help! paint fixing needed

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:34 PM

hi everyone
i s ratched my rear bumper ages ok and ive now put touch up paint on these scratches just today..
however the touch up paint is not glossy?
is there any product i can buy that will gloss the touch up paint a bit? even gloss that works on normal paint perhaps?
is there anyway i can get the touch up paint more glossy so that it blends??
all help is appreciated
thanks
Nat D

gozza · 08-09-2005, 05:34 PM

clear coat

EA2BA · 08-09-2005, 05:36 PM

have you tried to polish/wax it, paint needs buffing to become shiny, it doesnt spray on shiny really.

richo77 · 08-09-2005, 05:36 PM

trying polishing it a few times after its had time to cure properly before going to clear coat mate

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:39 PM

i did the polishing a while back and it dosent work....
it sucks having a black car some times..
clear coat? what does it do and how much?

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellboy999

it doesnt spray on shiny really.

lol what dosent spray on shiny?? the touch up?? or clear coat?

EA2BA · 08-09-2005, 05:42 PM

no more then 10 in a can, tape up the area so as to have minimal over spray, then go for it, buff and polish to make it look normal. lots of light coats with a little dry time in between are better then one thick coat.

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellboy999

no more then 10 in a can, tape up the area so as to have minimal over spray, then go for it, buff and polish to make it look normal. lots of light coats with a little dry time in between are better then one thick coat.

are you talking about clear coat??
if so how much will it cost, and where to get it from?

richo77 · 08-09-2005, 05:45 PM

the brush touch up should be glossy, if you are spraying metallic paint from a can, it will be dull cos you have to put the clear coat over it

EA2BA · 08-09-2005, 05:45 PM

sorry my bad typing today

I meant no more then $10 for a can, and yes i was talking about clear coat.

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:46 PM

negative.. i can tell you this brush touch up is not glossy..lol
do these expire or anything?

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellboy999

sorry my bad typing today

I meant no more then $10 for a can, and yes i was talking about clear coat.

thanks heaps buddy..
where would i be able to get it from?

EA2BA · 08-09-2005, 05:47 PM

k-mart, any auto store.

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 05:49 PM

becaus it is a large area, and some of this area has scratches and some dosent will it matter if i mask off whole area and spray the whole lot.. so i will be spraying the already normal coat aswell?

EA2BA · 08-09-2005, 05:52 PM

It wont matter, BUT if you plan on doing that then make sure all wax/grease etc has been removed first, and also give a light wet'n'dray sand with say 1200 to the area first to allow the paint to stick properly.

I would suggest posting some pics up, or a better description of how big an area affected, so you can get better advice before you may end up with a bigger area that stands out, black is so hard to work with, but looks so good too.

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 06:10 PM

i would but photobucket is unavailable at the moment..???
its about 30cm by 30 cm

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 06:26 PM

here are some pics..

Kryton · 08-09-2005, 06:47 PM

crap!!
good luck with that!
id be taking it to a spray painter for something that big.

nat_daly · 08-09-2005, 06:49 PM

thanks for the luck
lol

Blue Oval Mopar Man · 08-09-2005, 07:54 PM

Nat if you want it to look like new ,go to a panel shop ! Sure it will cost a couple of hundred but at least it will look great !

Or if your comming up to Darwin anytime soon , I do paint and panel myself ! hahahahahaha

b2tf · 08-09-2005, 08:18 PM

Those marks are way too big to try and just use touchup paint on. You'll ruin the bar.