need advice to fix clear coat defect

[Tbonem3]

Sorry, I have pics just have to find time to upload. You can see my car, now, on IG.

[cbean]

Tbonem3 the suspense is killing me, I need to see the work.

I may want the number, I have the same number of rock chips on my front end as there are stars in the. universe

[Tbonem3]

So, as said above, they only way for a flawless fix is respray. My painter first tried to just respray a tiny area and blend in, but it was a bit obvious. He then sprayed a larger area (from jamb down to moulding up to rubber window seal) and then blended out for perfect color match.

This is the full and expensive way to do it. He said if you simply try to re-clear, you'll always see it and it'll always bother you.

For some, the cheaper and smaller fix might be good enough, but I wanted perfect.

Price is hard to say cause I had other work done. If that was all I needed, it'd probably be like $800-1k.

I'll post a pic at sime point. I may have a "before" close up of the clear coat failure still

[oceansize]

So I found a guy in my town who's a pro and does work at his house for locals. He said most shops will overcharge because they'd prefer to paint more than necessary, i.e., a whole panel, just to avoid blending. If a guy is good at blending, he can charge less and keep the respray small.

He's actually willing to fix my clear coat issue (tree sap, jelly bean size) for free if I use him to fix my rock chips up front. But he said it'd be 200-300 dollars on it's own. He uses OE (glasurit iirc) paint.

If he has good recommendations from people you know, and it sounds like he does, then you've got a steal. Pro body shop would charge you 3 to 5x more.

[Tbonem3]

So I found a guy in my town who's a pro and does work at his house for locals. He said most shops will overcharge because they'd prefer to paint more than necessary, i.e., a whole panel, just to avoid blending. If a guy is good at blending, he can charge less and keep the respray small.

He's actually willing to fix my clear coat issue (tree sap, jelly bean size) for free if I use him to fix my rock chips up front. But he said it'd be 200-300 dollars on it's own. He uses OE (glasurit iirc) paint.

[Stack]

I also have similar size clear coat damage from tree sap years ago. Anyone have an idea of what it'd cost to have a shop fix an issue like OP has?

Do you have a picture


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[Tbonem3]

I also have similar size clear coat damage from tree sap years ago. Anyone have an idea of what it'd cost to have a shop fix an issue like OP has?

[antknee]

Here is a video of what i described above

https://youtu.be/gmLYYxP7fsY

[antknee]

i've corrected chips like this before as mentioned above. You have to pile/glob up the touch up paint past & over the edges of the chip. From there you have to carefully wetsand down to where the touchup is level with the original paint......compound, polish. You can get an almost flawless result if done properly. Trick is when wetsanding to completely sand flat (i usually use an old rectangle eraser) as my 'sanding block'.

[Stack]

to make this 100 percent, It will have to be resprayed

what a pro will do is "pile up" paint to create a little hill if you will.
and start to level it down with various grits.



If this is an eye sore there is a quick fix i will post the link here with a video.

https://www.colorxlabs.com/products/paint-chip-stickers-body-color-matching-chip-scratch-repair

[Maxima SE]

I have decided to not mess with it on my own. its really not that noticeable. Ill find a pro detailer to touch it up properly. I don't want to make it worse than it is. still makes me sad because most of my panels are in excellent shape and now I have this....

[Tbonem3]

Automotive touch up's silvergrey was not a good match.

[BoomTastic]

Best to use a mini detail hvlp gun and do light touch of base then clear, then buff to blend with the hood. You will absolutely have to sand and use filler to make sure its even and gone afterwards.

No cheap or easy way to do this. Get something to practice on.

[Icecream]

These guys have color matches and 2 part clear in a spray can:

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

I don't know but glue pulling is a last resort if the area cannot be reached. I would want to fix it but also cautious that I would create a disaster. You can build up the clear as much as you want and use a nub tool before paint correction. Or unfortunately bring it to someone with the experience otherwise you are looking at blending a larger area. I hate little dents myself and my car is Jet Black so everything shows.

Used them and didn’t like their product. Metallic was a poor match, cans sprayed poorly. You can use spray cans (they work well) but you need to mask off a larger area and will waste a lot of product. Touch up direct has them too. I only mentioned airbrush cause I thought it might be a little less messy and more precise for a small fix. Good luck!

[Zero]

These guys have color matches and 2 part clear in a spray can:

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

I don't know but glue pulling is a last resort if the area cannot be reached. I would want to fix it but also cautious that I would create a disaster. You can build up the clear as much as you want and use a nub tool before paint correction. Or unfortunately bring it to someone with the experience otherwise you are looking at blending a larger area. I hate little dents myself and my car is Jet Black so everything shows.