Brett Dixon

Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
into the road.

So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
'splotches' of missing paint.

All help is appreciated!

Phil Di Guillielmo

HI,
don't know wich vehicle you got and if the colour is metallic based,
but when I get these things on my Army ****** jeep, I use some Epoxy spray
against the rust,
and then manually repaint the spot with the original paint.
But of course, non metallic olive drab colour is easy to use with a brush,
you can't see the difference afterwards.
Phil
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"Brett Dixon" <balance@tubas.net> schreef in bericht
news:balance-8437E9.07293316102003@news-central.giganews.com...
> Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> into the road.
>
> So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> 'splotches' of missing paint.
>
> All help is appreciated!

Phil Di Guillielmo

HI,
don't know wich vehicle you got and if the colour is metallic based,
but when I get these things on my Army ****** jeep, I use some Epoxy spray
against the rust,
and then manually repaint the spot with the original paint.
But of course, non metallic olive drab colour is easy to use with a brush,
you can't see the difference afterwards.
Phil
--
http://users.tijd.com/fiwi

"Brett Dixon" <balance@tubas.net> schreef in bericht
news:balance-8437E9.07293316102003@news-central.giganews.com...
> Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> into the road.
>
> So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> 'splotches' of missing paint.
>
> All help is appreciated!

Phil Di Guillielmo

HI,
don't know wich vehicle you got and if the colour is metallic based,
but when I get these things on my Army ****** jeep, I use some Epoxy spray
against the rust,
and then manually repaint the spot with the original paint.
But of course, non metallic olive drab colour is easy to use with a brush,
you can't see the difference afterwards.
Phil
--
http://users.tijd.com/fiwi

"Brett Dixon" <balance@tubas.net> schreef in bericht
news:balance-8437E9.07293316102003@news-central.giganews.com...
> Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> into the road.
>
> So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> 'splotches' of missing paint.
>
> All help is appreciated!

RichH

Treat the exposed bare metal surface with a mixture of phosphoric acid
and water (available in a auto paint supply house or marine supply).
This will 'blue' the metal to a protective ferrous oxide and will reform
any ferric oxide (bad rust) that has started to form. Dont even think of
overcoating with primer or paint until you 'pickle' the surface.

Best cheapo repair is to find a auto paint shop/distribuitor who will
make-up a spray can or two of the original paint (artisticly blended to
account for fade, etc.) carefully mask off the area with 3M fine line
tape and use a sharp razor knife to cut away the tape exposing ONLY the
ding. Fill the ding with primer, let dry a few days. Sand flat with a
very small rubber block and wet & dry 400 or 600 grit paper (use water
and a few drops of diswash detergent... This step is to level the primer
surface with the original --- dont sand deeply into the surrounding
paint. Then spray a few *dry* coats of finish, let dry a few days then
flat sand it all with 1500 then 2000 wet&dry paper, then buff with a
power buffer with real lambswool bonnet and 2000 grit compound. If your
original finish has a clear coat, then mist on a flat spray a final
clear coat, then hand rub/buff out.


Brett Dixon wrote:
> Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> into the road.
>
> So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> 'splotches' of missing paint.
>
> All help is appreciated!

RichH

Treat the exposed bare metal surface with a mixture of phosphoric acid
and water (available in a auto paint supply house or marine supply).
This will 'blue' the metal to a protective ferrous oxide and will reform
any ferric oxide (bad rust) that has started to form. Dont even think of
overcoating with primer or paint until you 'pickle' the surface.

Best cheapo repair is to find a auto paint shop/distribuitor who will
make-up a spray can or two of the original paint (artisticly blended to
account for fade, etc.) carefully mask off the area with 3M fine line
tape and use a sharp razor knife to cut away the tape exposing ONLY the
ding. Fill the ding with primer, let dry a few days. Sand flat with a
very small rubber block and wet & dry 400 or 600 grit paper (use water
and a few drops of diswash detergent... This step is to level the primer
surface with the original --- dont sand deeply into the surrounding
paint. Then spray a few *dry* coats of finish, let dry a few days then
flat sand it all with 1500 then 2000 wet&dry paper, then buff with a
power buffer with real lambswool bonnet and 2000 grit compound. If your
original finish has a clear coat, then mist on a flat spray a final
clear coat, then hand rub/buff out.


Brett Dixon wrote:
> Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> into the road.
>
> So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> 'splotches' of missing paint.
>
> All help is appreciated!

RichH

Treat the exposed bare metal surface with a mixture of phosphoric acid
and water (available in a auto paint supply house or marine supply).
This will 'blue' the metal to a protective ferrous oxide and will reform
any ferric oxide (bad rust) that has started to form. Dont even think of
overcoating with primer or paint until you 'pickle' the surface.

Best cheapo repair is to find a auto paint shop/distribuitor who will
make-up a spray can or two of the original paint (artisticly blended to
account for fade, etc.) carefully mask off the area with 3M fine line
tape and use a sharp razor knife to cut away the tape exposing ONLY the
ding. Fill the ding with primer, let dry a few days. Sand flat with a
very small rubber block and wet & dry 400 or 600 grit paper (use water
and a few drops of diswash detergent... This step is to level the primer
surface with the original --- dont sand deeply into the surrounding
paint. Then spray a few *dry* coats of finish, let dry a few days then
flat sand it all with 1500 then 2000 wet&dry paper, then buff with a
power buffer with real lambswool bonnet and 2000 grit compound. If your
original finish has a clear coat, then mist on a flat spray a final
clear coat, then hand rub/buff out.


