Getting rid of bad touch up paint

[BERGS2]

Hello all -

Just wondering if there was an easy way of getting touch up paint off?

My car has been touched up in the past with a badly matching colour which I need to get off before administrating the correct colour.

razor? wet & dry? I saw a bloke at chipsaway who had these thimble sized sanding pads - does anyone know where they can be obtained from?

Cheers,

Tim

[Incorrigible]

If you're repainting it then a DA sander with 80 or 120 grit will do it only needs a flat key before priming

If your only blowing in a small area (not usually advisable and not what you're hinting at) then you MAY get away with wet sanding on a block with 800 paper then blowing it in

How much of the panel/car are you painting ??

[BERGS2]

basically there are a few scratches that have been touched up in a dodgy green - what I was hoping to do was get off/out this paint and finely touch up with new colour flat with that Langka stuff and polish....

I'm not hoping for it to be perfect - its just that the colour jarrs at the moment & i've got hold of a perfect matched touch up kit which i think will look better.

what chances do I have?

by the way - is your house on the market yet?

Tim

[Incorrigible]

Buy my house and I'll throw in a respray of your car

You chances of getting it perfect without spraying it are IMHO very low indeed, you may get it much better than it currently is (especially if you flat and polish the top coat (1200 paper followed by a rubbing compound)) when you say perfect match , is this paint in a tin or what

The amount of effort you're looking at it would only be another half an hour to do it properly

Seriously about the house, it will be on the market in a few weeks

[trader jack]

If it is a brush touch up it will normally come off with a bit of cellulose thinners on a rag! If you cant get hold of any the wifes nail varnish remover should do the trick.

[BERGS2]

trader jack said:

If it is a brush touch up it will normally come off with a bit of cellulose thinners on a rag! If you cant get hold of any the wifes nail varnish remover should do the trick.

seriously?

wont that damage the surrounding paintwork?

[incorrigible]

BERGS2 said:

seriously? wont that damage the surrounding paintwork?

The touch up will almost definately come off, damage to the surrounding paintwork is dependent on the type of paint

Test on an inconspicuous area first