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4th August 2008, 11:13 | #1 |
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DrColorchip disaster!
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************************************************** ************* For those new to this thread, please be aware my problem was solved with the very helpful assistance of DrColorchip and users on this forum. ************************************************** ************* OMG - I can't believe what I have done to my bonnet Today was the first day I could work on the car. I took some photos of the road rash on the bonnet. I read the instructions which tell you to smear the paint on the road rash, which I did I have seen other posts where the poster says they feel nervouse at this stage - I certainly did! In fact, I was so nervous, I used a cloth with the removing liqued after 30 seconds. I could not believe the excess paint would not remove Why it will not remove I don't know - I made sure I did this early in the morning so it was cool. I even made sure the sun was behind clouds when I applied it! I only waited 30 seconds before removing the excess! I can't believe I have ruined my bonnet! I guess the only way to proceed now is to sand the excess off then polish the surface to get the shine back - but I don't have a polisher. So it looks like I will now have to spend £200 on a polisher to fix this So, if you are going to smear the paint over your road rash, be really careful - I followed the instructions to the letter and have been left with a disaster!
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That does indeed look a right mess. I hope it can be cut back with a polishing tool. I'm sure someone with a tool will help you out of this predicament.
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Did you use a fair amount of the the removing liquid, you seemed to have put on quite an amount of the paint I wonder if it dried out after only 30 seconds.
BigRuss was touching up his bonnet at the Peterborough Rally yesterday all be it using a paint brush to dab the paint chips but the paint came off with the removal fluid with a bit of encouragement. The six foot test looked quite good with the chips only visible at close range. As Russ stated a bit of practice may be required. The fluid can be used up to 2 hours after the paint is applied if it's still within this time I would try some harder rubbing to try and remove the excess paint. Stubs Last edited by STUBIE; 4th August 2008 at 12:43.. |
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Holy smokes Batman!
Hope you get that sorted Ray, I know how much you care for your car...
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That don't look too good Ray
Have you tried more of the remover on it yet or is stuck ? Sorry to see that especially on your car.
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Oh dear
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Good god that's awful, especially as, like the others have said, it's happened to someone who takes as much care of his paintwork as you! I do hope you can get it sorted.
And please don't forget to keep us updated as to fixes/results, as I'm definately thinking twice about using the stuff after seeing those photos!
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What bitter irony that such a mess should result from the efforts of somebody intent on preserving the good looks of their car. You have my sympathy.
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I would suspect an unwanted reaction to the 'soft' lacquer has completed the curing in a rather swift fashion....
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4th August 2008, 15:43 | #10 |
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whats the guarantee like - there must be something more than "buyer beware" if you've followed the instructions to the letter? Its potentially quite an expensive application...
I'm hanging onto my stonechips - I had thought they were going to become "rare" with all this detailing group buy; now I'm not so sure. |
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