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B&W_Evader · 10-24-2011, 10:46 AM

Masking tape, touchup paint(that supper little bottle from dealer), toothpick, 1500grit, Maguires#6 & Maguires#9.

Tape around the scratch so the scratch and about 1/32 of paint is showing. Wipe it down with laquer thinner (this is a quick wipe, don't rub it more than a 1 or 2 seconds), be carefull not to get it anywhere else as it will melt your paint. Use the tip of a toothpick with your touchup paint to fill the scratch, remove tape immediately. You can touch it with the heat gun to pop any bubbles you see. Just lightly, don't burn/bubble the surrounding paint! Allow to dry for a couple of days. Retape the surrounding area again. Lightly sand with 1500 tape protecting the surround finish, just to smooth the surface and blend with surrounding paint. Block it if it's a curved section and you can get to it with the tape in place. Use your fingertip if the block won't work. Objective is to sand the touchup paint only. Make sure you use the tape around it or I garrantee you you'll sand more than you want. Polish with Maguires#6 with tape on so you don't polish through your clearcoat. Remove tape and give it a final with Maguires#9. Only thing you should see is maybe a couple of airbubbles from the none-standard form of applying the paint. Don't use the brush that comes with the paint, it'll look like $#it.

10-24-2011, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 387	Masking tape, touchup paint(that supper little bottle from dealer), toothpick, 1500grit, Maguires#6 & Maguires#9. Tape around the scratch so the scratch and about 1/32 of paint is showing. Wipe it down with laquer thinner (this is a quick wipe, don't rub it more than a 1 or 2 seconds), be carefull not to get it anywhere else as it will melt your paint. Use the tip of a toothpick with your touchup paint to fill the scratch, remove tape immediately. You can touch it with the heat gun to pop any bubbles you see. Just lightly, don't burn/bubble the surrounding paint! Allow to dry for a couple of days. Retape the surrounding area again. Lightly sand with 1500 tape protecting the surround finish, just to smooth the surface and blend with surrounding paint. Block it if it's a curved section and you can get to it with the tape in place. Use your fingertip if the block won't work. Objective is to sand the touchup paint only. Make sure you use the tape around it or I garrantee you you'll sand more than you want. Polish with Maguires#6 with tape on so you don't polish through your clearcoat. Remove tape and give it a final with Maguires#9. Only thing you should see is maybe a couple of airbubbles from the none-standard form of applying the paint. Don't use the brush that comes with the paint, it'll look like $#it. Last edited by B&W_Evader; 10-24-2011 at 11:22 AM.