scratch repair (bodywork)

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species8350 - 14 Nov 2006 10:55 GMT

I have a long scratch on my car. The scartch is a fine deep line,
possibly made with the tip of a knife. I want to repair the scratch and
have tried T-Cut, but this made no difference.

I think the best way would be for me to apply a little paint with a
small brush. Unfortunaately, the line is much finer that the brushes
that I have seen.

Has anyone found a good way of introducing paint into a very fine
scratch?

Thanks

A

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malc - 14 Nov 2006 21:46 GMT

> I have a long scratch on my car. The scartch is a fine deep line,
> possibly made with the tip of a knife. I want to repair the scratch
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> Has anyone found a good way of introducing paint into a very fine
> scratch?

There are a few ways that I could think of. Firstly trim the brush down to
just a very few hairs. Secondly you can get lining pens for use on model
trains and aircraft and the like. You can draw some very fine lines with
those. You could get a feather and either make a fine nibbed pen or use the
downy bits (IANA ornithologist so I don't know what they're called) as a
brush.

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species8350 - 15 Nov 2006 11:58 GMT

Thank you

Best wishes

A

> > I have a long scratch on my car. The scartch is a fine deep line,
> > possibly made with the tip of a knife. I want to repair the scratch
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> Les Barker - Irrational Neutscene

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Brian - 15 Nov 2006 17:04 GMT

> > I have a long scratch on my car. The scartch is a fine deep line,
> > possibly made with the tip of a knife. I want to repair the scratch
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> downy bits (IANA ornithologist so I don't know what they're called) as a
> brush.

Biggest problem is finding some paint which actually matches. I bought some
Peugeot touch up paint for my 307, and it's several shades darker than the
original (that medium metallic blue).
Brian.

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G Cadman - 17 Nov 2006 17:39 GMT

Halfords do paint matching which I have found is better than main dealer a
few times.
They also do a pen rather than a brush. A bit like those tip-ex pens. I have
found this easier to control.

> I have a long scratch on my car. The scartch is a fine deep line,
> possibly made with the tip of a knife. I want to repair the scratch and
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>
> A

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colint - 21 Nov 2006 06:38 GMT

firstly is it down to the primer,you can wipe a wet cloth over the scratch,
if it dissapears while wet, it means it will polish out, with flower discs
and paste grease, dont use t cut, paintmans nightmare, what coulour is it,
what location is the scratch

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species8350 - 21 Dec 2006 11:43 GMT

> firstly is it down to the primer,you can wipe a wet cloth over the scratch,
> if it dissapears while wet, it means it will polish out, with flower discs
> and paste grease, dont use t cut, paintmans nightmare, what coulour is it,
> what location is the scratch

It is down to the primer.
colour red (cherry)
along the back wing, door, and front wing

Thanks

ps. what's wrong with t-cut?

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