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Car Paintwork

By HesNotGudjonsonn2, in General Chat

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Izzy

Izzy

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18 minutes ago, HesNotGudjonsonn2 said:

Hi,

 

Does anyone on here have any knowledge of car paintwork and repairs?

 

If so can you make yourself known and can I DM you for some advice?

 

Thanks

 

Gudjy 

I might be able to help mate. DM me and I'll do my best

RoboFox

RoboFox

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I love a bit of detailing like @Izzy and I've been unfortunate enough to have a bit of recent experience with nice people bashing up my car. 

 

Depends what it is, I can try to help. For mild scratches and swirling Meguiar's Scratch X is the best IMO. 

 

Generally the rule is - if it's a scratch you can feel when you run your fingernail over it, it'll require a touch up, although you can reduce the severity of its appearance with the aforementioned product. 

 

ChipsAway are fairly decent and can do SMART repair at the roadside for a reasonable price if it's a more severe scuff, but they're limited. 


Anything more than that just go to a decent body shop. Dependent on the damage obviously, but it's not usually worth a claim either - insurance companies will rinse you. You've just gotta suck it up. 

 

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SpacedX

SpacedX

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52 minutes ago, Izzy said:

I might be able to help mate. DM me and I'll do my best

Can I message you too Iz? It's about an FF. :ph34r:

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Izzy

Izzy

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5 minutes ago, Line-X said:

Can I message you too Iz? It's about an FF. :ph34r:

Mate, I haven't sold FFs in over 25 years! But buy a Bosch :thumbup:

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Bellend Sebastian

Bellend Sebastian

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Are there any body shops anyone would actually recommend locally? 

 

The only repair I've ever had that I was happy with was done by my mechanic at the time with a can of spray paint I got from the dealership. Every other one I've had has been a bit crap (basically obvious that there's been a repair) - am I expecting too much?

PAULCFC

PAULCFC

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2 hours ago, Strokes said:

Body wrx in Hinckley are great, although pretty busy last time I used them. I know the guy that owns it and he is a decent lad.

Thank's for the recomendation for Body wrx.....need some work doing on our camper after going to Cornwall and leaving a deep scratch on the side.Will take it down for a quote.

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Strokes

Strokes

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41 minutes ago, PAULCFC said:

Thank's for the recomendation for Body wrx.....need some work doing on our camper after going to Cornwall and leaving a deep scratch on the side.Will take it down for a quote.

He specialises in vw transporters.

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blabyboy

blabyboy

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I've had a car that sits under trees so its accumulated some sap film on it over the year. I've tried giving it a good clean with the karcher and their car shampoo but it hasn't shifted it all. Is there a brand that you lot could recommend that i can use along with a sponge/ glovesponge that might shift it all? I aim to give it a turtle wax after to reduce some of the light scratches and restore its shine. TIA

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Izzy

Izzy

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7 minutes ago, blabyboy said:

I've had a car that sits under trees so its accumulated some sap film on it over the year. I've tried giving it a good clean with the karcher and their car shampoo but it hasn't shifted it all. Is there a brand that you lot could recommend that i can use along with a sponge/ glovesponge that might shift it all? I aim to give it a turtle wax after to reduce some of the light scratches and restore its shine. TIA

Don’t use a sponge to wash the car mate, use a microfibre cloth or mitt instead if you can (sponges put scratches and swirls in the clear coat)

To get rid of tree sap you really need to decontaminate the car properly before polishing then waxing.

After washing, I’d try a tar/glue remover like Tardis, then I’d clay bar the car to remove any remaining film and contaminants.
Then polish to remove any scratches, then wax to protect.

Its a bit of a process but the best way if you want it sorted :thumbup:

blabyboy

blabyboy

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1 hour ago, Izzy said:

Don’t use a sponge to wash the car mate, use a microfibre cloth or mitt instead if you can (sponges put scratches and swirls in the clear coat)

To get rid of tree sap you really need to decontaminate the car properly before polishing then waxing.

After washing, I’d try a tar/glue remover like Tardis, then I’d clay bar the car to remove any remaining film and contaminants.
Then polish to remove any scratches, then wax to protect.

Its a bit of a process but the best way if you want it sorted :thumbup:

Thanks that really great advice and gives me a plan 👍. ..and yeah i meant mitt, sorry I'm not massively up on the whole car care side as you can probably tell. One query, with the tarbar, is there a chance of putting more scratches into the paintwork if it collects the dirt from the paint?

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Izzy

Izzy

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7 minutes ago, blabyboy said:

Thanks that really great advice and gives me a plan 👍. ..and yeah i meant mitt, sorry I'm not massively up on the whole car care side as you can probably tell. One query, with the tarbar, is there a chance of putting more scratches into the paintwork if it collects the dirt from the paint?

No worries.
Yes, when you use a clay bar it will mar the paintwork slightly. There’s different grades soft/medium/hard depending on how bad the paintwork is. They do pick up loads of crap though and leave the paint feeling really smooth but you MUST polish after claying (ideally machine polish). Then use your wax to protect as the final step :thumbup:

blabyboy

blabyboy

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3 hours ago, Izzy said:

No worries.
Yes, when you use a clay bar it will mar the paintwork slightly. There’s different grades soft/medium/hard depending on how bad the paintwork is. They do pick up loads of crap though and leave the paint feeling really smooth but you MUST polish after claying (ideally machine polish). Then use your wax to protect as the final step :thumbup:

Is a random orbital sander with polishing/buff pad suitable for machine polish?

Izzy

Izzy

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13 minutes ago, blabyboy said:

 

Is a random orbital sander with polishing/buff pad suitable for machine polish?

If it's something like this, you should be fine. 

 

 

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