papabear050
05-09-2011, 02:56 PM
Hello all
So I got a pretty deep scratch in my tailgate. It is a metallic gray finish. So I used touchup paint and filled the scratch, applied 3 coats and let it cure 24 hours. I then wet sanded the area with 2000 grit and the problem is I did it by hand. Did not use a block so I ended up applying uneven pressure causing a wave or dimple in the clear coat. The area around the scratch is a little lighter and a oval sized discoloration appeared. It is still grey but the metallic flake i is gone... not sure if I went through the clear coat.... I don`t think I did.... anyway, I touched that spot back up but now it looks worse than before... like a dent.... so should I sand the whole thing over again using a block... or there is nothing I can do at this point?
So I got a pretty deep scratch in my tailgate. It is a metallic gray finish. So I used touchup paint and filled the scratch, applied 3 coats and let it cure 24 hours. I then wet sanded the area with 2000 grit and the problem is I did it by hand. Did not use a block so I ended up applying uneven pressure causing a wave or dimple in the clear coat. The area around the scratch is a little lighter and a oval sized discoloration appeared. It is still grey but the metallic flake i is gone... not sure if I went through the clear coat.... I don`t think I did.... anyway, I touched that spot back up but now it looks worse than before... like a dent.... so should I sand the whole thing over again using a block... or there is nothing I can do at this point?