just got the car repainted and there are a few runs, how can I get the runs out without screwing up the paint. any suggestions

 

wetsand

 

Are the runs in the clear or the paint? In the clear you can wetsand like camaroguy said. If the basecoat has run you can't.

 

i have a really good solution for runs but most people are not confident(sp) enough to try it. take a fresh clean razor blade and wrap masking take onces around the edges. the tape will prevent the edges of the razor from scratching you paint. you have to hold it staight on the paint do not tilt it. then drag the razor along the run(don not apply presure). this will remove the built up clean in the run and not the clear around it. when your done,wetsand it with 1500 or 2000 grit paper and buff it. i have tried to teach this to alot of people but no one ever wants to put a razor to a new paint job.

my personal opinion is that there is no way to fix a run other than blocking it out and respraying it. if you wetsand and buff the run you will still see it, because you are sanding the run and the clear around it. so basically you will still see the run very noticably. the razor trick is the best method that i have used. it leaves a slight shadow that most people will never see. go luck and do what you feel more comfortable with.

 

the razor thing has actually been made and marketed in order to get rid of runs. eastwood actually has one for sale.. and they do indeed work for cutting the run down

http://www.eastwood.com/shopping/pro...=1&keyword=Run

Basically there is the "Run Razor and Block set" Works pretty decently.. (I have one and have used it to cut down the runs in a clear coat after i was done painting. (I do custom Computer case painting on the side, somedays are worse than others for doing that)

 

the runs are in the actual paint, its just a one stage paint, no clear coat.

 

I'll be the next to agree on the razor. Take one to it, just be a little careful how you handle it, dont go at it carelessly.

 

You got it painted again?

 

nope talkin about my other car, the new IROC, its an iroc daytona haha,

 

ohhh your winter beater

 

i used the razor blade method before too and it worked great. i didnt even wetsand it afterwards, just buffed it becuase it came out smooth as it was. im not sure about single stage though. anyways, i used this little block that looked like a stamp that my teacher gave me also, and it had like diagonal sharp edges. hard to explain but it also worked well. i would go for it if i were you, anything looks better than a run

 

Note the link i put up about 3 posts from eastwod.. that would be what you used...(the little block) If you do a bit of painting it is a pretty good investment considering it is so cheap