Rumble GT
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- 2019 Mustang GT prem - Orange Fury with black racing stripes
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Yesterday I parked the car in a Home Depot parking lot for 30 mins, and when I got home I found this on the passenger door:
Now I'm the kinda guy who'd rather park his car far far away from the crowed and walk little bit to the entrance. Yesterday there were quite a lot of empty spaces and my car was parked literally like a lone island in the ocean. How this person ended up parking next to me and made a dent on my door is beyond me.
Anyways shit happens so I'm willing to deal with it. I have purchased and OEM paint touch up pen, some 1500 grit & 3000 grit sandpapers, a polish gun and polish compound, plus some paint thinner. (total under CAD150) This is my first time fixing paint myself. I will post the progress on this thread hopefully get some expertise advises from you guys. Also to help out those of you who's planning on DYI paint repair in the future.
So lets get to business.
First, I deep cleaned the area around the dent, and let it dry. Don't want to create more damage along the way so keep it clean throughout the process.
Then I used 1500 grit wet sandpapers to smooth out the dented areas. It took out the shininess around the dent but I should be able to restore it during the polishing stage. After sanding feel the surface with my finger and make sure it is perfectly flat. Used Q-tips + paint thinner to clean the sanded area and let it dry.
Next, I applied base coat on the dent, let it dry for an hour and apply a second layer of base coat to bring the coloration as close as possible to the original paint. I let the paint set for 2 hours and then apply the first layer of clear coat. Two hours later I applied the second layer of clear coat, not the dent area look like this:
Seems pretty close color wise, the next step will be sanding off the re-colored area to make it flat again before final polishing. Lets see… View attachment 388930 View attachment 388931
Now I'm the kinda guy who'd rather park his car far far away from the crowed and walk little bit to the entrance. Yesterday there were quite a lot of empty spaces and my car was parked literally like a lone island in the ocean. How this person ended up parking next to me and made a dent on my door is beyond me.
Anyways shit happens so I'm willing to deal with it. I have purchased and OEM paint touch up pen, some 1500 grit & 3000 grit sandpapers, a polish gun and polish compound, plus some paint thinner. (total under CAD150) This is my first time fixing paint myself. I will post the progress on this thread hopefully get some expertise advises from you guys. Also to help out those of you who's planning on DYI paint repair in the future.
So lets get to business.
First, I deep cleaned the area around the dent, and let it dry. Don't want to create more damage along the way so keep it clean throughout the process.
Then I used 1500 grit wet sandpapers to smooth out the dented areas. It took out the shininess around the dent but I should be able to restore it during the polishing stage. After sanding feel the surface with my finger and make sure it is perfectly flat. Used Q-tips + paint thinner to clean the sanded area and let it dry.
Next, I applied base coat on the dent, let it dry for an hour and apply a second layer of base coat to bring the coloration as close as possible to the original paint. I let the paint set for 2 hours and then apply the first layer of clear coat. Two hours later I applied the second layer of clear coat, not the dent area look like this:
Seems pretty close color wise, the next step will be sanding off the re-colored area to make it flat again before final polishing. Lets see… View attachment 388930 View attachment 388931
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