Does this need wet-sand/polish or repaint??
02-02-2010, 10:13 PM
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I do alot of buffing its hard to tell for sure by the pics the last one looks like a bad paint job if that's the case repaint for sure other wise you could try to buff it out but those scratches looked pretty deep they dont put very much clear on cars today most likely you will burn through the clear trying to get them all the way out if your on a budget and can't paint right away take your time buffing and try not to work them all the way out and just get them to look better for now till you can repaint. repaint if you want it perfect.
02-02-2010, 10:18 PM
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Like others have said it will need re painted!! yes you can polish the rub marks off the top of the clear it will be shiney!! but it appears there are sanding scratches below probably from a prepper using too course of paper or red scotch bright and the painter not sealing it or too light of a coat with the sealer! Also the color match is horrible yes plastic and fiberglass is harder to match but it can get alot closer than that!! This is only my professional advice take it for what it is hahaha good luck either way!!
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02-03-2010, 12:05 PM
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02-03-2010, 12:44 PM
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Does look alot like wood, but you can sand and polish all you want, all it's gonna do is make it smooth and shiny, you'll still see the scratches. You can make the top as smooth as you want but if the base is laying in scratches it will look the same. Depending on what's causeing it a good sand and respray will work if it's just from heavy grit scrathes curreing out. That's what it looks like to me because you can seen the metallic standing up in the scratches. Do as you please but a sand and buff is just going to waste your time.
02-08-2010, 08:40 PM
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Does look alot like wood, but you can sand and polish all you want, all it's gonna do is make it smooth and shiny, you'll still see the scratches. You can make the top as smooth as you want but if the base is laying in scratches it will look the same. Depending on what's causeing it a good sand and respray will work if it's just from heavy grit scrathes curreing out. That's what it looks like to me because you can seen the metallic standing up in the scratches. Do as you please but a sand and buff is just going to waste your time.
02-09-2010, 12:16 PM
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02-11-2010, 09:13 PM
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based on your pictures its pretty obvious that the base coat was sanded with a scotch pad (most likely red) causing abrasions in the metallic finish. While you are able to sand opaque colors and clear right on top of a sanded base, metallic colors are unable to achieve the same results.
If it were in the clear coat, the finish would look foggy and it would be hard to see the color. In this instance you can make out the color just fine but its apparent the paint is thoroughly scratched.
prepping the car with sand paper that is too aggressive can cause sand scratches to show up down the road but they would hardly be this noticeable in the actual color itself. Instead the color for the most part would hold its metallic properties fine but rather little peaks and valleys where it was filling in those sand scratches.
I think the dead give away in the pictures is the "wood" look. This is achieved only during the base coat process by scratching the color and altering its appearance. This can not be done once cleared. If any one has seen paint made to look like brushed aluminium its the same process only using silver base coat.
Without seeing the car in person you are always safer to venture into polishing first before you fork over real money to remedy what is most likely a repaint issue.
If it were in the clear coat, the finish would look foggy and it would be hard to see the color. In this instance you can make out the color just fine but its apparent the paint is thoroughly scratched.
prepping the car with sand paper that is too aggressive can cause sand scratches to show up down the road but they would hardly be this noticeable in the actual color itself. Instead the color for the most part would hold its metallic properties fine but rather little peaks and valleys where it was filling in those sand scratches.
I think the dead give away in the pictures is the "wood" look. This is achieved only during the base coat process by scratching the color and altering its appearance. This can not be done once cleared. If any one has seen paint made to look like brushed aluminium its the same process only using silver base coat.
Without seeing the car in person you are always safer to venture into polishing first before you fork over real money to remedy what is most likely a repaint issue.
02-13-2010, 07:14 PM
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I think I'm gonna tackle this tomorrow, I picked up a punch of sandpaper and polishing compound.. We'll see what happens. Thanks for everyone's input!
