Repairing scratch on car wing.

Avoriaz

Slowly_does_it.. wrote: »

The very top right of the top picture seems to show a few dents in the panel..

They are just reflections or picture artifacts.

There is only the one small dent.

Ebe_Scrooge

Avoriaz wrote: »

I think I will have a go at doing it myself.

One tip regarding the paint. Halfords will mix up the correct paint colour for you if you have the paint code, or they can look it up via the registration number. However, main dealers are actually pretty reasonable at supplying the official manufacturer's paint at a decent price ( Main dealer, reasonable price ??? Never !! ). It's probably worth looking there, as the colour is then more likely to be the right one. Bear in mind, if your existing paint has faded, the new paint may not be an exact match, but if you blend it in it'll be barely noticeable.

veryoldbear

I've got paint from here:

http://www.carpaintrepair.co.uk/acatalog/Car-Spray-Paint.html

No connection, just a satisfied customer.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

One tip regarding the paint. Halfords will mix up the correct paint colour for you if you have the paint code, or they can look it up via the registration number. However, main dealers are actually pretty reasonable at supplying the official manufacturer's paint at a decent price ( Main dealer, reasonable price ??? Never !! ). It's probably worth looking there, as the colour is then more likely to be the right one. Bear in mind, if your existing paint has faded, the new paint may not be an exact match, but if you blend it in it'll be barely noticeable.

ive had dealers paint and Halfords, Halfords mixed up stuff is by far the poorest stuff ive used mixed and pre mixed touch ins, dealer stuff is better but again its NOT what is used on the production line but atleast its a better quality paint.


best ive had is automotive body supplies shop, you can take a skull cap of a wing mirror and have it matched to that which is better than having it matched to a vin paint code. never use the brushes supplied it will come out horrible, I always use a super fine arts and crafts painters brush, the aim of the game is not brush it in but get a bead on the end of brush and push the bead along the scratch with the tip of the brush!

Ebe_Scrooge

Agreed. To reiterate, a DIY job is never going to be as good as a professional job. Your average DIY-er doesn't have access to air compressors, spray guns, low-bake ovens, professional quality paints and thinners etc. And most body repair centres don't touch-up paintwork, they'll respray the whole panel. But for small scratches such as this, it's possible to do a pretty reasonable job.

I like your idea of the auto-body supplies shop, hadn't thought of that :T

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Agreed. To reiterate, a DIY job is never going to be as good as a professional job. Your average DIY-er doesn't have access to air compressors, spray guns, low-bake ovens, professional quality paints and thinners etc. And most body repair centres don't touch-up paintwork, they'll respray the whole panel. But for small scratches such as this, it's possible to do a pretty reasonable job.

I like your idea of the auto-body supplies shop, hadn't thought of that :T

not only will they mix to the color of the body part you supplied, you also can ask for a better quality paint rather than some cheap stuff its costs slightly more per ML but its worth it for its durablility.