Painting help!
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Painting help!
I was just curious I was side-swiped lightly when i was parked by some ******* and lost some paint above my right rear wheels... it looks kind of minor but it bothers me... so I was wondering what is the procedure to just paint it back in a little. Also my car is silver ...is there a special code for the silver? I will post a picture of it in a few.
Last edited by Fatalfury; Apr 30, 2008 at 07:49 PM.
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OUCH!! Sorry to see something like that. There are so many people just too involved with themselves and don't have a single clue about other people and other things around them. I wouldn't be surprised if that person was on their cellphone.
That damage looks like more than it needs a paint job, might need a little bit of body work too.
That damage looks like more than it needs a paint job, might need a little bit of body work too.
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nah there's no dents or anything. basically the paint jsut came off cos there were first flakes of it and i kinda pulled them off since it was coming off anyways.
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Yes go to the parts dept. and give them your year and model of the car and the color. I'm guessing it'll cost you about $20 for a small bottlle. If you know anyone who's handy with an airbrush I would ask them to help you with your issue.
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For now, just remove the blue paint using a paint cleaner and touch it up. See how it looks and decide if want to paint the whole panel.
I use Meguiars products to maintain my car. I would clean it up using Deep Crystal #1 and use ScratchX to smooth out the surface.
The paint code is 744 (Brilliant Silver). You can buy the touch up paint from the dealership.
I use Meguiars products to maintain my car. I would clean it up using Deep Crystal #1 and use ScratchX to smooth out the surface.
The paint code is 744 (Brilliant Silver). You can buy the touch up paint from the dealership.
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The paint cleaner, ScratchX and touch-up will only improve the appearance.
MB repainted this same panel last year for my 2004 CLK and it costed me $900. They did do an excellent and thorough job. To blend in the color, they removed the roof rack, the passenger door handle, etc. The paint was, to my eyes, perfect.
MB repainted this same panel last year for my 2004 CLK and it costed me $900. They did do an excellent and thorough job. To blend in the color, they removed the roof rack, the passenger door handle, etc. The paint was, to my eyes, perfect.
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i just touched it up a little... its not perfect ..but I can live with it for a few... and i just got the car like a month ago so i'll give it a month or two before actually geting the panel redone....people need to learn how to drive....
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Your are going to have this professionally painted. The fender edge needs to sanded, reprimed, base coated + cleared. Using enamel based fix stick will not provide you good results and will most likely chip off and sooner or later rust will take over. On silver paint (or any metallic) paint the flakes need to be atomized just perfect or paint will look bad. You CANNOT accomplish this with repair pen. I would recommend good body shop for the repair.
