Just Joined - Need Help with paint Damage

tavert91 · 05-26-09, 05:49

I am looking for help repairing some paint damage given to our 2006 Mountaineer in a parking lot last week. Fortunately, it is only paint on a door bump panel (plastic) but it is about a 1x1 inch - larger than a simple paint pen or touchup brush can fix. Since the area is on a door, it is a verticle area. I have no paint equipment and plan on using rattle can materials.

My question is this. After cleaning the damaged area, are these the right steps to follow:

1. Apply adhesion coating since the piece is plastic.

2. Apply base color coat and sand it level with the surrounding area using progressively finer grit, wet sandpaper understanding this will also scuff the surrounding clearcoat of the original finish.

3. Apply 3-4 coats of clear coat to the area and feather out to surrounding area.

4. Using a DA, polish the area with Meg's 83 until uniform and then add a good wax top coat.

Am I going in the right direction? Can anyone suggest a better way to approach this? Any help or advice would be appreciated.

DavidB · 06-01-09, 10:34

Welcome to Autopia!

A picture of your damage would help the experts here give you feedback on what can be done.

tavert91 · 06-01-09, 06:43

Thanks for the acknowledgement. Unfortunately, I can't provide a picture since I already went ahead with the repair over the weekend.

Results were "OK" but next time I will do 2 things differently. First, I only had a brush vial of tough up paint. I should have gotten a spray can. Second, I would have done a better job of blocking and feathering the paint and clear coats. I wound up with a tape line that was real hard to polish down. Fortunately it is on a lower panel and is not very visible.

I look forward to asking for additional advise on a '91 Pontiac Trans Am as I attempt to repair some old road rash on the hood and front facia. After 150K miles, it deserves some TLC and I want the results to be the best I can achieve without a complete re-paint.

DavidB · 06-03-09, 07:51

The most important thing is you got in there and did it. There's nothing like hands on experience.