fixing scratches?

[gw84]

I was wondering what is the best method of repairing minor scratches. Do those little bottles of touch up paint work or will they fall off in the rain.

[tblake]

they work ok. I always touch up the new rock dings in my hood after i wash. I'd get one from the dealer with the vin so its an exact exact match. Avoid Plasticate (wall-mart brand) that paint is very runny and a lot of times requires you to go over it again and again and again.

[Blue Bowtie]

http://www.langka.com/

If done properly, they are almost undetectable.

[jeffcoslacker]

Read the paint codes for your car off the sticker, get BOTH codes, the base and the clear...

The touch up paint works best IMO if just dropped into place, not brushed on, as it will sink and level out as it drys...the area should be very clean or it won't stick well, and you'll be doing it again in a couple of months.

Drop the base color on it and allow to dry and repeat until you have 2-3 layers of base, and the scratch is filled nicely, then topcoat it with clear to seal and match shine...after it all sets for several days, you can go over the area (noit real aggressively) with some buffing compound to blend your job to the surrounding area a bit better...then wax it in...

[jeffcoslacker]

If your car is a dark color, I'd suggest Zymol...I discovered there is nothing like it for dark colors (especially black) to put the darkness and depth back in into it, I heard (maybe on the bottle?) that it's what they use on the royal carriages at Buckingham palace to keep that black laquer slick looking...the SS looked like a bottomless pool after using that stuff, it became all I'd use...takes out fine clearcoat scratches and swirls from car washes, etc...leaves it looking like it's wet...very cool, well you can make that out in the pic, it was just washed, but i'd towel dried it, still looks wet, no?.

Get liquid in the bottle, not the paste in a can. It's sky blue colored

[jeffcoslacker]

[tblake]

yeah, last time i waxed i used zymol. I thought maybe being a different color that it would be easier to wax a white car, but after its applied it looks the same as any other. I did also really like it, well worth the 18 bux spent on it.

[Manny_boy]

Zymol is some good stuff. It worked so well, I contacted the company to tell them how impressed I was, and they sent me a full color catalogue of their products.

[gw84]

Is the Zymol a product to use after repairing scratches or does it actually fix minor blemishes itself. Also does anyone have any thoughts about "Dr. Color Chip"? I read about it in the car detailing forum. Thanks everyone for the input.

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by gw84

Is the Zymol a product to use after repairing scratches or does it actually fix minor blemishes itself. Also does anyone have any thoughts about "Dr. Color Chip"? I read about it in the car detailing forum. Thanks everyone for the input.

It will clear very fine scratches, like from car wash brushes or salt etching, that make the clear dull, it won't "fix" scratches...I suggested it after a touch up repair to make the repair blend into the rest more seemlessly...

[gw84]

thanks for the info. I've got a few blemishes I'd like to fix. I'll try the Zymol. I guess I'm gonna go to the dealer for the paint. Is there anywhere to get it cheaper?

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by gw84

thanks for the info. I've got a few blemishes I'd like to fix. I'll try the Zymol. I guess I'm gonna go to the dealer for the paint. Is there anywhere to get it cheaper?

http://www.expresspaint.com/productc...&idCategory=21

LOVE the touch-up pens....easiest thing there is to use...verify your color.

[jeffcoslacker]

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/paintpen.asp


Here's a bit cheaper source for the touch up pen....there may be even cheaper, I don't know...

Beats the hell outta motorcycle OE color pens...I had to pay $35.00 EACH (x2, base, clear) for my kawasaki...farg...

[gw84]

thanks jeff. Have you tried that specific brand with good results? I guess I would need to buy the primer, basecoat, and clearcoat to do it right. I'm pretty sure my color is "dark carmine red metallic" but I think I'll check my paint code just to be sure.

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by gw84

thanks jeff. Have you tried that specific brand with good results? I guess I would need to buy the primer, basecoat, and clearcoat to do it right. I'm pretty sure my color is "dark carmine red metallic" but I think I'll check my paint code just to be sure.

you don't need primer...I'd bet you arent scratched through the primir...that's prtty hard to do..

I've used both of those brands in pen form...