need help, someone hit me in the parking lot!
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11-14-2005, 07:30 PM
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11-14-2005, 08:01 PM
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11-14-2005, 08:03 PM
Originally Posted by Gee Im Fast
See I told you rubbing it off would help...that small of a scratch, OEM touch up will work charms, you wont notice it...TURST ME. You may, but thats because ONLY YOU know about it. Others wont even notice. Touch it up, then wash and wax your bumper (might as well do whole car). When you buff it, it will rub in with the rest of the color.
A trick that I usually do is after 3 days when the touch up dries, I will use Meguiars scratch X on the touch up...what this does is dull the "new paint" shine or "gloss effect" the touch up left and make it a bit duller to blend in with the rest of the sun exposed bumper. Dont leave the scratch X on there for more than 1 minute. Then wash and wax, and your good to go.
A trick that I usually do is after 3 days when the touch up dries, I will use Meguiars scratch X on the touch up...what this does is dull the "new paint" shine or "gloss effect" the touch up left and make it a bit duller to blend in with the rest of the sun exposed bumper. Dont leave the scratch X on there for more than 1 minute. Then wash and wax, and your good to go.
from the picture, it looks like you did a good job.. it's barely noticeable if you take a quick glance..
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11-14-2005, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by kenempireex
well, i finished the touch-up, spent7 hrs, did it again and again. I do not know how good is the touch up is suppose to be, but this is the best i can do for myself...Or is it? Please comment.
i had to look for the spots that were dinged before i could realize that it was touched up. maybe take it to a detailer and make it look even better?
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Don't mean to hijack your thread, but I bought a bottle of the OEM touch up paint and noticed (just like on Grubbs), that only the Ivory Pearl requires touch-up paint AND top coat whereas other colors only require the touch-up paint. Is it because the IP is a softer paint? Just wondering. Over the weekend, my car got egged and I got everything off (I did Mother's Reflections base and then their Top Coat) and so all the egg was easily washed off. However, the damn egg left half a dozen or so nicks in the paint. So, I was planning on doing the whole routine with touch-up, Lanka, and if it is a bit dull (although I heard the OEM doesn't require top-coat except the Ivory Pearl) use a top coat from an auto store. I'll post some pictures on the before and after.
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