Tip: Mix the white base with the clearcoat, then apply 2 or 3 final coats on top. It will match. Also, use 1000 grit min. 400/600 is way too harsh and will take out your factory paint in no time.
Thank you for showing the process. Lot of vids tell you what to do but skip over showing you how it's done. As a visual learner this video was extremely helpful!
No, don’t follow what this guy did, you should use much higher grit sand paper, sand the gloss or use a razor blade, and use a cutting compound and polish to finish it off.
DO NOT sand your car with 400 grit people please.... Also, how do you miss the easiest/most useful part of this process? A little bit of compound and polish!!! Doesn't even require power tools, just hand compound, hand polish, and itll look 10x better than what you have now.
Are you talking about after painting it because he started with 100 grit. I am trying to do this. Would you be able to give me a list of what grits I should use before and after putting the paint on.
@@jacksontenny174After paint yes, but I wouldn’t even prep my surface with 400 grit, that’s more for woodwork. Start with 1000-1500 grit, then finish it off with 1500-3000. It all depends on your situation and paint. If you want to be careful just work with a higher grit and take your time and consistently pour water on the sandpaper. Then compound, polish, and you’re all set.
@@rawcasts What should I do if my scratch is enormous, about 100 times bigger than the one in the video? About half of the paint on my side door is gone because I sideswiped a metal sign.
I have 2 small paint chips above my front wheel on the passenger side. Some big car must have scrapped it with their wheel i guess when getting in or out of bay. So annoying they still got me even if I'm parked inside bay plenty space between lines lol. Does compound treat it or should i go paint it as it looks like i can see the black metal and a bit of white of my red car.
@@alexyuwen If it’s 100 times bigger it sounds like the whole panel needs to be repainted, little touch up paint won’t work and it’ll end up looking worse. Spend the couple hundred bucks to just have it resprayed by a body shop or depending where you’re at there’s even mobile touch up experts you can Google.
great video, thanks. I heard from the auto body people I went to for some work on my car, when he gave me a small bottle of touchup paint, that the best place to put the paint is the basement or inside the house where there is not too much temperature variation.
Never use any thing lower then 1500 on clear coat it will leave deep scratches on white you can get away with using 1000 but any other Color you will see deep scratches an buff the whole panel to blend the repair
Quick tip for gm cars…. Inside the glove box there’s a “ service parts identification “ sticker and at the bottom left corner there will be “ BC/CC U 726S “ that was an example of a Silverado I just did yesterday. But if not all then most Gm cars will have it there.
@JayOnOneWheel Quick tip for *modern GM cars*.... Where he showed the QR Code is the exact location for this information, on the B-pillar. All aforementioned codes are embedded in the QR code and beneath the QR code (where the paint code is also embedded) on his 2017 year Chevy Bolt it states 8624 which is the paint code for Summit White for this vehicle. Your information would have had someone going on a wild goose chase - where he found the paint code is where it is located and the car only came in one option for white that year. The days of the RPO code sticker being in the glovebox is most often a thing of the past and is typically (if found there) is typically a carry-over from legacy models and not something expected to continue (see aforementioned information on option QR code which is standard on GM vehicles 2018+).
Great vid, very helpful. What do you do if your paint came out patchy after sanding? Also, I've seen people use polish after sanding? Will that help? Thanks from Japan
I completely agree. I could have done a much better job. The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
What should I do if my scratch is enormous, maybe 100 times bigger than the one in the video? About half of the paint on my side door is gone because I sideswiped a metal sign.
For paint chips the kit you used is fine, but for the large area with missing paint would have turned out much better if you would have sanded, primed with spray, painted with spray, scuffed up surronding area with Scotch Brite pad, blend clear coat spray into scuffed area. subsequently sanding the clear coat after dry with a very fine sand paper, buff and polish.
I am working on a similar sized repair on the hood of a customer's car. I'm a detailer not a body repair guy. Color is white like in your video and the paint touch up I got from the dealer is not a good match. My repair is level with the surrounding paint, I used clear after dry, but the clear did not level well at all. This made me decide to wet sand the clear, but even after a full 24 hours to cure, the clear flakes off as I try to sand. Have tried twice. Any advice? The paint alone does not have enough shine especially right on the front of the hood, it really stands out.
try to mix some paint with clear cote 1:1 and do 2 to 3 layers, sand it out with 1000 grit. Buff it with cutting compound by hand or with polishing mashine.
Summit White is the *actual* color. 2017 Chevrolet Bolt only came in one white and it was Summit White. This same number is also embedded in the QR code.
