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Alan8n

09-06-2007 10:45:32




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I have a Ford 861 that was painted with hardener and clear in the finish...looks great...until some idiot dropped a ladder on my hood!! I am left with a ding and the paint scratched thru the primer and into the metal....
I have painted a little and have learned alot from painting 1 tractor and reading this forum, but I don't think I have the knowledge to try and fix this without some advice...
I don't have a touch up gun and NO experience with clear...
I do have a large HVLP gun and have used that to paint 1 tractor which came out OK...
I have also used a spray can for touchups once in awhile..
Qusetion is I don't know if I should mix some paint and try that OR spray can it OR ???
I am worried about reactions of the existing paint to what I put on .....not being a ble to snad it...and if I use a spray can, how do I get rid of the lines between existing finish and new finish etc....
I am also worried about what I don't know !!!
Any help suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks...Alan

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Circus

09-06-2007 19:07:19




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 Re: Paint repair in reply to Alan8n, 09-06-2007 10:45:32  
If it's not metallic, color blending will be a breeze. Be prepared to wet sand and clear the whole panel after repairs. Don't use lacquers because of lifting. Try to find who originally painted it. They probably have some paint left over.



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glennster

09-06-2007 12:14:17




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 Re: Paint repair in reply to Alan8n, 09-06-2007 10:45:32  
if its a base/clear, and you have never shot this before, trying to do a spot and blend will be difficult for you. it may be better to stop by your local body shop and see what they would charge you to fix it. they can mix the paint and do the color match in house, instead of you having to buy the color, hardeners, reducers, clear ect ect ect. you can run up in a couple hundred easy just in materials. shop may charge you 100-200 to fix it for you, may even give you a price break if you pay cash.

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B-maniac

09-06-2007 18:50:04




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 Re: Paint repair in reply to glennster, 09-06-2007 12:14:17  
I agree with glenster on this one. It's no different than going out and doing this same thing on your 2005 car and I doubt you would even think about that twice. If you want it undetectable then have a pro do it. For the same reasons that glenster said. Anything less and you will see it everytime you walk by. If it was as easy some will tell you , then no one would take anything to body shops , they would all just do it in the barn and save the money. Some will tell you to just bump the dent out and repaint the whole hood with tractor paint and move on. It's all up to you .

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