hey sorry again for this stupid ****... but man im not doing so well in my attempts to repair the small imperfections on my car's paint.

so basically while trying to repair the original 3-4 inch hairline clearcoat scratch (i think it was clearcoat because it was a milky white color, can anyone confirm this?) i'm guessing i sanded a little too hard or too much using the 6,000 grit sand paper that comes with the Plasti-Kote repair kit. Now instead of having that just one long scratch, i have millions of tiny, fine scratches all around it in the shape of a disfigured rectangle. It looks the clearcoat is a little bit rubbed off or something... it can be seen relatively well ONLY at certain angles and colors of light. I'm entirely new to all this car care/repair... my previous car was a piece of crap. So here are my questions:

1. Should i take it to a detailing shop?
2. Will a detailing shop be able to fix the 3-4 inch scratch and the oversanded area?
3. What is a rough cost estimate for this repair?
4. Would I be able to / should i fix this myself?

Thanks for putting up with my newbness.

 

for us, we would charge anywhere from $85 - $125 to do a multi-cutting process...........you should definitely bring it to a pro-detailer. Can it be fixed? Tough to say.........the detailer would need to see it in person to determine how much of the paint was sanded off. Trying to fix it now yourself, could possibly make it even worse...........just locate a detailer in your area and see what they could do about it. Good luck!

 

I would definitely bring it to a professional in your area. I would charge around $100 to fix this but I would have to see it in person to determine the exact amount and to see if I could fix it. Sand paper and paint - ouch!

 

If you've never done a repair like this before, I would suggest taking it to a professional detailer to see if they can get the fine scratches out. But like it was already mentioned, it depends how much clearcoat/paint was removed.

If you didn't wet-sand the area you probably removed more than you should have. But my bet is that it can be professionally buffed out to like new again provided your fingernail doesn't drag when going over the scratch.

 

Well, i work at the Nissan Infinity plant and this is my specialty (paint), i hope you used water when sanding it, you might have burned through the clear coat and if this is so you better take it to a body shop to have it fixed (painted). Dont try to buff it, because if it is burned you will just open it up wider and make it bigger. Things like this is nothing to play with, you can damage your car big time if you have never used this or if you have not been trained to take care of this kind of problem. take care and good luck.

 

Well i dind't wet the surface with water, but i had applied the ultra fine polish to the sand paper just like the instructions from the Plasti-kote kit said. The polish made the sandpaper and the area i was sanding wet and slippery. I wasn't just dry sanding the surface with the 6000 grit paper. I tried to feel a difference between the abrasioned area and the rest of teh car but there really isn't a difference in touch. I'm taking it to a professional detailer on tuesday or wednesday to have it fixed, so hopefully that will turn out ok.