I did consider getting a new sticker, but it is important to clean up the paint before the sticker goes on. The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
You lost the world at using a razor blade instead of a rubber wheel and 100 grit. If you're watching, just don't do any of this. Find another video, please.
Never sand with metal sand paper without using water during sanding. Pass several incresing sand paper grit that is 800, then 1500, 2000 and even 5000 if you want. Finally polish with any polishing liquid or crean. These steps will make de difference.
This is poor advice as the purpose of wetting the surface when sanding is purely to prevent the paper from clogging and on such a small area, dry sanding the metal to clean any rust off and to texture the surface for paint adhesion is fine. 5000 is superfluous for such a repair and also poor advisement.
I wouldnt use anything lower than 1500 grit paper on car paint. Id use 400 on wood but not on paint, unless you are trying to go back to bare metal for.a respray. Also polish as the final step
hey there, can you tell me where i can find the materials that you have used to repair the paints? i am from Canada. So the direct link of Amazon or any reference would be appreciated
Okay nooooooo :( first sand it down with a 1000-1500 grit than wipe it down with alcohol then PRIMER then a few coats of paint then wet sand with 2000 grit then 2500 grit lastly 2-3 layers of clear coat wet sand with 2500 -3000 grit between each coat.
While it makes for a good video because it's the least possible reflective color and also in the shade (thus preventing any reflections... it's better to not cut an inch of your paint away to bare metal with a razor blade. It hides the damage unless you're looking for it but any sort of a darker color and this large gash would be more noticeable than it already is.
Why didn't you take a buffer to it afterwards? That looks horrible actually. With a buffer you'll buff out the obvious looking patch job you did. The difference in the shade of white paint isn't the issue.
This repair is trash sand the thing with 80 and put a filler, sand with 180 and put a glaze. Sand the whole panel with 320 and put primer from a can, then put base from a can. Reclear the whole panel with 2k from a can. This is a joke
That paper was far too harsh....Should've started at 600 and finished on 2000....Final step should 've then been a polish with a medium compound for a showroom.finish...No way would you have seen any difference against the original paint work then....It looks ok tho.
Do you ever heard “ Çelik Rutuş (in language Turkish) steel retouch ? It is here widely used in Türkiye. It is simple and very effective. I give the link below. ruclips.net/user/shortsINuZifvi-8c?si=VZlprbSqPziWnByJ Mix your original paint with hardener 1/10 ratio. Apply 5-6 times. Results are perfect.
People don't seem to realize that producing paints with color consistency is nearly impossible. Great video, rust prevention is really important.
Tip: Mix the white base with the clearcoat, then apply 2 or 3 final coats on top. It will match. Also, use 1000 grit min. 400/600
is way too harsh and will take out your factory paint in no time.
Thank you - my dad scratched his car and asked me to fix it (I has no clue but feeling braver now !) 👍
Thank you for showing the process. Lot of vids tell you what to do but skip over showing you how it's done. As a visual learner this video was extremely helpful!
No, don’t follow what this guy did, you should use much higher grit sand paper, sand the gloss or use a razor blade, and use a cutting compound and polish to finish it off.
Thabk you from Australia. Very helpful
DO NOT sand your car with 400 grit people please.... Also, how do you miss the easiest/most useful part of this process? A little bit of compound and polish!!! Doesn't even require power tools, just hand compound, hand polish, and itll look 10x better than what you have now.
Are you talking about after painting it because he started with 100 grit. I am trying to do this. Would you be able to give me a list of what grits I should use before and after putting the paint on.
@@jacksontenny174After paint yes, but I wouldn’t even prep my surface with 400 grit, that’s more for woodwork. Start with 1000-1500 grit, then finish it off with 1500-3000. It all depends on your situation and paint. If you want to be careful just work with a higher grit and take your time and consistently pour water on the sandpaper. Then compound, polish, and you’re all set.
@@rawcasts What should I do if my scratch is enormous, about 100 times bigger than the one in the video? About half of the paint on my side door is gone because I sideswiped a metal sign.
I have 2 small paint chips above my front wheel on the passenger side. Some big car must have scrapped it with their wheel i guess when getting in or out of bay. So annoying they still got me even if I'm parked inside bay plenty space between lines lol. Does compound treat it or should i go paint it as it looks like i can see the black metal and a bit of white of my red car.
@@alexyuwen If it’s 100 times bigger it sounds like the whole panel needs to be repainted, little touch up paint won’t work and it’ll end up looking worse. Spend the couple hundred bucks to just have it resprayed by a body shop or depending where you’re at there’s even mobile touch up experts you can Google.
Shouldn't you have used primer to keep it from staining after a few rains and protect better from rust?
That will probably hold up, but when things go down to bare metal, you should etch or put some type of direct to metal primer on there.
