Do not repair damaged car paint casually

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This post was last edited by cflt111 on 2016-9-14 07:41. Do not repair damaged car paint casually. When a new car is received, the part that is most prone to damage is its paint. The paint can be damaged by accidental scratches or careless car washing. 　　Generally, for minor scratches, the marks on the paint surface turn white. The paint surface was scratched, but the primer was not exposed, so there was no need to repaint it. By polishing with coarse wax or applying wax several times, the scratches will gradually disappear. 　　In the case of more severe scratches, if the color of the underlying primer can be seen, please take another look at the area where the damage is located. Generally, parts such as bumpers, mirrors, and the fenders on some vehicles are made of engineering plastics and do not rust. 　　Other than looking ugly, there’s no major problem. Whether to repaint or not depends on the owner’s preference. 　　But if these severe scratches appear on other parts of the vehicle, repainting will be necessary; otherwise, even a small damage can cause the steel plates to rust, and at that point it will be difficult to prevent rusting even with repainting. 　　For touch-ups, it is also necessary to choose a qualified professional painting shop. It is impossible to achieve satisfactory painting results without skilled painters and dust-free, high-temperature painting workshops. 　　Another thing to remind everyone is to never believe in the so-called original paint repairs claimed by some repair companies – that’s impossible. The reason is simple: the original factory painting process requires baking at a high temperature of 200°C. 　　If the finished vehicle is repainted using such a process, it’s likely that no part of the vehicle will be able to withstand it. Therefore, the paint used for touch-ups is specifically designed for low-temperature drying, and it is not the same as the original factory paint. 　　Secondly, the color of the repair paint is prepared before the repair is carried out. The reason was mentioned earlier: due to the length of time it has been in use, the paint on the vehicle has started to fade. Relying solely on repainting using the original factory color will result in significant color differences. 　　To match the vehicle’s current color as closely as possible, on-site mixing is the only option. Furthermore, in order to minimize color differences, even if only a small part of the vehicle body needs repainting, the technicians will repaint the entire related section of the vehicle body. 　　For example, if there is a part of the door that needs to be repaired, the repair shop will usually use a guard strip as a boundary and spray paint the entire upper or lower half of the door. In this way, even slight color differences are not easy to detect.