Car detailing tip

[SickBeast]

Yesterday I detailed my car and made a discovery while fixing stone chips. I had messed up using touch-up paint about a year ago. I accentally spilled a couple of drops of paint on my hood. I tried to wipe it off, but it was hot out and it basically adhered to the car like a sticky goo. It left a couple of messy spots about the size of a quarter.

Today I pulled out my dremel and put on the buffing bit (it's white and soft, a little larger than the eraser on the end of a pencil). I put a bit of Turtle Wax onto each of the blemishes, then let the dremel have at it at 35,000 rpm. It took away the excess touch-up paint and buffed it down to exactly the same level as the car's finish! It did not eat away at the car's original paint either! The car looks as good as new now.

I just thought I would share this tip as I have seen guides online that are quite involved.

To fix new stone chips, I used the pointy grinding bit of the dremel to file away any rust, then applied WD-40, then painted. In about a week I will 'dremel buff' it once it has fully cured.

:beer:

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
To fix new stone chips, I used the pointy grinding bit of the dremel to file away any rust, then applied WD-40, then painted. In about a week I will 'dremel buff' it once it has fully cured.

:beer:

Link to the exact dremel accessory you used to get the rust out of stone chips? Thanks. 🙂


My last car had a few dozens chips on the hood when I traded it in after a few years. All I did then was dot touch up paint over the rusted stone chips.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: SickBeast
To fix new stone chips, I used the pointy grinding bit of the dremel to file away any rust, then applied WD-40, then painted. In about a week I will 'dremel buff' it once it has fully cured.

:beer:

Link to the exact dremel accessory you used to get the rust out of stone chips? Thanks. 🙂


My last car had a few dozens chips on the hood when I traded it in after a few years. All I did then was dot touch up paint over the rusted stone chips.

The one at the far left of this image

I used it by hand and just scratched away at the rust. I would imagine that if you used it on the dremel itself it would cut right through your car.

You're better to get rid of the rust otherwise it's just going to bubble up later and destroy both your finish and the sheet metal of your car.

 

[SickBeast]

The bit in the middle of this image is the one I used to buff the excess touchup paint with

 

[SearchMaster]

I have so many chips on my Maxima (210K miles) it would probably take a whole weekend to touch it up but this is a pretty good tip - it's always been kind of a bear to trim off the paint bubble with a razor blade.

 

[SickBeast]

I wish I had taken some before and after pics to show you guys how good a job it does. Next time I get a nasty stone chip I'll do it.

 

[radioouman]

Why do you use WD-40 before paint? That seems like it would cause your new paint not to adhere.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: radioouman
Why do you use WD-40 before paint? That seems like it would cause your new paint not to adhere.

To take out the rust, which would keep the paint from adhering.
Then the WD40 could be cleaned off for the paint.

 

[SickBeast]

Yeah you can use an anti-rust spray without the lubricant, but it was around $10 at Wal Mart and I already had the WD40 so I just used it.

 

[herm0016]

good tip. i may have to try this on some rust spots on my quarter panel