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Originally Posted by Trajen
OP thanks for the nice DIY. I followed the instructions but unfortunately i think i made a mistake and while trying to fix a small chipped area, i believe i sanded too far and took the clear coat off my OEM paint. Any suggestions about how to add a _thin_ layer of clear coat back to the oem to make it level again? When i try the tooth pick or the brush from the paint bottle, it ends up either dabbling unevenly or adding a layer way too thick (with the brush); but i'm afraid if i sand the new layer down then i'll just start sanding away at the margins again hitting the oem paint! what a predicament..
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Dabbing the paint or brushing it on will go on uneven, that's why you sand it back down to the level of the OEM paint. Then you use the scratch remover to remove the scratches off. Then you polish the affected area or entire car to blend in the results.
here's what I suggest:
1. Make sure the area is clean of debris
2. when adding the touch-up paint use a toothpick and dab the touch-up paint as smoothly as you can (don't worry if it's a little past the affected area or higher than the OEM paint because you are gonna wet sand it even to the rest of the paint)
3. When sanding make sure you often check (feel) the affected area for smootheness and eveness with the rest of the paint. Remember to sand a few strokes and check, this part of the work is really tedious and boring and you can't rush this part because you might have to start up again if you mess it up.
4. Make sure that the affected area is always dripping wet when sanding.
* Put a layer of the "OEM" paint on the affected area and wait for it to dry.
* Using dabbing method add the clear coat paint that came with the kit.
* Once the clear coat dries solid wet sand the affected area till it "feels" level to the rest of the paint.
* After the feel is right stop and polish the affected area with the scratch remover (this step will take a lot of elbow grease, your finger tips might be numb and your shoulders might hurt, and really "glob" that scratch remove on it) Again this part of the work is long and tedious, but if you keep at it, the scratches will fade away slowly.
* once the scratches are done, polish the rest of the area with your favorite wax and check to see if the affected area is blended in (sometimes a fresh set of eyes can help you so have someone else check your work to see if they still notice the scratch or better yet take a digi pic , if you have one of those HD cameras handy
