If you want to spray it, there's a kit with a pressurized can of air and
small glass jar to hold the paint - thekit is only around $6 or $7 and
works pretty well... have seen them at walmart but you're more likely to
find them at parts places selling paint supplies to local jobbers and
hobbyist..
Good luck -
LarryT
91 300D
On 6/21/2013 6:52 PM, clay wrote:
They feel poorly, but you will never know it. They got all up in my face. it
was my fault for not doing it all myself.
I will use padding and blankets next time. I had the neighbor assist me last
year and it came right off and on the cart with no trouble. He also helped put
it on in the fall.
Might be glazing. I looked at a few options like DR. Colorchip and
ScratchWizard. Wizard uses something like the glazing to fill the scratch and
has a solvent to wipe it off where it overflows. Then you do the same daub and
blend as colorchip. Both offer color match based on factory code. I checked
local body shop supply retailer and they will mix a pint for $100. Meant to be
used with a gun, but I am told it will do an adequate job with a fine brush.
I am sure the dealer can source a paint pen, or I can remove the ox harness and
have it sprayed. I will see what the best options are
clay
On Jun 21, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 20/06/2013 8:37 PM, clay wrote:
I injured by back in the garden and was unqualified to remove the hard top on
Frosch for the season. I figure having two strapping boys (idiots, it turns
out) on hand I could just use them.
I got the front unhooked and pulled the crank to release the rear latch, which
freed the top for removal. Had the big boy on the street and the smaller one
(13) at the kerb to allow it to be level going back toward the waiting cart. I
told them to pull up and then hold it straight and stead, then to slowly
advance along the rear to the cart.
Smaller one decided to think, instead of act, and the larger moved faster than
him, so the top is sitting an inch above the deck as they move, it twists and
gouges out the paint on the smaller boy side. Abrasion on the larger child
side at the fender edge to the trunk. Now it looks like a bear mauled the top
cover. Claw marks go to the primer/base in some places and are almost six
inches long.
Anybody have a reasonably simple approach to repairing this? I am not looking
for a pristine, body shop job. Just want to fill the gash level, then apply a
coat of paint (DB 861) and mayhap some clear to keep the car from rusting. The
car will get repainted at a much later date.
clay
So, did your boys feel bad about what happened?
Would you do it different next time? (not trying to be mean - but could you
have covered the area with a blanket/tarp/ etc?)
As to repair - standard stuff I suppose, just fill with something and paint
over it. The name escapes me but there is some sort of filler in a tube that is
used to fill little imperfections prior to painting. Glazing compound or
something like that?
Think how much worse you would feel if this had happened after the new paint
job.
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