Touch-up/spray a used car to increase sale value
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I have an 2004 mondeo, ink blue. It is covered in scratches and chips, and I am selling it soon. I have purchased Ford Ink blue 3-part touch-up kit and a can of same colour spray paint. I don't really know what I am doing. Is it worth me bothering? I am concerned I might quite easily make it worse, or at best might only increase value by 100 or something (the car is worth about 1200 maybe. Should I just return the paint to halfords?
I saw a very interesting thread (on another forum) last week where a guy spotted up all the stone chips with a touch-up brush, then wet-sanded over the top to bring them down to the same level as the rest of the paintwork and then finished it with polishing compound. He said you couldn't even see the repairs afterwards. Wet sandpaper and polishing compound cost next to nothing so it can't hurt to try.
PumpkinSteve said:
I saw a very interesting thread (on another forum) last week where a guy spotted up all the stone chips with a touch-up brush, then wet-sanded over the top to bring them down to the same level as the rest of the paintwork and then finished it with polishing compound. He said you couldn't even see the repairs afterwards. Wet sandpaper and polishing compound cost next to nothing so it can't hurt to try.
Have you got a link to this by any chance?Cheers
If you spend some quality time doing it, you can make a good job touching in stone chips. Obviously you've got to make sure the shade is right, depending on age of the paint those kits aren't brilliant. You can get rattle cans mixed which you then spray into the lid to use as a pot. Get a very fine brush and drop the paint in making sure the chip is more than full. I used to leave them a few days to go off then polish/flat/wet n dry back.
I don't agree with doing this if you've got thousands across the bonnet/bumper as it won't ever look right no matter how much time you spend doing it.
I don't agree with doing this if you've got thousands across the bonnet/bumper as it won't ever look right no matter how much time you spend doing it.
Tielst said:
Have you got a link to this by any chance?
Cheers
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...Cheers
SV8Predator said:
If you haven't done it before, then leave well alone.
I had a go on an old 205 and the paint looked like glass afterwards, was better than it cam to the factory, just try it on an old panel or an inconspicuous bit first so you get to know what you can and cant do, read about "Paint correction" on the details forums if you can stay awake long enough.I find on an old car, going round and painting any black bits after a quick rub down with Satin Black works wonders on stuff that looks tired and Grey, obviously take the bits off and mask properly, also, refurbed wheels help if you can do them, new number plates and it just being really clean, especially windows, might not make a massive price difference but it may mean the customer buys yours, try to offer the purchaser of even an aging Mondeo a little bit of it being their new car, clean and presentable, no evidence of previous owners.
I attempted a small task like this and "didn't really know what I was doing". It looked s
t. Leave well alone, I doubt anything but a pro job would do much for resale on a car like that. I'mall for learning and practicing new skills but a bodged DIY fix is worse than all but the very worst wear and tear in my opinion.
t. Leave well alone, I doubt anything but a pro job would do much for resale on a car like that. I'mall for learning and practicing new skills but a bodged DIY fix is worse than all but the very worst wear and tear in my opinion.MX7 said:
Even if you follow the link given? Why wouldn't you give it a go? He's got some great results.
Because there's going to be a level of skill in every step of the process. Nothing to say someone couldn't practise on an old panel but is it really worth shafting a panel for giving it a try? A bonnet looks better with a few stone chips then it does with acne!Gah, I spent a long time repainting some sections of an old white volvo. It took a lot of time and effort, but eventually I got it looking like it never had a problem. The thing is though, some paints match with other paints quite easily, others do not. Blending the new area to the old can be a hassle as well.
On stone chips, I really wouldn't bother.
On stone chips, I really wouldn't bother.
Personally, all depends how bad. I'd just g3, and buff up the car, make it as shiny as possible. If it's 8years old, people are going to expect some form of wear & tear.
Sold my 2005 Focus, with 130k on the clock at 4years old, and it had a drivers door that was shaped like a banana. Trader commented that repaired he'd give me and extra 150 for the car.
To repair, I was looking at 400+
No brainer.
Sold my 2005 Focus, with 130k on the clock at 4years old, and it had a drivers door that was shaped like a banana. Trader commented that repaired he'd give me and extra 150 for the car.
To repair, I was looking at 400+
No brainer.
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