Speaking of scratch repair,
I went to the local automotive paint supplier yesterday and picked up a
quart of one stage urethane to touch up small dings and scratches on my
car. I asked the sales person if it would dry without the hardner and he
said it would dry just fine in a half an hour without hardner.
Well, I touched up a number of spots yesterday afternoon and this morning
the paint is still soft and tacky. Does anyone have any idea of how to
handle this now? I plan on going back to the paint store and getting some
hardner, but I'm not sure how to add it to the already applied paint.
Thanks,
Robert
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At 9:08 PM -0400 8/1/99, Frank Clarici wrote:
>Jason Burden wrote:
>>
>> I was working on the Sprite yesterday, dropped the screwdriver... and you
>> guessed it, a nice scratch about 6" on the door. I run my fingernail over it
>> and its deep. I dont want to pay the big $$ to get it pro done, but i
>> remember something about putting touch up paint on, then putting a piece of
>> scotch tape over it till it dries?? Anyone got any info on that? I know it
>> wont be a perfect match, but better than what it is now... any suggestions
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>
>Jason
>
>If you have the paint, wipe the scratch clean a few times with lacquer
>thinner to remove any dirt and wax.
>Use a very small brush and fill in the scratch. Do NOT attempt to do it
>all at once, brush the paint in the scratch once, let it tack up, do it
>again, and again, it may take 5 or 6 coarts to fill in the scratch. You
>want to fill it even with the surrounding paint and even make it stand
>proud just a bit.
>Wait a day or so (depending on the touch up paint) and sand it flat
>using a flat sanding block and 1500 grit wet/dry sand paper. Do this
>wet.
>Once you fell it is flat, buff it with a bit of polishing compound (not
>rubbing compound) and wax it.
>If you take your time only you will know there was ever a scratch there.
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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