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Old 08-09-2005, 04:34 PM   #1
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hi everyone
i s ratched my rear bumper ages ok and ive now put touch up paint on these scratches just today..
however the touch up paint is not glossy?
is there any product i can buy that will gloss the touch up paint a bit? even gloss that works on normal paint perhaps?
is there anyway i can get the touch up paint more glossy so that it blends??
all help is appreciated
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:34 PM   #2
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clear coat
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:36 PM   #3
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have you tried to polish/wax it, paint needs buffing to become shiny, it doesnt spray on shiny really.
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:36 PM   #4
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trying polishing it a few times after its had time to cure properly before going to clear coat mate
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i did the polishing a while back and it dosent work....
it sucks having a black car some times..
clear coat? what does it do and how much?
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it doesnt spray on shiny really.
lol what dosent spray on shiny?? the touch up?? or clear coat?
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no more then 10 in a can, tape up the area so as to have minimal over spray, then go for it, buff and polish to make it look normal. lots of light coats with a little dry time in between are better then one thick coat.
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:43 PM   #8
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no more then 10 in a can, tape up the area so as to have minimal over spray, then go for it, buff and polish to make it look normal. lots of light coats with a little dry time in between are better then one thick coat.
are you talking about clear coat??
if so how much will it cost, and where to get it from?
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the brush touch up should be glossy, if you are spraying metallic paint from a can, it will be dull cos you have to put the clear coat over it
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sorry my bad typing today

I meant no more then $10 for a can, and yes i was talking about clear coat.
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:46 PM   #11
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negative.. i can tell you this brush touch up is not glossy..lol
do these expire or anything?
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sorry my bad typing today

I meant no more then $10 for a can, and yes i was talking about clear coat.
thanks heaps buddy..
where would i be able to get it from?
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:47 PM   #13
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k-mart, any auto store.
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:49 PM   #14
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becaus it is a large area, and some of this area has scratches and some dosent will it matter if i mask off whole area and spray the whole lot.. so i will be spraying the already normal coat aswell?
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It wont matter, BUT if you plan on doing that then make sure all wax/grease etc has been removed first, and also give a light wet'n'dray sand with say 1200 to the area first to allow the paint to stick properly.

I would suggest posting some pics up, or a better description of how big an area affected, so you can get better advice before you may end up with a bigger area that stands out, black is so hard to work with, but looks so good too.
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Old 08-09-2005, 05:10 PM   #16
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i would but photobucket is unavailable at the moment..???
its about 30cm by 30 cm
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Old 08-09-2005, 05:26 PM   #17
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here are some pics..
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Old 08-09-2005, 05:47 PM   #18
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crap!!
good luck with that!
id be taking it to a spray painter for something that big.
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Old 08-09-2005, 05:49 PM   #19
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thanks for the luck
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Old 08-09-2005, 06:54 PM   #20
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Nat if you want it to look like new ,go to a panel shop ! Sure it will cost a couple of hundred but at least it will look great !

Or if your comming up to Darwin anytime soon , I do paint and panel myself ! hahahahahaha
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Old 08-09-2005, 07:18 PM   #21
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Those marks are way too big to try and just use touchup paint on. You'll ruin the bar.
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