Smart As Paint How to repair a scratched

[coshaugh1]

i love it when people are good at what they do

[peterwilkinson121]

@coshaugh1 Thanks for the nice comment! Please take a look at my recent videos.Regards, Pete

[WOUTERR100]

The result look's good! Is there no any dust in the clear coat and base coat?

[peterwilkinson121]

@WOUTERR100 Hi, Sorry for the late reply but I have been unable to post comments.Surprisingly, most dust / dirt tends to come off the job, out the gun or off the sprayer, though it obviously depends on your local atmospheric conditions.

Regards, Pete

[chrisgowen]

hi there, what is the name of the lacquer your using? thanks

[peterwilkinson121]

@chrisgowen Hi, I was using Lechler water based laquer on this one. Sorry for the late reply but I have been unable to post comments

[jonofc1]

Great job Pete

[peterwilkinson121]

@jonofc1 Sorry for the late reply but I have been unable to post comments. Thaks for the kind words!

[RelentlessIntentions]

How much would you charge for that repair curiously?

[peterwilkinson121]

@RelentlessIntentions Hi, Bumper scuffs like the one in the video are £50 including materials.

[kcvous]

Good job !

[peterwilkinson121]

@kcvous Thanks, I'm hoping to load some more with better sound.

[dred770]

this take to long 4 me

[lionboy81]

Also I'm getting a devilbiss smart repair gun, is a 0.7 fluid ok for primer, paint and laquer?

[peterwilkinson121]

@lionboy81 The Devilbis gun will probably spray it, but my advice is to get a 'cheepy' or two for spraying primer. Otherwise you will find yourself spending a lot of time cleaning your good gun, or ending up getting foreign matter in your top coat (very annoying)

[lionboy81]

Cool thanks, just looks from the vid like you've sprayed over the bit that isn't flattened

[peterwilkinson121]

@lionboy81 I have flatted the area sprayed, unfortunately my editing doesn't show it, but its best to flat a greater area with 1500 wet/dry as it will always polish out.

[lionboy81]

do you not have to laquer the whole bumper?? do you do one thick heavy coat for the laquer, or build it up with a few?

[lionboy81]

do you not have to laquer the whole bumper?? do you do one thick heavy coat for the laquer, or build it up with a few?

[peterwilkinson121]

@lionboy81 Hi, No, you don't need to lacquer the whole bumper unless your repair is very large. Build up the lacquer as per the system you are using, then 'fade out' the repair by applying a thinned out coat around the edge of the repair.You'll see me doing this if you watch again. Good luck!

[RMIA25]

Please please help me i got a sick sick neighbour living next to me that is scratching my brandnew car what do i have to do!!!

[peterwilkinson121]

@RMIA25 Set up a video,catch him in the act, then call the police! I wish you luck.

[GA30901]

@RMIA25 Yeah call the police man.

[goog1967]

like they say video tape him,get the police involved and once it dies down I would beat the bastard to within a inch of his worthless life!!!

[yukonrott]

this guy rocks! ive been doin body work for about 8yrs now and i learn somethin new every day. this guy is by far the best person to explain things. if you watch the "moron village" videos... if u know what im hinting at then uve seen them and if not then substitute moron with expert and u will have wasted precious minutes of ur life watchin their videos. ive posted rude comments on their videos cuz they suck. anywho keep it up peter

[peterwilkinson121]

@yukonrott Thanks for those kind words! I hope to put some better vids on soon , but I am so busy in this good weather and work must come first. Good luck with your bodywork.

[courageouszombie]

can this be done on a car door scratch? aprox, 12 inches long? its form a parked car door bumping it, so its deep

[peterwilkinson121]

@courageouszombie Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Yes it can be done, it may need to have the whole door resprayed and possibly a fade out into the adjoining panels. If you live in the South East of England I could give you a quote. If not, good luck with the repair! Regards, Pete

[Kanayoo]

@courageouszombie

Hello I have a 95 nissan maxima and i just got a nasty car from a column. What tools would you think i would need to fix the scratch myself.

[peterwilkinson121]

@Kanayoo Hi, You will need a rubbing block, 400 and 800 wet and dry paper, a bucket.You will , of course need some spraying equipment. You haven't said if it is a metallic or'solid' colour and if there are any dents,so techniques will vary. Send me a few more details and I'll try to help.

[172jonno]

hi peter, thanks for taking the time to explain. great video btw

[172jonno]

how do you blend the clear coat into the existing clear without is showing?

[peterwilkinson121]

Hi 172jonno , Quite easy really. After you have got enough clear on, tip out the lacquer from the gun and dilute a bit 50/50 with fade out thinners (If you haven't got any, ordinary thinners might do, but it will depend on your paint system) Make sure your gun is spraying the thinned clear, then carefully 'flick' a thin coat around the edge of the repair. This is shown in the video so good luck!

Regards, Pete

[rachyrooroo]

Hi Peter,

Firstly great video, apart from the sound problems it was one of the best explained tutorials i have seen on youtube.

Can i just ask how you got into it, are you self-taught?

Also i did not make out what you are using to ensure the colour blends with the rest of the bumper, some kind of rubbing compound i think you say?

[peterwilkinson121]

Thanks rachyroo! I have sent a full explanatory email.

[jbenazzi]

Hi Peter. Great video. Can you post up the answer to rachyroo's question? I appreciate it! Looking forward to more clips from you.

[jiepie1312]

Hi, Did you heard about the Symach system from Italy ?? This revolutioner system. Whe don't work animore with water. look on you tube en put in the letters CQ&S . Bye

[peterwilkinson121]

Symach is new to me. Looks great in a large bodyshop set up, but are there any great advantages for the SMART repairer?

[jiepie1312]

Yes yes Peter. The main thing is the drying time. You have to look on the English website en than you see advantages. It is not only for large bodyshops.

[condorX2]

get a mic plz, can't hear anything, but the rest of the no verbal sound are really loud.

[peterwilkinson121]

Hi, Sorry, it was a very windy day! I'll be posting some better ones in the future.

[peterwilkinson121]

Hi, Sorry, it was a very windy day! I'll be posting some better ones in the future. As I say in the blog, just write if you have a question.

[vtec230]

hey peter nice job!

just across the water myself in Ireland,

what lacquer do you use and how quick is it ready

to sand or do you use infrared or a turbo hardener?? be handy to get somethin i could use at my own house in evenins! PM if you want cheers

[peterwilkinson121]

Hi, Sorry for the slow comms, I've been on holiday. I use a two pack non-isocyanate lacquer ( You could try Smart Express on the net) Or the water based Lechler system, but you will need much better conditions for the water based product as it remains tacky for quite some time. Both are dried using an infra red lamp for a least 30 mins. Thanks for your nice comments.

[leomasterking]

The video is clear cut good. There's only only one flaw----can't hear what u are saying for e.g what grit paper u are using etc....

[peterwilkinson121]

Thanks! The wind rather messed up the sound balance though. You can use 600 grit to rub the repair down. It may be quicker to flat it with 400 grit first, then 600 finishing off with 1200. Make sure you rub each stage down enough to remove the abrasive scratches of the sharp paper though, otherwise the fade out will look horrible, especially on light colours!

[sdsand32885]

@leomasterking he was using 400 at the beginning when he was taking down the damage and 600 when he was smoothing down the primer and scuffing...i usually use 800 to scuff and for primer but 600 does the job just as good...good video im a mobile paint guy as well and this was spot on