Squeaky here

[squeaky]

My name is Jeremy and I am from north Dallas. I have been searching around this site for a while now and thought I might as well join in on the fun.

A little background on me:

I used to work at a motorcycle restoration shop in a little town called Princeton. We specialized in older Triumphs, BSA`s, and Norton`s. (mostly Triumph`s). We did everything in house from custom welding on frames to painting all the fenders and takes.

If anybody has an older Triumph and would like some assistance let me know, I should be able to help, although I couldn`t explain over the internet or phone on how to set the points.

Of coarse, I have a question. I just recently bought a new to me car and it has some fairly deep scratches, some that a PC might not be able to get rid of. Would I be able to use a touch up paint to fill the scratch and then sound it down smooth, or would that be really noticeable?

Thanks,

[Beemerboy]

Welcome to the site from Sonoma County CA

[Poorboy]

Welcome Squeaky yes if you touch them up and carefully sand them down with 2000 or 2500 sandpaper and then polish it could come out just fine...patience is the key

[squeaky]

Thanks, that is basically what I was thinking, but I wasn`t sure. It makes sense to me but I didn`t know if it was going to work out like I wanted. I will post pics of before and after and hopefully get some pointers if it doesn`t come out right. I don`t think that I will have to much of a problem.

[audiboy]

Welcome to DC! Touch up paint and wet sanding with high count grit, like mentioned above, would probably be the way to go. It`s pretty hard to get perfect, but with some patience, those scratches will disappear to the untrained eye. I hope you enjoy your stay.

[Stephan]

Welcome to the group

[Pander5]

Welcome Squeaky. Sound advice has been posted already and I can`t add too much. I`ve done a ton of touchups from rock chips to scratches and it all depends on the depth of the marring. If it`s not through the clear, simply building up the clear is the easiest and best method. You then sand and polish down to the surrounding surface so it`s level again. If it`s down to bare metal or unpainted surface it takes several thin app`s of color paint then clear - then sand and polish. I`ve found a magnifying glass helps assess the initial depth and subsequent progressive steps.

Good luck. By the way, sound like you have a good deal of experience working with some of my favorite bikes!

[squeaky]

Some of the scratches are fairly bad, they owned a dog that they let walk around on the car. I`m some what familiar with paint but only to a point. When it comes to polishing metal then that is where I can shine. T

Thanks for all the help

[Bellydawg]

Welcome from down in the Houston area.

another Texan in the group.

[9D4E420]

Welcome from New Jersey. Enjoy your stay and soak up the great info!

[squeaky]

Thanks everybody for the great welcome.

[bossplaya]

hiya

[tmacsad]

Welcome to D.C.

[Reddwarf]

Welcome to the board from another North Dallas member!

[squeaky]

Thanks everyone. I was wondering if anybody from the dallas area could help me out on where to get some supplies. The only place that I have ever bought waxes from was out in Princeton.