Chip Paint Slate Grey Metallic
04-02-2008, 05:48 PM
#1
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Chip Paint Slate Grey Metallic
My nose is all chipped. 88 Slate Grey Metallic.
Anyone found a decent substitute for this color car from the Duplicolor selections.
I tried the GM Medium Grey, but it was too light. At $6.00 a pop, I'd appreciate if someone has already found a good touchup substitute.
Thanks!!
Anyone found a decent substitute for this color car from the Duplicolor selections.
I tried the GM Medium Grey, but it was too light. At $6.00 a pop, I'd appreciate if someone has already found a good touchup substitute.
Thanks!!
04-02-2008, 06:26 PM
#2
http://www.paintscratch.com
Not cheap but you can get the right LY7U stuff, including clear coat and primer if you so desire.
The color blocks aren't really that good on the web (it's just HTML), but I ordered LY5Z (nautic metallic) for my car and the paint is spot on as far as I can tell.
Not cheap but you can get the right LY7U stuff, including clear coat and primer if you so desire.
The color blocks aren't really that good on the web (it's just HTML), but I ordered LY5Z (nautic metallic) for my car and the paint is spot on as far as I can tell.
04-03-2008, 10:04 AM
#5
Not sure about rock chips. I've got about a thousand of them. You can see the white primer beneath. On nautic metallic (dark blue), it's pretty glaringly obvious.
I'm not sure I have the cojones to go after those. They're on the header panel and the hood so if it doesn't look right, it's probably going to be worse than the chip. From what I understand, to really do it right, you've got to slowly build up the color in the chip using a toothpick, and then clear coat, and then wet sand it flat, and polish it out. Even if you can get it right, we're talking about a major time investment here. Having shot nitro cellulose lacquer on guitar bodies ... I've done enough block wetsanding to know that it's not easy to do.
If you want to tackle it, I say practice on some chips that are less obvious (i.e. not on the hood) and build up your skills before doing the front and center ones.
I'm not sure I have the cojones to go after those. They're on the header panel and the hood so if it doesn't look right, it's probably going to be worse than the chip. From what I understand, to really do it right, you've got to slowly build up the color in the chip using a toothpick, and then clear coat, and then wet sand it flat, and polish it out. Even if you can get it right, we're talking about a major time investment here. Having shot nitro cellulose lacquer on guitar bodies ... I've done enough block wetsanding to know that it's not easy to do.
If you want to tackle it, I say practice on some chips that are less obvious (i.e. not on the hood) and build up your skills before doing the front and center ones.
04-03-2008, 01:26 PM
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Awesome thanks.
Prices aren't too bad for what will be an even better touchup fix. Right now I have little silver dots all over the front that are at least keeping rust away.
I need to spray my front spoiler also. A two step, base-clear mix (dupont) that I was going to spray with a paint sprayer was going to run me almost $100.00.
Jeff M. Nice job on the 951. You even have the same momo wheel I want. Like the cup wheels too.
Prices aren't too bad for what will be an even better touchup fix. Right now I have little silver dots all over the front that are at least keeping rust away.
I need to spray my front spoiler also. A two step, base-clear mix (dupont) that I was going to spray with a paint sprayer was going to run me almost $100.00.
Jeff M. Nice job on the 951. You even have the same momo wheel I want. Like the cup wheels too.
