I just finished a 1960 Ford Starliner. I used Model Master’s Custom 2 step Lacquer(base coat, ultra gloss clearcoat) in Dark Cherry Pearl. When detail painting the Chrome trim, I got a bit of chrome paint on the body color, which I touched up once the chrome was dry. But, you can see where I touched up the body color. What can I do to make the body color look uniform? I’ve been building models for ever, but am still some what of a novice when it comes to the paint looking perfect.
Any suggestions, products, etc???
MFP -
To get it to look right, you’re probably gonna have to do what real auto body shops do. Mask off the entire affected section, like a door, hood, fender, etc sand it smooth or a very good feathering, and repaint that section. Most anything else will look like a repair job. That’s why a 1" scratch costs $2000 to fix!!!
Probably some guys here who can do spot repairs on gloss car finishes, I can’t. Flat aircraft finshes, they’re easy!
Archer out.
Try wet sanding the mistake with 2000 wet/dry sandpaper. Try not to break through the clear coat, but just remove the chrome color. Once the chrome paint is removed the spot can be polished with a mild compound or tooth paste (not gel) and waxed. rangerj