Thank you.
It's very easy within your reach to have continue to have sanded the clear coat flush, then polish with a cloth and some compound by hand.
Great video. Learned a lot. Time to touch up the Caddy now.
Great job! Looks much better!
great video, thanks. I heard from the auto body people I went to for some work on my car, when he gave me a small bottle of touchup paint, that the best place to put the paint is the basement or inside the house where there is not too much temperature variation.
I store all my house paint inside a closet inside the house. Never in the garage.
I store all my house paint inside a closet inside the house. Never in the garage.
Thank you so much for this detailed demonstration. Super helpful!
You did a great job explaining this! Now to put it into action on my vehicle!
Thank you Great video, learned a lot. God bless.
No sanding/buffing of clearcoat?
were you watching the video with your eyes and ears closed?
Once the surrounding clear gets decontaminated it'll look better. Back of the car is usually covered in dirt and brake dust.
Thanks for the excellent video, truly helps.
Amazon is your friend for 1000+ grit paper and you can use a pink eraser to wrap your sandpaper over to make a sanding block.
Auto parts stores in town sell every kind of sand paper needed for this.
Never use any thing lower then 1500 on clear coat it will leave deep scratches on white you can get away with using 1000 but any other Color you will see deep scratches an buff the whole panel to blend the repair
Thanks!
Quick tip for gm cars…. Inside the glove box there’s a “ service parts identification “ sticker and at the bottom left corner there will be
“ BC/CC U 726S “ that was an example of a Silverado I just did yesterday. But if not all then most Gm cars will have it there.
@JayOnOneWheel Quick tip for *modern GM cars*.... Where he showed the QR Code is the exact location for this information, on the B-pillar. All aforementioned codes are embedded in the QR code and beneath the QR code (where the paint code is also embedded) on his 2017 year Chevy Bolt it states 8624 which is the paint code for Summit White for this vehicle. Your information would have had someone going on a wild goose chase - where he found the paint code is where it is located and the car only came in one option for white that year. The days of the RPO code sticker being in the glovebox is most often a thing of the past and is typically (if found there) is typically a carry-over from legacy models and not something expected to continue (see aforementioned information on option QR code which is standard on GM vehicles 2018+).
What happened to the final polish by hand?
Thanks! I could do that!
Go for it!
It looks easier than you think
@@Chosen1510 It's not rocket surgery when done on a white vehicle. :)
Great vid, very helpful. What do you do if your paint came out patchy after sanding? Also, I've seen people use polish after sanding? Will that help? Thanks from Japan
Did you wet sand or dry sand?
wouldn't it be better to have used filler primer on that before you did the paint to build that up better.
Very good instruction video, I think if you had finished off machine polishing the area , it would have been even better!
I completely agree. I could have done a much better job. The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
What should I do if my scratch is enormous, maybe 100 times bigger than the one in the video? About half of the paint on my side door is gone because I sideswiped a metal sign.
Don't put it in your glove box, the heat that builds up in your car during the summer will ruin it
Very well explained. Thank you.
For paint chips the kit you used is fine, but for the large area with missing paint would have turned out much better if you would have sanded, primed with spray, painted with spray, scuffed up surronding area with Scotch Brite pad, blend clear coat spray into scuffed area. subsequently sanding the clear coat after dry with a very fine sand paper, buff and polish.
How long did you wait to first sand after doing the last coat of paint ?
I am working on a similar sized repair on the hood of a customer's car. I'm a detailer not a body repair guy. Color is white like in your video and the paint touch up I got from the dealer is not a good match. My repair is level with the surrounding paint, I used clear after dry, but the clear did not level well at all. This made me decide to wet sand the clear, but even after a full 24 hours to cure, the clear flakes off as I try to sand. Have tried twice. Any advice? The paint alone does not have enough shine especially right on the front of the hood, it really stands out.
try to mix some paint with clear cote 1:1 and do 2 to 3 layers, sand it out with 1000 grit. Buff it with cutting compound by hand or with polishing mashine.
How about primer? Is that essential for rust prevention?
If it’s a deep scratch then yeah put primer on first
Very usefull video for anyone who wants to touch up a few spots on a vehicle.. Great Job with Video
Glad to help. Hope it saves you a few bucks. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great, Canada always presents the best of informative people eh.❤best regards 🇨🇦
Your paint code is under the QR code on the manufactur sticker, yours is 8624 - Olympic White
Summit White is the *actual* color. 2017 Chevrolet Bolt only came in one white and it was Summit White. This same number is also embedded in the QR code.
Those dealer touchups never match . those aren’t very good repairs. They’re just good to cover up the dark spots.
