoats.

Let us know how it turns out!