Hey everyone,
So first things first my car is black mica and I am mildly OCD and love a clean, perfect car (Not the best color choice I realize). Due to a couple of road trips, eggings, and these lovely Colorado roads my poor car has accumulated quite a few chips and scratches. I was curious what everyone thinks the best way to remove scratches and rock chips is. I was curious if anyone had used touch up paint and if it is worth it or just asking for more trouble. Also, I’m not proud to say, I tried to open my hood with the windshield wipers up and scrapped a nice part of the paint off of that edge. If anyone has any recommendations it would be much appreciated.
Finally, do you think it is worth it to put a clear bra on it now after a year of wear and tear?
Thanks
Request: How to Repair scratches, rock chips ect.
reviving this thread per my interest in the same issue- I even have Black Mica paint.
For rock chip touch-ups (paint chipped down to primer) the Duplicolor touchup bottles http://www.duplicolor.com/scratchfix/ for Toyota Metallic (color code 204) is a passable match. 211 (black Mica) is probably better, but the local shop didn't have any, I will probably order one to see.
For scratches and eggshells, the Internet Wisdom is to work on a panel at a time doing:
- 2000 grit wet sand
- electric polisher with rubbing compound
- polish/cleaner/wax- Meguires polish cleaner is good in my experience
I've not tried this method yet, but there are enough how-to websites and youtube videos to persuade me that this is a good method. I'm going to start doing this on less visible panels to see how it works.
For rock chip touch-ups (paint chipped down to primer) the Duplicolor touchup bottles http://www.duplicolor.com/scratchfix/ for Toyota Metallic (color code 204) is a passable match. 211 (black Mica) is probably better, but the local shop didn't have any, I will probably order one to see.
For scratches and eggshells, the Internet Wisdom is to work on a panel at a time doing:
- 2000 grit wet sand
- electric polisher with rubbing compound
- polish/cleaner/wax- Meguires polish cleaner is good in my experience
I've not tried this method yet, but there are enough how-to websites and youtube videos to persuade me that this is a good method. I'm going to start doing this on less visible panels to see how it works.
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