Agreed - The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
Thank you so much for this video متشکرم از شما آقای محترم
How much does it cost buy those paint pen from dealership?
Usually $20-$30 depending on dealer, they can also be found online.
I'd put another sticker back in it's place
I did consider getting a new sticker, but it is important to clean up the paint before the sticker goes on. The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
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You lost the world at using a razor blade instead of a rubber wheel and 100 grit. If you're watching, just don't do any of this. Find another video, please.
What about a plastic bumper chip
Never sand with metal sand paper without using water during sanding. Pass several incresing sand paper grit that is 800, then 1500, 2000 and even 5000 if you want. Finally polish with any polishing liquid or crean. These steps will make de difference.
This is poor advice as the purpose of wetting the surface when sanding is purely to prevent the paper from clogging and on such a small area, dry sanding the metal to clean any rust off and to texture the surface for paint adhesion is fine. 5000 is superfluous for such a repair and also poor advisement.
Can one use spray paint instead of a pen?
Yes. It’ll be a lot more even
I wouldnt use anything lower than 1500 grit paper on car paint. Id use 400 on wood but not on paint, unless you are trying to go back to bare metal for.a respray. Also polish as the final step
Shouldn't you use primer on bare metal and then use paint?
Wait… a RAZOR BLADE?? No. No no no no no. $5 will get you a ton of *plastic* edged scrapers designed just for this.
I know some police officers used to cover scratches on their radio car with whiteout.
hey there, can you tell me where i can find the materials that you have used to repair the paints? i am from Canada. So the direct link of Amazon or any reference would be appreciated
Instead of wood you can use a dry sponge
Okay nooooooo :( first sand it down with a 1000-1500 grit than wipe it down with alcohol then PRIMER then a few coats of paint then wet sand with 2000 grit then 2500 grit lastly 2-3 layers of clear coat wet sand with 2500 -3000 grit between each coat.
That surface that youre scuffing, i could swear is the E coat... but im here because i dont know that much
While it makes for a good video because it's the least possible reflective color and also in the shade (thus preventing any reflections... it's better to not cut an inch of your paint away to bare metal with a razor blade. It hides the damage unless you're looking for it but any sort of a darker color and this large gash would be more noticeable than it already is.
Ha ha the reflection shows a guy walking across the street distracted me.
Never take anything to the dealership(stealership).
Uh did you say you used a razor blade??
You put paint on bare metal. You forgot to primer first.....
NOOOO !!!! Not 400 grade. Start at 800.
Razor blade on paint 🤔
This is the wrong color code you put on the car , your car code is 040 bright white, the one you put is different code .
Still the color difference is noticeable
It's not a block Inside of paint. It's a marble or a bb
Why didn't you take a buffer to it afterwards? That looks horrible actually. With a buffer you'll buff out the obvious looking patch job you did. The difference in the shade of white paint isn't the issue.
Great job but at the end it's still unfortunately a Chevy.....
What a completely non-constructive comment. Epitomizing what it means to be a waste of bandwidth. Trolls and fanboys are so cliche, it's 2024.
Wrong. The paint code is in the glove box on a sticker.
ummmmm NEVER use a razor on paint. EVER. This is why.
Why would I take advice from a guy that took a razor blade to a cars paint job?
Step 1. NEVER remove a sticker with a razor blade. NEVER!
It was better before, before clear coat
Fact is You stuffed up😂
White paint from Chevy is known to be complete ass! 💀
Use a razor blade to take a sticker off? wtf?
This repair is trash sand the thing with 80 and put a filler, sand with 180 and put a glaze. Sand the whole panel with 320 and put primer from a can, then put base from a can. Reclear the whole panel with 2k from a can. This is a joke
Great video. I now know how NOT TO DO IT!!
😂
Do not do what this guy tells you to do!!
Paint does NOT match mate
...which I mentioned :) The goal is to clean it up, before it rusts. As long as you can walk past it and not notice the repair, its a win.
Fix looks pretty good to me
Touch up paint will NEVER match. Closest you’ll get is maybe 95%.
That paper was far too harsh....Should've started at 600 and finished on 2000....Final step should 've then been a polish with a medium compound for a showroom.finish...No way would you have seen any difference against the original paint work then....It looks ok tho.
Do you ever heard “ Çelik Rutuş (in language Turkish) steel retouch ? It is here widely used in Türkiye. It is simple and very effective. I give the link below. ruclips.net/user/shortsINuZifvi-8c?si=VZlprbSqPziWnByJ
Mix your original paint with hardener 1/10 ratio. Apply 5-6 times. Results are perfect.
The code is in the glove box