Okay, during my tedious and uneventful ride to work everyday I often suffer getting hit by stray rocks on my hood. So idiot that I am buys the paint repair kit form the dealer. About $20. I get home and apply it and it is totally obvious. Small places but nonetheless not a smooth finish like it should have. How do I get "my baby" looking tight again?
If you are left with a blob of paint where you tried to touch up a chip you will need to level it.
First dab plent of paint in the chip. Let it dry thouroghly (a few days).
Then using a piece of sand paper wrapped around a flat object such as a sanding block or paint stick, sand the blob of paint down.
Just sand on the "bump" to level it down even with the factory paint. Use 1000 grit wet dry sand paper and follow that with 2000 grit. Then buff it out.
It isn't easy and you must go slowly but it will look pretty good when your done.
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I agree with Superior Shine here. I worked in a body shop for some time, and this is the practice we took all the time. Sped up by the use of heat guns and lamps of course.
Speaking of Superior, you work in a body shop or detail house? I noticed you mentioned Meguiars #40 tire dressing in the other post. I thought only industy went by the numbers. Just curious.
-Tubs
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I'd be interested in Superior Shines technique in smoothing down paint and finishing the rock chip area.
I've had some success with a 2000 grit stone but would like to know if there's some kind of buffing compound that should be used after smoothing down with the stone that further blends in the repair.
Speaking of Superior, you work in a body shop or detail house?
-Tubs
I am a prof. auto detailer based out of Covina, Ca.
I don't presently own a MBZ but I work on many of them weekly. We do of AMGs. I even detailed hitlers 770.
Then what would you suggest to use on a 20 year old car that has good paint? I've tried Meguiar's Paint Cleaner, Polish and then Mother's California Gold Carnauba Wax. So far it's been OK, can you suggest anything else? I'd like more shine, though.
Superior shine is exactly correct in the process he describes. However, I like to finish the final step with Menzerna Final Polish to bring a brilliant surface gleam to the area.
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I don't know why in the US no one uses Autoglym, I use super resin polish afer a was and ultra high gloss protection after that, and my cars SHINE! Its like getting an extra layer of gloss on your paint and it works especially well at the Geneva Car Show.
Also it is the recommended polish of Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., Mclaren Cars Ltd., Morgan Cars Ltd. And Jaguar Ltd. so it must be doing somethign right.
I'm not too sure how well it will work with the new nano paint on the newer mercs though.
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