Brett Dixon wrote:
> Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> into the road.
>
> So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> 'splotches' of missing paint.
>
> All help is appreciated!

Chuck

What a GREAT description of a repair. I'm going to use it on the wife's car
to repair a few shopping mall dings.

Thanks Rich.

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Chuck

I didn't fight to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian
"RichH" <RhmpL33@NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:3F94B734.4010507@NOSPAM.net...
> Treat the exposed bare metal surface with a mixture of phosphoric acid
> and water (available in a auto paint supply house or marine supply).
> This will 'blue' the metal to a protective ferrous oxide and will reform
> any ferric oxide (bad rust) that has started to form. Dont even think of
> overcoating with primer or paint until you 'pickle' the surface.
>
> Best cheapo repair is to find a auto paint shop/distribuitor who will
> make-up a spray can or two of the original paint (artisticly blended to
> account for fade, etc.) carefully mask off the area with 3M fine line
> tape and use a sharp razor knife to cut away the tape exposing ONLY the
> ding. Fill the ding with primer, let dry a few days. Sand flat with a
> very small rubber block and wet & dry 400 or 600 grit paper (use water
> and a few drops of diswash detergent... This step is to level the primer
> surface with the original --- dont sand deeply into the surrounding
> paint. Then spray a few *dry* coats of finish, let dry a few days then
> flat sand it all with 1500 then 2000 wet&dry paper, then buff with a
> power buffer with real lambswool bonnet and 2000 grit compound. If your
> original finish has a clear coat, then mist on a flat spray a final
> clear coat, then hand rub/buff out.
>
>
> Brett Dixon wrote:
> > Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> > noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> > taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> > thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> > into the road.
> >
> > So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> > paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> > closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> > ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> > 'splotches' of missing paint.
> >
> > All help is appreciated!
>

Chuck

What a GREAT description of a repair. I'm going to use it on the wife's car
to repair a few shopping mall dings.

Thanks Rich.

--
HAV-A-GOOD 1

Chuck

I didn't fight to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian
"RichH" <RhmpL33@NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:3F94B734.4010507@NOSPAM.net...
> Treat the exposed bare metal surface with a mixture of phosphoric acid
> and water (available in a auto paint supply house or marine supply).
> This will 'blue' the metal to a protective ferrous oxide and will reform
> any ferric oxide (bad rust) that has started to form. Dont even think of
> overcoating with primer or paint until you 'pickle' the surface.
>
> Best cheapo repair is to find a auto paint shop/distribuitor who will
> make-up a spray can or two of the original paint (artisticly blended to
> account for fade, etc.) carefully mask off the area with 3M fine line
> tape and use a sharp razor knife to cut away the tape exposing ONLY the
> ding. Fill the ding with primer, let dry a few days. Sand flat with a
> very small rubber block and wet & dry 400 or 600 grit paper (use water
> and a few drops of diswash detergent... This step is to level the primer
> surface with the original --- dont sand deeply into the surrounding
> paint. Then spray a few *dry* coats of finish, let dry a few days then
> flat sand it all with 1500 then 2000 wet&dry paper, then buff with a
> power buffer with real lambswool bonnet and 2000 grit compound. If your
> original finish has a clear coat, then mist on a flat spray a final
> clear coat, then hand rub/buff out.
>
>
> Brett Dixon wrote:
> > Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> > noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> > taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> > thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> > into the road.
> >
> > So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> > paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> > closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> > ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> > 'splotches' of missing paint.
> >
> > All help is appreciated!
>

Chuck

What a GREAT description of a repair. I'm going to use it on the wife's car
to repair a few shopping mall dings.

Thanks Rich.

--
HAV-A-GOOD 1

Chuck

I didn't fight to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian
"RichH" <RhmpL33@NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:3F94B734.4010507@NOSPAM.net...
> Treat the exposed bare metal surface with a mixture of phosphoric acid
> and water (available in a auto paint supply house or marine supply).
> This will 'blue' the metal to a protective ferrous oxide and will reform
> any ferric oxide (bad rust) that has started to form. Dont even think of
> overcoating with primer or paint until you 'pickle' the surface.
>
> Best cheapo repair is to find a auto paint shop/distribuitor who will
> make-up a spray can or two of the original paint (artisticly blended to
> account for fade, etc.) carefully mask off the area with 3M fine line
> tape and use a sharp razor knife to cut away the tape exposing ONLY the
> ding. Fill the ding with primer, let dry a few days. Sand flat with a
> very small rubber block and wet & dry 400 or 600 grit paper (use water
> and a few drops of diswash detergent... This step is to level the primer
> surface with the original --- dont sand deeply into the surrounding
> paint. Then spray a few *dry* coats of finish, let dry a few days then
> flat sand it all with 1500 then 2000 wet&dry paper, then buff with a
> power buffer with real lambswool bonnet and 2000 grit compound. If your
> original finish has a clear coat, then mist on a flat spray a final
> clear coat, then hand rub/buff out.
>
>
> Brett Dixon wrote:
> > Any suggestions for how-tos for minor touch up paint? I just recently
> > noticed that the vent-panel (between the windshield and the hood) has
> > taken a good enough hit to rub some paint off... My guess is it's from
> > thepost-Isabel driving I did where there were some trees hanging down
> > into the road.
> >
> > So, I can see metal... Any suggestions on the proper way to prep and
> > paint on the cheap? I know it's going to be visible if someone looks
> > closely, but I can live with that, but I don't want it to rust and
> > ------. It's a total area about the size of a quarter with a few
> > 'splotches' of missing paint.
> >
> > All help is appreciated!
>