Touch up paint? (or whatever it is called)
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2011 C63 AMG, 589hp
Touch up paint? (or whatever it is called)
I´ve been looking for a product that one could use for fixing small dent´s made from stones hitting the paint in high speed.
In Sweden we call them 'stoneshot', dunno the word in states.
However, i have tried to fix some small dent´s on my frontspoiler.
But the paint i´m adding won´t stick, it comes of when buffing the car.
I read that these cars have 'standox' paint.
And the painting procedure is quite special.
A quick experiance is that the clearcoating is full of silikone. i tried in an experiment to just add a clearcoatlayer above all with 1200grit sanding before.
It was underneeth the spoiler, that isn´t viewable at normal.
It just became 'fish eyes' all over the area i painted, wiped off the paint.
Cleaned it with silika remover, painted again, same error.
so,, any tips?
Rgds
In Sweden we call them 'stoneshot', dunno the word in states.
However, i have tried to fix some small dent´s on my frontspoiler.
But the paint i´m adding won´t stick, it comes of when buffing the car.
I read that these cars have 'standox' paint.
And the painting procedure is quite special.
A quick experiance is that the clearcoating is full of silikone. i tried in an experiment to just add a clearcoatlayer above all with 1200grit sanding before.
It was underneeth the spoiler, that isn´t viewable at normal.
It just became 'fish eyes' all over the area i painted, wiped off the paint.
Cleaned it with silika remover, painted again, same error.
so,, any tips?
Rgds
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Sorry I can't really help apart from to say that yes its called touch up paint. Have you tried the dealer? I thought mine stocked them.
On another note, do you mind if I ask how you joined your custom intake to the vents (holes) behind the grill? Do you use the stock plastic "cones" or did you make something to fit?
On another note, do you mind if I ask how you joined your custom intake to the vents (holes) behind the grill? Do you use the stock plastic "cones" or did you make something to fit?
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Yes i will take a roadtrip to the dealer, it´s an hour drive so i tried to fix it first with working on my own,, but no luck *lol*
I made new 'cones' in sheetmetal, sandblasted and powdercoated them black.
The inlet roar is really nice now
I made new 'cones' in sheetmetal, sandblasted and powdercoated them black.
The inlet roar is really nice now
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'03 C32 AMG, '07 E92 335i, '85 BMW5 E28
If you want a good result have the bumper resprayed by a good painter. This is normal for a 8-10 year old car. You can buy a little bottle, the same size and idea of nail polish size with a small brush, that is used as a 'tip'/'touch' up kit to cover stone chipping.
However a respray of the front bumper and hood is around 500, so I would go for that if you plan on keeping the car for a while. Make sure it is a real professional company with a state of the art spray booth. They also bake the paint after spraying in a perfect regulated environment. Never the result you can achieve at home.
Im speaking from experience, I own my own pray paint gun and air compressor with water separator on the air hose. But I have a buddy that has a professional shop and I can not get the same dust free and ideal temperature he gets in his paint booth in my garage.
However a respray of the front bumper and hood is around 500, so I would go for that if you plan on keeping the car for a while. Make sure it is a real professional company with a state of the art spray booth. They also bake the paint after spraying in a perfect regulated environment. Never the result you can achieve at home.
Im speaking from experience, I own my own pray paint gun and air compressor with water separator on the air hose. But I have a buddy that has a professional shop and I can not get the same dust free and ideal temperature he gets in his paint booth in my garage.
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Ohh yes.. i know.
Local resprayer thou,, won´t touch the car as it is 'standox' nano yada yada clearcoating.
I have often in the past resprayed things myself with very very good result.
One can always wetsand it and buff it up to desired finish.
Therefor i wanted to try and add paint in this blisters and buff it back to showroomshine.
This is a fender i have painted a couple of years ago:
I know it´s hard to guess, but i´m a man of many talents.
Local resprayer thou,, won´t touch the car as it is 'standox' nano yada yada clearcoating.
I have often in the past resprayed things myself with very very good result.
One can always wetsand it and buff it up to desired finish.
Therefor i wanted to try and add paint in this blisters and buff it back to showroomshine.
This is a fender i have painted a couple of years ago:
I know it´s hard to guess, but i´m a man of many talents.
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2006 C55
Fixing small stone paint chips
I have used a color pen by Genicolor with very good results. Used as the vendor instructions state, the color is nearly a match for the OEM color.
Check it out at www.genicolor.com
Check it out at www.genicolor.com
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How did you join them to the plastic openings behind the grill? Thanks heaps.
