Airbrushing out a scratch

[zippy500]

I have a scratch on my door that I fancy having a go at sorting myself. I have a good quality airbrush and a compressor that I use for modelling and can use that no issues with a good finish.

Is there anything I need to be aware off when attempting to sort my scratch out.

Plan was to fill the scratch with something(undecided as yet) rub down lightly, spray then blend it in.

The scratch is only just nail deep and about 3" long. Just annoys me as its in middle of my door.

Any tips greatly received.

[Anatol]

How do you plan to add gloss to your airbrush touch-in? The finely atomised paint spray from the airbrush will cover matt.

Tol

[zippy500]

Really? Even if it's gloss paint? I have sprayed gloss in the past and it came out gloss finish. There is no laquer on my car if that makes any difference.

[Anatol]

If you're spraying a direct gloss paint onto a non COB finish, it might work, but it will need to be extra extra reduced to spray properly from an airbrush nozzle. Getting a build that looks glossy without solvent trap with the paint that thin could be challenging.

If the colour match is incredibly precise, you could sort out the profile of the scratch (fill it or flat it out), airbrush over the patch, and then use a fadeout thinner to blend the repair into the original finish.

Tricky, even for an experienced professional though...

Tol

[zippy500]

Hmm, well I will have a play, cheers for the advice. If it goes pear shaped non to blame but me ;-)

So out of interest, how would a scratch repair dude do this?

[7even]

zippy500 said:

So out of interest, how would a scratch repair dude do this?

With a spraygun

[360 detailing]

Might be worth trying a detailer or bodyshop to polish out first?

Even if it cant be removed totally then by taking the edges off it you will certainly reduce the visual impact to the poin that you will struggle to see it.

Example on a recent MX5 - The defect is still there but hardly noticable now:-

Before:-






And after:-






Cheers

Ally