I hear its easier to use than BMW's own paint.
But I also hear the good results aren't as good as BMW paint.
Right now, I've sort of filled in the chips with BMW paint. (Perhaps there's some more bits to fill).
So basically I'm at finishing off stage.
I've also bumped into a prof detailer who...
PS Sorry this is probably a silly question here. You would recommend I flatten the touchup to be fairly smooth with the surrounding area first?
ie with 1500 grit, or a sanding pen?
My chip repairs are currently "mostly flat", but one or two are a little raised right now, compared to the...
Hi Mike.
Thanks for all your detailed info.
I'm keen to give some sort of polishing or compounding or machine work a go.
I know I don't want to use too much compound, maybe not too strong a compound. And not leave the machine on too long or have it too hard or fast.
But I'm keen to at least try...
Prep Pen - Adjustable Sanding Pen
This was the type of pen I used. Its glass fibres. You can set it to long, where the fibres bend and act softly. Or short, and you can really push down harder to get the equivalent of a lower grit. It doesn't seem to leave noticeable "channels" in the way a...
Brilliant thanks.
1) Would it be ok to sand down using the abrasive pen on the "gentle setting" ie having the fibres long in the pen? Would 3000 grit get out the marks it leaves?
I'd decided to redo the paint touchups first time around, and sanding down with 1500 on an eraser tipped pencil...
Hello all.
Question: should I 3000 grit sand OR use a compound then polish OR just a medium strength polish?
I'm a "weekend warrior" learning on the job. I have a rotary polisher (Silverline 264569) lots of sandpapers and an abrasive pen.
Background
I'm on the last stage of a stone chip and...