how to fix this?

Diagro

Diagro

Diagro

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Hey

So did some Rotary Polishing yesterday. Im new so had help from my sisters fella who does this A lot.

Here is the final result: (only did the bonnet)



Now unfortunately the previous owner must has done some serious sand papering to a few largish stone chips. After a quick 3k paper wipe over some paint touch ups and then a polish the worse seems to have happend...




Now my sisters fella says its best to respray the entire bonnet, and he can do that for me for a reasonable price in the summer when he has some time free.

In the mean time i fancy having a play with some paints and i am wondering is this fixable DIY? I can get the rights paints no problem and if it feks up it can be resprayed anyway!

What would people do to attempt this repair?

ta all!
 
you have burnt the paint under the lacquer the only real fix is to either 1, key the surface and repaint it in a dirt free environment the money you will have to spend on a compressor gun and materials and the fact you shouldn’t paint 2k with out the proper breathing gear means that its cheaper to get some one else paint it unless you have many projects that require painting. Then look into getting all the kit but get good breathing gear that connects the compressor or risk yours and others health.
 
leigh_boy said:
you have burnt the paint under the lacquer the only real fix is to either 1, key the surface and repaint it in a dirt free environment the money you will have to spend on a compressor gun and materials and the fact you shouldn’t paint 2k with out the proper breathing gear means that its cheaper to get some one else paint it unless you have many projects that require painting. Then look into getting all the kit but get good breathing gear that connects the compressor or risk yours and others health.
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is it not possible to repair it with rattle cans?
 
you could but you will not get the same finish from achrilic paint. some paint shops do really good spray cans and its all about the nozzles ( dont use the halfords ones) but the halfords made to order paint use Holts cans and they are a lot better.
 
Dr Who said:
Smart repair can put that right.
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+1

(Assuming smart repair are similar to chips away type chaps in vans?)

Had a mate screw up his rather tidy e36 with a rotary polisher, after a few £££ quotes he had some bloke who was sorting a stone chip on his girlfriends car take a look and he sorted it out beautifully for about £40!

Don't recall who it was mind, I'll ask when I see him next.
 
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