Originally Posted by
Ottawa John
Well that's good. The metallic in the colour usually settles in the paint making it look darkerJohn My wife;s Mustang is metallic gunmetal gray,, and you can not see or find where the chips were. jimrayed when not. It also tends to streak when brushed, making it a little more visible. And you didn't mention him putting a clear over it. If the colour is single stage, no problem. If it's two-stage base clear, then the clear acts as a protectant for the colour. Most of today's base coats are water borne, making a clear over top essential to preserve the colour. The purpose of the razor blade is to eliminate the hih spots. Block sanding accomplishes the same thing. But I don't do this for a living or anything and you got good results. Can't argue with that.
John as I said " he mixed about 1oz of the Mustang color and 1oz of clear, mixed it for a few seconds, then took a small paint stick brush (about the size of a match stick) and put a drop in the 4 chips" he pot a drop in the chip,,,he did not brush any of them,, not even the scratch
he mixed the metallic and the clear,,( I just called him and he said by mixing the color and the clear you don't have to put clear over it again,, mine has been repaired for two years now and still i can't find them,,, i did find a new one.. I too am not a painter.