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Safewiz

Safewiz

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Went out to get in my car and saw where someone had hit the left rear fender, also snagged the license and bent it and the bracket in half. They must have pulled in beside it, then hit it backing out. Should consider myself lucky that after 9 months and 5000 miles, it's my daily, this is the only time. Also, the scuffed up section was a little more than a foot long but there was no body damage, just paint. After compounding several times, and rebuffing I managed to get out 95 percent of the the scuff and the white transfer from the other vehicle. But I am left with a place where they took the paint completely down to the metal. Again no body damage, just paint. Anyone ever had to touch up 27 year old lacquer. Any advice would be much appreciated.
 
Safewiz said:
... Anyone ever had to touch up 27 year old lacquer. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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For touch-up on the black parts (fenders, etc) I have used black paint pens. Doesn't fix the scratch, just makes it not stand out. A 10-footer for sure.
 
That would have been nice, but no such luck. And nobody saw anything. But if I see a white car with black paint on the front right there will be a problem.
 
I do have full coverage, with assessed value, but not worth turning in for. If the damages were more severe I would put in a claim. Since the metal itself wasn't damaged and I feel confident I can make it right, I will save the insurance hike for something more substantial. Hoping that day never comes, and knocking on wood.
 
Lacquer is VERY easy to spot in. Gonna be expensive (Google Duracryl) but with some fairly basic shop equipment and a little 'elbow grease', you should be able to spot it in fairly closely.
 
I carry underinsured/no insurance coverage on daily drivers, the kids got rearend on their way home from school. The persons that hit them ran, my company paid for ER room and would have repaired the car(pos) but I fixed it. No increase in my insurance! Give your agent a call and see what they can do!
 
Safewiz- I am VERY sorry to hear this happened to your Model A. I agree with above sentiments about hit-and-run bastards.

Lucky for you, black lacquer is super easy to fix. I had good luck with buying lacquer from the local auto paint wholesaler and blending it into my left front Model A fender. Just prep the fender with some sanding and primer. Then apply a few heavy coats of lacquer, making sure to over lap each coat a little more over the last into the original surface. Let it cure for a good week or more. Then, color sand and rub out. Done! Almost invisible repair. Only you will know it is there. The casual observer will not be able to detect.

On a similar note, I do have a car-nut friend that uses his smartphone to take pictures of the cars next to his whenever he parks one of his 'babies' in a lot amongst the unwashed masses. He had a situation similar to yours and turned in the photo (that also showed the license plate number) and actually got the other vehicle insurance to pay for the damage. They were apparently very eager to do whatever it took to make him happy and avoid possible legal actions against their insured driver who would face hit and run charges otherwise.
 
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Safewiz- I am VERY sorry to hear this happened to your Model A. I agree with above sentiments about hit-and-run bastards.

Lucky for you, black lacquer is super easy to fix. I had good luck with buying lacquer from the local auto paint wholesaler and blending it into my left front Model A fender. Just prep the fender with some sanding and primer. Then apply a few heavy coats of lacquer, making sure to over lap each coat a little more over the last into the original surface. Let it cure for a good week or more. Then, color sand and rub out. Done! Almost invisible repair. Only you will know it is there. The casual observer will not be able to detect.

On a similar note, I do have a car-nut friend that uses his smartphone to take pictures of the cars next to his whenever he parks one of his 'babies' in a lot amongst the unwashed masses. He had a situation similar to yours and turned in the photo (that also showed the license plate number) and actually got the other vehicle insurance to pay for the damage. They were apparently very eager to do whatever it took to make him happy and avoid possible legal actions against their insured driver who would face hit and run charges otherwise.
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Wow, is that not going overboard. Why doesn't your nut friend just leave his babies at home? Is that. Crazy or what.
 
I always have cards from Doctors offices and salmon to leave on the cars I back into. Throws them of my track. Not really, but it did happen to a friend, also no pictures.
 
daveymc29 said:
I always have cards from Doctors offices and salmon to leave on the cars I back into. Throws them of my track. Not really, but it did happen to a friend, also no pictures.
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And what is the salmon for? Maybe the guy thinks he was hit by a fish truck! This site gets more bazaar every day. Wayne
 
I had a friend who years ago had his car hit in a shopping centre car park. A note left by the other driver read something like this:
I've just hit your car and people are watching me write this note. They think I am leaving my name and address. I'M NOT.
 
I think when the paint was applied, late 80s, they must have laid it on pretty thick. So far I have managed to compound and buff out most of the damage, leaving only a few small places where the paint is gone completely. While body and paint not being my forte, I will attempt touch up those areas, let it be for several weeks, still have to drive it, just not clean, then do a light wet sand and, another compound, then wax and buff. I will let everyone know how it comes out. Thanks for all the replies and tips.
 
Chuck Sea/Tac said:
The fenders aren't laquer they're enamel
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When it came from the factory, yes. However, in his original post, Safewiz said, "Anyone ever had to touch up 27 year old lacquer. Any advice would be much appreciated."

Therefore, we all proceeded based upon his mention that his paint needing touch-up was lacquer.
 
The build sheets I got with the car showed it had been done in lacquer. It was done at White Post Restorations in Va.
 
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