Dust Nibs in show car

[salty]

Long long story, short (on car). Got a call about excessive dust nibs on 68 black fastback Mustang. The paint job was done at least a year ago, in a new paint booth, and has much dust nibs and a couple runs-in the worst places. Painter went out off business right after, part of the story.



Razor blade them or nib file. Or just wet sand the panel. Not the easiest car to sand.

[C. Charles Hahn]

Long long story, short (on car). Got a call about excessive dust nibs on 68 black fastback Mustang. The paint job was done at least a year ago, in a new paint booth, and has much dust nibs and a couple runs-in the worst places. Painter went out off business right after, part of the story.



Razor blade them or nib file. Or just wet sand the panel. Not the easiest car to sand.

This far out from being a fresh paint job, I`d just wet sand the panel(s). Especially if there`s a ton of nibs doing it any other way would probably be even more tedious and not yield as good of a result. That also gives you the chance to flatten any orange peel at the same time.

[JohnKleven]

Nib the dust with 1000 grit on a da if you have one, but a run you will need to shave off with a razor blade, then sand and polish. Best if luck.

[bryan]

wow, this is cool, I have a 69 fast back with the same issue, only the paint is slightly fresher. Best of luck, take some pics.

[C. Charles Hahn]

Nib the dust with 1000 grit on a da if you have one, but a run you will need to shave off with a razor blade, then sand and polish. Best if luck.

Depends on how much clear there is to work with; I`ve removed runs with 800 grit on a DA before and it worked great. No shaving needed. Though there was a ton of material there to work with so I wasn`t worried about cutting through anything.

[salty]

There is suppose to be three coats of clear, but the shop was also to sand and polish the car before returning. So it is a little sketchy.



The problem is the guy has been ripped off so many times on this car build, that I am trying not to do a full wet sand. But as Charles said it might be faster to just do the whole car. He has not drove the car in over 3 years and rarely has seen it in that time. He is in Calgary, 500 miles away.



The paint runs will be a problem as one has about an inch of work space between sharp corners and the other is right below the side scoop.

[C. Charles Hahn]

There is suppose to be three coats of clear, but the shop was also to sand and polish the car before returning. So it is a little sketchy.



The problem is the guy has been ripped off so many times on this car build, that I am trying not to do a full wet sand. But as Charles said it might be faster to just do the whole car. He has not drove the car in over 3 years and rarely has seen it in that time. He is in Calgary, 500 miles away.



The paint runs will be a problem as one has about an inch of work space between sharp corners and the other is right below the side scoop.

Well if the problem is that the body shop didn`t do a proper job of finishing out their work (the dust nibs and runs should have been handled by them), why can`t the guy go back after the shop and have THEM pay your bill? That`s sure what I`d be trying to do if I were in his shoes.

[salty]

The shop went out of business right after. Sort of. Was a car build shop and closed. Then came back some time later as a collision repair shop.

[C. Charles Hahn]

The shop went out of business right after. Sort of. Was a car build shop and closed. Then came back some time later as a collision repair shop.

Ouch. I hate when that kind of crap happens

[salty]

Yes nice car build goes bad.



John, yes I have DA, 1500/3000, just not the easiest car to deal with though.



No paint gauge. But orange peel will be enough to guide me, if I decide to do it.

[JohnKleven]

You can make a stripe down the paint with a sharpie, and just sand enough to remove the sharpie mark, this will be a guide to see the bottom of the peels.





John

Yes nice car build goes bad.



John, yes I have DA, 1500/3000, just not the easiest car to deal with though.



No paint gauge. But orange peel will be enough to guide me, if I decide to do it.

[togwt]

This small hand-held tool is capable of getting into very small / restricted places. 3M Perfect-Itâ„¢ Denibbing Tool

a lightweight, cordless, handheld mini-sander, powerful enough to remove paint nibs and some paint runs, with a built-in battery life indicator, the tool fully recharges in its docking base within 30 minutes.

[salty]

You can make a stripe down the paint with a sharpie, and just sand enough to remove the sharpie mark, this will be a guide to see the bottom of the peels.





John

Good idea.