touch up technique

Rancho Deluxe

Rancho Deluxe

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Hey Barners, Got little chips in those beautiful black enameled fenders? Look at this technique for fine finish repairs. Those built up blobs that result from brush touch-ups should yield to this basic technique. I'm gonna try it but I'll switch to rubbing compound much lower in the grit sequence. Good Luck, Rancho
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I'm editing this to add material and bring it back to the top. I finally had a chance to try this technique out. Mainly it's the razor part; all the dyed superglue part is specific to the repair and finish in the video, not to a Model A fender. Most woodworkers are familiar with fine scrapers made from probably an old saw blade segment or some other steel sheet metal. But this was the first time I had seen one made with a razor blade. And the tape trick, boy that works great! My first try on a little brush-applied chip fill-in spot was truly easy and impressively successful. Of course the fill and finish on the car is black auto enamel and it is aged to a fully cured state. The blade levels it down easily and the treated area is entirely confined to the blob. Then, at least in my case, sanding was not necessary. I went directly to my rubbing compound in a finger sized spot. It shined right up, matched the fender and gave an invisible repair. I really recommend this technique to level a touch-up repair and make it vanish. Rancho
 
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That is a great video! I have been painting/restoring /repairing cars and hot rods and custom show cars for 45 years. I have never seen the strip sanding technique before. I have always just used a 1x1 block of wood and wet sanded the touch-up down and polished it out. This demonstration is the way to go. I am excited to try it although I really don't want to get a chip to try it out. Thank you for posting this!!! Just changed the way I do business!
 
Interesting video. Looks like a great way to repair small chips and dings. I think you could use the same paint as the chip or ding you are trying to repair if you have some paint left instead of super glue or other product the video mentioned. I might try it on a place that isn't very prominent first to see how it goes.
Rusty Nelson
 
I'd recommend the small stones about an inch long you can buy at an auto paint store. They come in grits like 1000 or 1500. Then buff.
 
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