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33 reviews and they are not stellar for this best known brand. lots of other "related" products on that page, also
however what of small / tiny chips? over time will these chip, flake, and peel larger if not taken care of? i have a silver car and have tiny chips on my front bumper and roof. is the touch up paint found in auto stores good enough to stop them from getting bigger and eventually showing rust?
If its only in the clearcoat a rubbing compaund followed by a polishing compound works well.Chips can be touch up by hand and are not likely to get bigger but look bad.
Eastwood offers a good kit for "pre-treatment" and "post-treatment" of applying touch up paint. That is, if you are at the point where you need to apply touch-up paint.
Agree with hoffdano, use the least aggressive product that will fix the scratch. Definitely start with some rubbing compound, then seal, then wax. If that's not good enough try the very fine sandpaper like 1500 grit.
I've gotten good results with Meguiar's Scratch X in the past. It's also really good for taking off stubborn bugs and other things. However, it is not permanent and will generally only work real well in scratches that are in the clear.
For a bigger scratch, I would really only trust a pro. A lot of good detailing shops are experienced at wet sanding and small spot repairs. Just remember that the bigger/deeper the scratch or chip the more noticeable it will be even after a good repair.
Alright with further inspection, it appears the scratches are down to the metal. They're rather unnoticeable as is, but obviously need to get something over them to prevent rust. I found some matching rustoleum spray paint, so I'm wondering if that might work well. I would probably tape off the area as to prevent as much of that paint getting on the car too.
Alright with further inspection, it appears the scratches are down to the metal. They're rather unnoticeable as is, but obviously need to get something over them to prevent rust. I found some matching rustoleum spray paint, so I'm wondering if that might work well. I would probably tape off the area as to prevent as much of that paint getting on the car too.
Actually the brush type touch up works better here.
You need to get some "metal prep", treat the metal first, then, prime (you can get the little brush bottles of primer too), then put on the color coat.
If this is otherwise a good-looking car, shiny paint, and you are not very handy (be honest with yourself) you may be better off finding a good detailer who does touch up paint.
You can just metal prep it and brush on some clear, this won't make a perfect repair, but it will keep it from rusting.
Very unlikely that Rustoleum makes a perfectly matching color. What make and model car are you working on?
You *can* get matching paint at any auto paint supply and most better auto parts stores.
It's a black 2000 Jeep, scratches are on bumper right under the hatch. With it being black and the scratches so unnoticeable as is. I don't think rustoleum sprayed right onto the scratches and a small area around them would even be that noticeable.
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