How to Fix a Scratch

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This shows a minor scrape on a Mazda Miata. The scratch was feathered out, primed and painted using BASF paint. There are many ways to get the job done, this is what was done here:

1. The scratch was feathered out using 280 grit paper until each color was seperated around 1/2".

2. Next it was backsanded to allow space for the primer to adhere.

3. It was primed with 2 coats of Glasurit 285-10/20 direct to metal urethane primer and allowed to dry. It was primed with a devilbiss finishline HVLP gun with a 1.6 tip.

4. Next it was blocksanded using 320 paper, then final sanded with some 400-500 grit paper. Using a block is optional there but recommended.

5. After taping it up it was painted using RM Diamont basecoat in 3 coats. Each coat was allowed to flash about 5 minutes before the next one. Then 15 minutes before clearing. An Iwata LPH400 was used to apply the basecoat at about 20 psi.

6. The clear coat used here was BASF DC5335 Glamour clear. It was applied in 2 coats with about 10 minutes between coats. It was applied using an Iwata W400 with about 26 PSI at the gauge.

A few dirt nibs were colorsanded and polished afterwards.

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[HandsofGold92]

Do you ever have to wet sand with your Iwata's?

[jimmo4life]

@HandsofGold92

I've never tried, they'd make a poor sandpaper I'd imagine..........haha... i know, bad joke.. Yes I still have to wet sand and polish whenever I get dirt or the odd run in the clear. The finish is comparable to a factory texture.

[viruxe]

What kind of gloves are those?

[sdhen414]

Comment? You guys only suck!!! Really? The video speaks for itself. That thing looks better than new!!! I learned a lot on your techniques; beautiful job! Thanks for posting this!!!!

[ooCHICOoo]

nice and fast goo job

[Farmer2492]

Beautiful  paint job.I just painted a vintage car first paint job on a car, I painted it with Acrylic it come up Beautiful but a lot of preparation went in to it.is 2 pack harder to spray than Acrylic also is a gravity feed spray gun better than a suction feed would a gravity feed give a better result and shine also do you mix your clear with the last two coats of paint. Regards Farmer

[mario714619]

Da computers don't give u da identical color u gotta mess wit it add a lil this and dat sumtines u get a good match but mostly no u gotta make da color

[mario714619]

Its not soap its sanding paste I mostly use dat after I sand da blend with 1000 just to go over wat I missed

[03green]

good job, looks like you forgot to tape off the wheel did you have a lot of overspray on it?

[rocsvt1]

what type of soap you use for wet sanding?

[MrEricdejesus]

how can i avoid uneven paint color if i'm going to fix the scratches? i got a trouble when i was try to do it becoz it seems different to the original color.