I gave my car a stretch mark. Help. Repairing poor scratch fix.

deadbattery13 · 07-16-06, 01:18

I was trying to fix a keying on my car that goes from the fuel cap cover of the car all the way up the side and then all the way up onto the hood using Duplicolor Scratch n' Fix. Things didn't turn out so great.

1. I used too much primer, paint and clearcoat so the fix rises above the level of the surface of the rest of the car's paint.

2. The wet sanding created haze.

I attempted to attach a picture that illustrates the situation better. My question is, "Where should I go from here?" I would appreciate your advice.

- JB.

steveo3002 · 07-16-06, 02:21

the next stage will be polish that haze away to restore the shine..but without rubbing through the paint, im not really sure what product to suggest as im not from usa

lex89 · 07-16-06, 02:58

What did you sand with? I did 2500 then 3000 on a spot and the haze went away easily with ssr2.5 on a sonus sfx cutting pad.

deadbattery13 · 07-16-06, 04:23

As far as I know the grit was 1500. A very small pack of some 3m product came with the kit. I tried hand buffing it, but it didn't really work. I have no experience with porter cables/electric polishers.