Tips To Touch-Up Paint Scratches Of A Car

The dents and scratches on a car’s body have become inevitable in today’s heavy traffic conditions. Sometimes even small scratches on any part of a car’s body like doors or hood can prove real road presence spoiler for your car. A scratch, no matter how small or how big, should be fixed immediately as it can not only leave an ugly rust spot on the car but can also damage the body paint in a longer run. Here are some simple instructions to touch up these unfortunate scratches on a car’s body.
Preparation: – For touching-up a scratch on a car you need to have necessary tools and supplies for the task that comprises of a brush cap bottle of paint similar to your car’s color, automotive touch-up clear gloss, rubbing compound, solution of mild soap and water, wire brush and de-greaser.
Procedure: –

1) First of all clean the affected area with help of mild soap and water. Dip a clothe in the soap-water solution and clear the scratched spot carefully. Even small remaining of dust or dirt can ruin-up all the handwork you done while touching it up. You can take help of de-greaser to remove the grease/wax from the affected area, if required.
2) If the scratch is a few days old and rust has started surfacing on the scratched area, use a wire brush to remove the rust. You can also take the help of rush treatment chemical if the wire brush is not effective.
3) After cleaning the rust, its time to give the rust spot a light coat of automotive touch-up clear gl0ss and allow the paint to go dry completely.
4) Now its time to do the most fun part of this touch-up exercise. Apply a few coats of color paint on the affected area. Remember every coat should have at least 20 minutes gap.
5) As soon as the color paint goes dry, its time to apply a few coats of clear gloss paint (again with a 20 minutes gap).
6) The touched-up area would take at least 48 hours to go dry completely. After that, rub the rubbing compound on the newly painted area with the help of a soft cotton cloth.
7) Congratulations! You have done what could have easily costed you a few thousand rupees at a car repairing garage.

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