How's that MOPAR touch up paint?
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You wanna use a rubbing compound. just go to the car cleaning section of your auto parts store. Depending on how bad the defects are will depend on how strong of a " cut" you will want. If the are bad start with a heavy cutting compound and work your way down to a finishing or polishing compound. what I use is Maguires ultimate compound cuts good to remove defects but the cut brakes down so there's not much need for other compounding. Though its hard to see how bad your defects are I would say use the ultimate compound but you may need a stronger cut. Few dollars and some time might pay off compared to good chunk of change at a body shop.
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Do note that this will not fix problems where paint is missing. Will fix Scuffs and blemishes if that soft scratches too but as long as there are not to deep. To see if they are to deep run your finger nail perpendicular to the scratch. if your nail catches in the scratch groove it's too deep. For bugs and other road contamination that collects on the front over time use a clay bar. Also can be found at auto parts store
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Do note that this will not fix problems where paint is missing. Will fix Scuffs and blemishes if that soft scratches too but as long as there are not to deep. To see if they are to deep run your finger nail perpendicular to the scratch. if your nail catches in the scratch groove it's too deep. For bugs and other road contamination that collects on the front over time use a clay bar. Also can be found at auto parts store
I'm gonna take it to a body shop for a quote. I don't want to bed line or plasti-dip it. I guess I could scuff it down, order 2 cans of MOPAR paint, spray it, and clearcoat it. Was told to just get some Duplicolor cleat-coat from Lowes.
Thanks for all the suggestions though, everyone!
Last edited by NLangan; 06-03-2013 at 07:17 PM.
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It sounds like you are on the right path, but just an FYI for folks. The MOPAR spray paint will NOT work on the painted fenders or grill. The MOPAR paint is a lacquer. It will go on real nice, but with in minutes it will shrivel up like a slinky and look like crap. When you wipe it off, it will take the original paint with it. Good luck man. I had to have a fender painted at the shop. $200.
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Be careful mixing paint and clears of different brands. I went to the paint store and bought enough paint, reducer, and clear to do prolly half of the jeep for $200-300 (I don't recall now) but it was strongly recommended that I go with the same brand clear as the paint.
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