STEP BY STEP: Fix A Large Paint Chip or Scratch In Your Cars Paint
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on repairing large paint chips or scratches in your car's paint finish. Whether it's a minor parking lot mishap or a deeper scrape, we've got you covered with our step-by-step tutorial. Save money on professional repairs and restore your car's appearance with this easy-to-follow DIY process.
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In this video, we'll cover the following key steps:
*Gathering Supplies:* We'll provide you with a list of essential materials and tools you'll need for the repair.
*Preparation:* Understand the importance of proper cleaning and surface preparation to ensure a smooth, long-lasting finish.
*Filling and Sanding:* Watch as we demonstrate how to fill in the chip or scratch and sand it down for a seamless result.
*Painting:* Get tips on choosing the right paint and applying it evenly to match your car's color.
*Clear Coat:* Learn about clear coating and the final steps to make your repair virtually invisible.
With $20 and a little bit of patience, you can restore your car's paint job and maintain its resale value. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with more informative car care tutorials like this one.
If you have any questions or need clarification on any step, please leave a comment, and we'll be happy to assist you. Thanks for watching, and happy DIY car repair!
People don't seem to realize that producing paints with color consistency is nearly impossible. Great video, rust prevention is really important.
Great video. Learned a lot. Time to touch up the Caddy now.
Thabk you from Australia. Very helpful
Thank you so much for this video متشکرم از شما آقای محترم
Great vid, very helpful. What do you do if your paint came out patchy after sanding? Also, I've seen people use polish after sanding? Will that help? Thanks from Japan
Thanks! I could do that!
Go for it!
I am working on a similar sized repair on the hood of a customer's car. I'm a detailer not a body repair guy. Color is white like in your video and the paint touch up I got from the dealer is not a good match. My repair is level with the surrounding paint, I used clear after dry, but the clear did not level well at all. This made me decide to wet sand the clear, but even after a full 24 hours to cure, the clear flakes off as I try to sand. Have tried twice. Any advice? The paint alone does not have enough shine especially right on the front of the hood, it really stands out.
Great, Canada always presents the best of informative people eh.❤best regards 🇨🇦
Once the surrounding clear gets decontaminated it'll look better. Back of the car is usually covered in dirt and brake dust.
Your paint code is under the QR code on the manufactur sticker, yours is 8624 - Olympic White
Very good instruction video, I think if you had finished off machine polishing the area , it would have been even better!
I completely agree. I could have done a much better job. The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
I'd put another sticker back in it's place
I did consider getting a new sticker, but it is important to clean up the paint before the sticker goes on. The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
That surface that youre scuffing, i could swear is the E coat... but im here because i dont know that much
wouldn't it be better to have used filler primer on that before you did the paint to build that up better.
Those dealer touchups never match . those aren’t very good repairs. They’re just good to cover up the dark spots.
Agreed - The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
Never take anything to the dealership(stealership).
Paint does NOT match mate
...which I mentioned :) The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
Fix looks pretty good to me