I went there today. He just handed me the leftover gallon can of paint and
said,
"Here you go". I'm on my own. Not so bad I should learn how to do this.
Mike
WFO Herb wrote:
> Mike,
> How's about taking back to whom ever painted it to see what they would charge
> you. Maybe they'd have pity on you....
>
> Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>
> > Ouch... at least it's in the sill and not in the middle of your hood!
> >
> > You'll probably get a lot of suggestions on this, but my method is to use a
> > small sable hair watercolor brush to fill in the area in a few layers so I
> > can control the thickness and to make sure to flow the paint to the edges.
> > Sand carefully with some 320 and work your way to something finer
> > (600-1200). Use some polishing compound and some good wax to get the shine
> > back. If you have waxed the car before, use a degreaser to remover the wax
> > around the area first.
> >
> > Gerard
> >
> > At 7:44 PM -0800 3/6/01, Mike Maclean wrote:
> > > Anyone know where to get copper stranded spark plug wire? All I
> > >can find around here is steel stranded 7mm wire. I think 8mm fits
> > >better in the Lucas side distributor cap.
> > > Also, what's the best way to touch up a paint chip about the size
> > >of the tip of yoour little finger. One my kids dropped a hammer on the
> > >edge of the drivers sill and took out a chunk of paint. I have some of
> > >the same paint the car was recently painted with and some matching
> > >hardener. Can I just blob it on and sand it down?
> > >Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
> >
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