Teach me to (more than) touch up

"PowderHound" (PowderHound) 04/18/2020 at 19:12 • Filed to: None

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I need to repaint this little area. I have the paint, although this is probably a little too big for the touch up stuff I have anything is better than rust. Should I wet or dry sand this first? I have 60 ( I assume that’s way too much), 120, 220, and 1000 grit paper. What would the proper steps be here sanding wise?After that it’s pretty simple doing primer, color, then clear. Any steps after? Wet sand?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 19:21

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Hit the rust with some cleaning agents first, then use 500 grit on the metal itself. Then feather out with some wet sanding on the 500, then 1000, then 1500 or 2000 grit paper. All of those besides the initial 500 grit should be wet sanding. Then use a filler primer to even out the surface. Use 2000 grit DRY sanding to smooth out after a few coats of primer. Then 2-3 coats of paint, then clearcoat.

I recommend expanding that square once you start to get to primer and paint to make it easier to blend the repair job in. If you let the paint dry before you clearcoat (or use single stage) then you can use some buffing compound and a rag to help mask the lines of the repair. But this takes time. Entire repair job can take a few days due to all the waiting. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 19:26

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I’m trying to think what car brand or model has BAR in its midst. I’m drawing a blank.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/18/2020 at 19:28

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OK, s u e me.   bar yo u coming up with the right answer, that is .

PowderHound > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/18/2020 at 19:29

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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/18/2020 at 19:30

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Ones known for  AWD :)

Boxer_4 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/18/2020 at 19:30

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PowderHound > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 04/18/2020 at 19:32

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Wow. That’s everything I was looking for. Thank you so much. Oppo is a truly amazing place 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 19:36

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I did the front bumper on my old Buick some 10 years ago and that was how I learned lol. Haven’t had to do much since, but I still remember the week where I came home from school and kept working on it as well as the B-pillars and some other spots on it.

Nom De Plume > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 19:36

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Just hit that with a grinder and fit a vent.  Saves everyone some time.

PowderHound > Boxer_4 04/18/2020 at 19:44

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Allrad?

Boxer_4 > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 20:01

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German for All Wheel - basically how they marketed AWD. It’s a German photo.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 04/18/2020 at 20:09

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I asked him what car.

He figured it out quickly,

and made it clever.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 20:11

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It’s Oppo, so either Subaru or Beamaru

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Boxer_4 04/18/2020 at 20:11

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BAR = BMW for reasons.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Boxer_4 04/18/2020 at 20:48

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I have had two of the same model cars in the above photo guess which one it is?

Boxer_4 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/18/2020 at 21:12

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I seem to recall you’ve mentioned before that you had an XT, though I forget if it was an XT or and XT6.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Boxer_4 04/18/2020 at 21:23

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One XT-6 and one XT- GL.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 04/18/2020 at 21:57

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Excellent concise write up. I used a little POR in the engine bay of my Jaguar where the MC had leaked fluid, but when touching up I always wonder about how much (or not) to overlap the various stages — should I prime slightly beyond where sanded and the paint slightly beyond that or what?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > PowderHound 04/18/2020 at 21:58

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Damn, I would have never figured that out...