anyone give me advice to smooth out touch up paint blobs with a dremel??

 

You'll do more harm than good with the dremel.

Try using a sanding block.

 

Or look for a product called Langka. It's a formulated to remove that unsightly blob after a touch-up paint job. Takes a little practice to get it right, but works really well once you get the hang of it.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wLim
[B]Or look for a product called Langka.

 

Guys. It's not that hard to use a sanding block.

1. Clean the area
2. Wet sand until flush
3. Polish
4. Wax

 

JL9000,

I have never sanded my car before. Would you be willing to be a bit more specific as to types or #grit actual blocks and what ever else....

I recently hit a piece of road debris and put a small scratch on the OEM lip. I hate the way touch up paint looks but would be willing to try the technique you referred to.


Thanks

Greg

 

Dremel: no way. Maybe if you've got super touch and much experience (spelled ruined several paint jobs along the way)

Many places (www.eastwoodco.com for one) sell "paint nib files" or some such. It's a tiny file (maybe 1" square in a wooden block) designed to file down a run before wet sanding/polishing. I'd look for one of these and keep the Dremel in the toobox.

 

- wash car
- apply touch up paint using tooth pick or something similar
- go for multiple coats over time rather than 1 coat of thick paint
- use 2000 grit or higher sand paper (use a hole punch and some double sided sticky tape and tack onto eraser side of standard pencil)
- wet sand slowly until flush with surface of car
- wash
- wax
- polish

TAKE YOUR TIME!!!

 

Sorry I was too lazy to type out the whole procedure so I just took sebrings2k's post and modified it. I hope he doesn't mind.

 

Ditto!

Also, you can dilute the touchup paint with thinner to make it "flow" better. Multiple coats is the key.