Using Primer for DEEP scratches... then touch up paint?

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dvn428

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Hey guys,



Well I got a NASTY dent/scratch on my car... and i have no one but myself to blame for it. I was doing pads and rotors on the car at sunday night (Got distracted by the football game) when I tripped over a wire attached to the work lamp that I have set up on a stand. Which then fell and put a BIG dent and a nasty scratch on the rear quarter panel. I plan on bringing it to a paintless dent removal shop to remove the dent. However, I'm still left with the deep scratch (deep as in down to the metal deep).



I was reading the "Autopia Guide to Detailing" for removing deep scratches and they stated that I would need to primer it before i apply the touch up paint (paint code matched at the dealership). Is there a type of primer that i can apply that isnt a "spray" type or a particular brand that someone can recommend.



If anyone has any other ideas of fixing the scratch please let me know.



Any help would be greatly appreciated!



-Dave
 
how dare you defile a WRB rex! you should be ashamed of yourself :cry: lol, just kidding, sh*t happens.



I don't know what brand to reccomend seeing as ive never used primer before when touching up scratches but what i can say is that body shops should be able to give you a few ounces of primer for a few bucks. Try swinging by there and seeing if they can let you buy an ounce or two. if you do have to settle for a spray can primer you could always spray the primer onto a newspaper or something thick enough so that it makes a puddle. Then take a toothpick or something to get the primer into the scratch.
 
Here are the pics :scared:



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First you need a good PDR guy to take out those dents. The a primer the same color as the factory primer or the base coat will not match. For non-metalic pait you can use a brush or toothpic for the basecoat and then clear it.
 
how would you find the exact color of the primer? Based off of the scratch it looks to be a light grey but i cant be certain.



Would i also apply teh clear coat with the toothpick or small artist brush?
 
A local paint and bodyshop supplier can tell you the primer color and mix you up some base coat to match the factory color. I am using an airbrush to do my touch ups. It had a longer learning curve but looks much better that the brush toothpick method. Several of my touhups are almost perfect. I am learing as I go. It cann't look much worse that in does now.
 
If it weren't a metallic color any color primer would do - but like zippymbr said you'll need to find the right color if you want the base to match. When I did mine I just asked at my local dealership/shop and they gave me the paint code for the primer then I went to a local paint shop and had it mixed. I used a toothbrush to do all my touchups, on the really deep ones it took one primer coat then 2-3 "coats" of color, then a clear "coat", then I wetsanded/polished etc... they're 100% gone now, but it does take a little work and patience.
 
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