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Anita · 30th October 2002, 19:21

I 've been following the paint touch-up protocol outlined by Car Care Specialties, Inc. in their car car tips info section that involves applying multiple layers of paint, etc. to a chip reapir. I've completed applying about 8 layers of paint to my 5 hood chips. Two of these chips were acquired on our way home from the purchasing dealership--down to the primer no less! At least I wasn't the only one driving my car that day.

I think I need about 3 more layers to get a surface that will be decent enough to sand. When doing these repairs have you used the clearcoat paint as your last few layers? Did you use the Finesse Block to remove the raised areas of the repairs or something else?

My main goal is to seal the surface, especially where the primer is showing, but of course I would like the repairs to look good. Don't ask me what gave me the guts to start painting away on my car, but I felt it was better than having the hood repainted (?) as the body shop had wanted to do, or having a technician or someone else put the dreaded one time touch-up-paint-brush-blob on my car.

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Anita Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On The Track Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Clear coat layer on paint chip touch-ups. Did you use it? I 've been following the paint touch-up protocol outlined by Car Care Specialties, Inc. in their car car tips info section that involves applying multiple layers of paint, etc. to a chip reapir. I've completed applying about 8 layers of paint to my 5 hood chips. Two of these chips were acquired on our way home from the purchasing dealership--down to the primer no less! At least I wasn't the only one driving my car that day. I think I need about 3 more layers to get a surface that will be decent enough to sand. When doing these repairs have you used the clearcoat paint as your last few layers? Did you use the Finesse Block to remove the raised areas of the repairs or something else? My main goal is to seal the surface, especially where the primer is showing, but of course I would like the repairs to look good. Don't ask me what gave me the guts to start painting away on my car, but I felt it was better than having the hood repainted (?) as the body shop had wanted to do, or having a technician or someone else put the dreaded one time touch-up-paint-brush-blob on my car. Last edited by Anita; 31st October 2002 at 05:49.