The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XIII

eastwest2300

i dont know... mods do what they want I guess.

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Davey

Today I learned that you can feather-edge some Duplicolor acrylic lacquer from Pep Boys and make a completely undetectable finish repair on a pearlescent car.

It's totally possible. $60 and a couple of hours = results as good as an $800 respray from a pro.

b15

Corrected

kenchan

you mean 'melt' the paint? hahaha.

Davey

Also today is really ******* sarcastic day. Everything I say should be taken as if I said it really sarcastically.

kenchan

was it deleted or merged? cause there were already like 4-5 threads on bike racks.

Davey

Yes it will blend right in perfectly.

Those car shops that charge you to paint the whole panel just don't know the secret duplicolor "wetsand and then spray some **** on there" technique that is so important.

kenchan

lol'ed...

Deltawing takes out second ad targeting Nissan amidst design lawsuit - Autoblog

sure it was a fresh design but where does it end? every car manufacturer going to get sued by mr.ford?

kenchan

yah, i suppose it is possible considering i am getting a bottle of acrylic laquer to thin the original G35C touchup paint to finalize my touchups i did last year.

which is KY0 brilliant silver aka KY0 brilliant silver on my Z. but these two brilliant silvers are different colors.

kenchan

but the trick is how well the gloss will blend...as it's 2 layers.

Davey

Seriously, back in the 50's/60's cars were painted with lacquer and you could maybe spray a little thinner on there and soften it up at the edges and then spray the same color and it would all melt together.

That hasn't worked in decades.

The stuff you buy in spray cans (except the special stuff where you "set it off" and have to use the whole can in a day or two) is just lacquer, it dries fast and it is easy to buff and will look OK.

Even if you spray clear on it, you'll still see the edge in the color under the clear and you will also see the clear overspray end.

You can get a decent-ish repair out of it but if you can't see it then you're probably the kind of guy who "doesn't notice" a big blobby touch-up right by the gas cap before he buys a car anyway.

kenchan

please try it on your cracked fender paint at the front bumper and report back

Davey

I actually did use black lacquer there (not even pearl) and because it is mainly in the seam, it's not totally apparent... It's such a small area, a spray can would just make a mess of it.

kenchan

yah, i usually use a toothpick when i do touch up. i tap the tip to flatten it.
it holds just enough paint to fill a small chip and let the paint/gravity flatten itself.

i will try just the laquer on one of my touchups i did to see how well it blends.
if it works real well, ill remove the front bumper off the G and do it for all the
tiny chips she accumulated over the decade.

Davey

Yeah I use a lot of toothpicks for stuff like that.

The paint you have in your touch-up bottle is lacquer. Probably acrylic lacquer.

I have heard that the Dr. Colorchip works well for lots of small chips - at least to get them all the same color and not show the black bumper cover underneath and stuff. Never tried it myself, though.