September 11, 2009

Effective Ways to Deal with Car Paint Scratches

Is you paint damaged by road rash? The kind that’s caused by small stones bouncing off your vehicle that you hardly notice? The one that follows small bumps due to accidents or plain carelessness? Automotive Paint Repair

You should keep an eye on them. Some may not look bad when you notice them but if it is a deep scratch or chip then it only gets worse. In the future these little scratches can lead to rust damage.

The owner and operator of Dr. paint chip says, there are several ways to fix these problems. Aside from spraying, Bode said the two common methods of paint chip repair are the paint blob and slurry.

In the past your technician, or even you, would do touch ups with paint blobs. Go to the parts store and find your cars pint pen color.

It is more complicated than it may sound. This technique only works best on small chips and scratches. With numerous chips, the whole thing becomes tedious. At the wrong hands, it leaves a big blob that can be worse that the chips themselves.

In the slurry method, Bode explained that paint is applied using a fine brush or a sponge. Excess paint is removed to give your car a smooth finish. Though it looks good the results don't last. In a few weeks, you’re back to where you started.

“Maybe you’ve tried buying the cheap touch-up paint at the local auto parts store. You’ve pulled out that long brush that holds enough paint in one dunk of the bottle to cover half your bumper. You tap and maneuver the brush to get just enough paint on the tip to address the first few chips on your hood. Ever so carefully, you dab the tip on each chip, hoping to stay ‘within the lines’ while watching the paint ooze beyond the area you intended to cover. You figure the paint will magically blend in once it dries. The next day you realize you gave your car a case of the measles, which now stands out more than the un-repaired chips,” Steve Bode said.

There are many more home fix disasters out there. When the paint pen drips and bleeds to much paint, which happens when the tip is depressed, you lose control of the repair job. I would not test my luck on several chips or road rash.

Steve Bode's rock chip repair in orange is an easy out for the mistake you could make. Orange County car paint repair will give your car the brand new look you want. It is even used by all the top dogs in the auto industry like Mercedes, GMC, Ford and Saturn. Orange County Car Paint Repair

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