TOUCH UP PAINT :(
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TOUCH UP PAINT :(
Okay, this isnt a third gen, but i still need some opinions on this. My friend lost some paint on the side of his stratus (i know, i know) in an area right on the corner of the bumper. Small area, about two inches.... We are putting touch up paint on it today, but i think if i brush clear coat on over it, its gonna look whacked. Should i just do the touch up paint? Or should we do the touch up clear coat too, mindyou, we obviously arent going for show room, or wed get it done right.
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My experience has shown that the touchup paint won't match anyway
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Current Mods/Upgrades: 80 Series Dual Outlet Flowmaster, TPIS Air Foil, OE Replacement K&N Air Filter, and Mobil 1. THAT'S IT! 98% STOCK!
Future Mods/Upgrades: None but a complete restoration.
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[This message has been edited by 92GTA (edited October 15, 2000).]
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If you can find a paint shop that can match paint, you'll be set. Look around a bit...I found a place that matched my 11 year old paint job perfectly!!
I wouldn't bother with the clearcoat...thats gonna be a lotta work, and may be easy to screw up too...
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I wouldn't bother with the clearcoat...thats gonna be a lotta work, and may be easy to screw up too...
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Car: 1986 Firebird
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Transmission: 700R4
They also sell the color-match touch-up paint in a spray can. That would be a much better bet then using the brush. You can also buy, from the same people, spray-on clear-coat.
Make sure to match the paint code of the car. Pep Boys and other places usually have a chart hanging next to the paint that gives you the "exact" factory color.
If you want a better look, pick up a pack of 320 grit sandpaper. Put a small piece of wood behind the sandpaper to keep it flat, and lightly scuff the surface where you'll paint. This'll give the new paint a good "bite", and you can also blend in the sharp jagged edge where the paint was lost.
If you want to mess around even more, get a pack of 1000-up grit paper. Mask off the repair area, and shoot the paint (2-3 thin coats). When it's dry, remove the masking tape. When it's extremely dry, go back with the 1000-1500 grit paper, and while running the hose over the area, use a block of wood behind the paper, and try to thin down the "overlap" of your "new" paint and the "original" paint.
I bet that's more than ya wanted to know- good luck!
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
Make sure to match the paint code of the car. Pep Boys and other places usually have a chart hanging next to the paint that gives you the "exact" factory color.
If you want a better look, pick up a pack of 320 grit sandpaper. Put a small piece of wood behind the sandpaper to keep it flat, and lightly scuff the surface where you'll paint. This'll give the new paint a good "bite", and you can also blend in the sharp jagged edge where the paint was lost.
If you want to mess around even more, get a pack of 1000-up grit paper. Mask off the repair area, and shoot the paint (2-3 thin coats). When it's dry, remove the masking tape. When it's extremely dry, go back with the 1000-1500 grit paper, and while running the hose over the area, use a block of wood behind the paper, and try to thin down the "overlap" of your "new" paint and the "original" paint.
I bet that's more than ya wanted to know- good luck!
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
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