Hi,
My mother-in-law is going on holiday for a week and I've told her I'll detail her car while she is away. The bonnet (hood) of her car had some rust spots which she has treated and then painted over with touch-up paint - well lathered would be a more accurate description.
I'm intending to have a go wetsanding the offending areas smooth and down to the level of the surrounding paint. I'm not too worried if I make a complete hash of it since I can always pay for a respray of the bonnet (hood) - it seems like a great opportunity to learn a new skill however.
The car itself is a 1994 Toyota Corolla with a metallic silver clear coat finish. The "repaired" areas of paintwork have only had the metallic touch-up paint applied - no clear laquer. The largest area of touch-up paint covers about a 6"x4" section of bodywork and is so thick it sits quite proud of the factory paintwork.
I'm intending to use 2000 grit paper (possibly down to 3000 grit if I can find such stuff locally here in the UK). I will mask off the bonnet (hood) leaving only the rough touch-up paint exposed so to minimise damage to the factory paintwork. I'll use a rubbing compound after finishing the wetsanding and then get to work with a PC and the Megs polishes that I have (#83 & #80).
Can anyone offer any advice or gotcha's I may encounter on the way?
Cheers,
Phil
My mother-in-law is going on holiday for a week and I've told her I'll detail her car while she is away. The bonnet (hood) of her car had some rust spots which she has treated and then painted over with touch-up paint - well lathered would be a more accurate description.
I'm intending to have a go wetsanding the offending areas smooth and down to the level of the surrounding paint. I'm not too worried if I make a complete hash of it since I can always pay for a respray of the bonnet (hood) - it seems like a great opportunity to learn a new skill however.
The car itself is a 1994 Toyota Corolla with a metallic silver clear coat finish. The "repaired" areas of paintwork have only had the metallic touch-up paint applied - no clear laquer. The largest area of touch-up paint covers about a 6"x4" section of bodywork and is so thick it sits quite proud of the factory paintwork.
I'm intending to use 2000 grit paper (possibly down to 3000 grit if I can find such stuff locally here in the UK). I will mask off the bonnet (hood) leaving only the rough touch-up paint exposed so to minimise damage to the factory paintwork. I'll use a rubbing compound after finishing the wetsanding and then get to work with a PC and the Megs polishes that I have (#83 & #80).
Can anyone offer any advice or gotcha's I may encounter on the way?
Cheers,
Phil
Do you have a rotary? IMO, you will need one for the repairs.