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Old 04-28-2008, 11:19 AM
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Without repainting the WHOLE fender, I am looking for advice or suggestions on fixing or a technique of touching up this medium sized paint chip in my front drivers side fender. I don't want to repaint the whole fender in feat that it won't match up perfectly with the rest of the car. It is the only blemish on my car and it is really bothering me! Thanks for any help guys...



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you're gonna have to sand that down, feather it out, prime it, sand it, and scuff both (entire) panels, then blend the base and re-clear both (entire) panels.
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Originally Posted by torquejunky
you're gonna have to sand that down, feather it out, prime it, sand it, and scuff both (entire) panels, then blend the base and re-clear both (entire) panels.
+1 on that, that is the only "right/correct" way to do it. You could always get some touch up paint but it wont ever look nearly as good as a repaint.

You can tell the paint has a spider/cracking affect going on, over time that will start to chip away.



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