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Paint chips, How bad and how to fix
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Nunyas
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that's a real tough one Keenan. The problem isn't so much with matching the stock color. It's matching the stock color after 30 years of fading... Most store's won't carry the color you need. You're best better might be to have a paint shop mix up a 1/2 pint (or less) of a matching color (a really good shop will be able to match the faded color, but it might cost ya more). Then you dab the chips with a modling brush. It won't be the prettiest fix in the world, but having an almost exact color match is less of an eye sore than having primer or bare metal showing through that yellow paint.
R6MGS
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The ones at the rear of the engine compartment could be difficult but possible.....Once you get a paint match you are happy with, like Rob says get a modeling brush and dab the chips with paint...do this a few times to build up alot of paint,so it's raised above the oringal paint around it, then let it dry real good and take some fine(800+ grit) automotive sand paper and very lightly wet sand the spot so it's flush with the area around it...CAREFUL YOU DO NOT WANT TO SAND THROUGH TO THE PRIMER!!! Once you've got the chipped area sanded down level get out some polishing compounds polish the area so it shines again, follow up with a coat of wax....Good Luck!
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The advice above is good. If you can take off a small, weathered panel with the yellow paint on it, a local automotive paint shop will be able to mix a pretty good match for you. Apply it as mentioned above, building it up above the level of the sound paint. While your paint is drying... visit Eastwood ( www.eastwoodco.com ).
Eastwood sells a couple of chip repair kits. One item (# 34070 ) includes little scalloped disks of 1500 grit paper that you can use to gently level out your paint filled chips. They also supply a rubbing/buffing compound to blend it in. I've used and like that kit. The other kit (item #31277) I'm not familiar with.
Eastwood sells a couple of chip repair kits. One item (# 34070 ) includes little scalloped disks of 1500 grit paper that you can use to gently level out your paint filled chips. They also supply a rubbing/buffing compound to blend it in. I've used and like that kit. The other kit (item #31277) I'm not familiar with.
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Keenan,
I have a custom color on my TR6 and lost the formula for the mix. Since my car is painted basecoat/clearcoat, fixing rock chips presented a problem. Drove the car to an area PPG automotive paint dealer and the salesman simply used his portable paint-matching computer-gun-thingy to match the color. He shot four different areas of the car's paint and came up with a perfect match whence he mixed half a pint of acrylic enamel that goes on with an artist's brush, several thin coats spaced over time, and requires no clear overcoat. Not perfect but darn close. And the good new is the color matching was a free service!
A faded color should come up with similar results. The computer only reads what it sees. Good luck.
Bill
I have a custom color on my TR6 and lost the formula for the mix. Since my car is painted basecoat/clearcoat, fixing rock chips presented a problem. Drove the car to an area PPG automotive paint dealer and the salesman simply used his portable paint-matching computer-gun-thingy to match the color. He shot four different areas of the car's paint and came up with a perfect match whence he mixed half a pint of acrylic enamel that goes on with an artist's brush, several thin coats spaced over time, and requires no clear overcoat. Not perfect but darn close. And the good new is the color matching was a free service!
A faded color should come up with similar results. The computer only reads what it sees. Good luck.
Bill