Posted 06 August 2006 - 10:14 PM
Hi antelopeslr5000,
I did a training day at PPG paints on this topic,
they call it "smart repair",
Is repairing 2 pack paint finishes that have small areas of damage,
like less that an A4 page size, ideal for stone chips.
There are repairers who specalise in this form of paint repairs.
can be found in the yellow pages.
example of the repair technique.
For COB finish,
(ie Clear over base)
Basics are,
Rub back the damaged area,
plus an equivilent area around to blend the clear,
apply their clear primer, dry using uv lamp,
apply colour, allow to dry,
apply clear, and apply fade out to edges of blend,
dry in booth or infrared heater,
damage repaired.
Is only suitable for damage not requiring panel beating.
What you have heard about having to repaint a whole panel is usually true for most repairers,
as is faster and gets better reults to strip and repaint a whole bonnet
(for example) than repairing many stone chips.
Cheers
Chris
