Saturday, March 13, 2010

Paint scraped off my car?

my mom was driving my new honda accord, and she backed up into a mailbox..but she scraped a minimal peice of the paint off..and well it's not that noticable since my car is black, but still how can i fix it up how it used to be?Paint scraped off my car?
With Touch up paint and a buffer, but if you don't know what you are doing I would get it professionally done, it probably wouldn't be much.Paint scraped off my car?
you can peel off a little chip along with your VIN # (if it's the original paint) and bring it to an auto paint or body shop and they will give you the exact type of paint you need to do it yourself (or get them to do it). Usually all black paint will be the same, no matter what but get it checked to be sure. If you want to do it, basically sand down the scratched area with a fine peice of sand paper,clean it good, then tape it off the surrounding area with a certain type of tape you can get at the auto body shop while your there. After that, buy a can of powdercoat (usually red in colour which you can pick up at canadian tire if your want) and spray a few layers, letting it dry for about 24 hours each coat. Once that's done, spray 1 or 2 layers of paint over that letting it cure for about 24 hours. Once you see that it's fully dry, take off the tape and use a buffer and buff it out to ensure a smooth finish. It takes while, but it will save you money in the end if you really want an original look. Good luck!
They sell those little bottles of auto paint at car stores like AutoZone or O'Reilly's ...





It's like a little tube of nail polish you just paint on. Since your car is black, you probably won't have trouble trying to match it. Just paint a little inconspicuous spot before you do the whole thing.





I think they're around $12.
Buy a little jar of paint, Honda can supply you with these just go to one of their garages and enquire there.
Touch up paint may work if you do it properly and if it's not badly damaged.
I hope you're going to fix the mailbox too?
touch up paint, duh.
go to auto zone and look for a scratch repair kit. they make them for all colored vehicles

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