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Got-r-done Got all the nibs leveled...99-100%. I couldn't get Unigrit Blocks to work as well as I thought. It seems that I was working on a lot of surfaces with just a slight curve. I glued small round pieces of 1500 and 2000 Unigrit paper to the ends of new lead pencil erasers. I found...

David, Thanks for the above post. It's most informative. Tom :cool:

Time to "start fishing, no more cutting bait". You will not be happy until the stripes are gone. Have it repainted and talk a lot to the person who will be doing the paint. As I said before, the door needs both base coat and clear coat. The base coat must be blended into the adjoining panels...

Yep, I know. It's a "funky" curve, but it frequently makes the paint look like a mis-match. Tom :cool:

I have never heard of a finished panel being sent from the factory as a replacement. Even if they did do this, the paint could be slightly different. The doors are on the car when it is painted. They are not painted separately. You need to talk to more than your salesman. The service manager...

Yep....and I have to remind myself of this frequently. :xyxthumbs: Tom :cool:

Re: Removing nibs in factory paint (Still need some help...3/8/12) Part 2: I do have 3M Finesse-It Nib Eliminator Discs (1 3/8" wet-or-dry 1500 grit with a scalloped edge to eliminate edge cutting). They fit on a 1-inch diameter Foam Nib Sanding Block. The foam block does have a bit of...

Re: Removing nibs in factory paint (Still need some help...3/8/12) The Unigrit Block are working fine on the flat surfaces. I still need some advice before I tackle a few on some curved surfaces. I know that the Unigrit blocks can be shaped but I don't I have the "talent" to do that. The...

I have seen several new Camaros where the driver-side door paint did not seem to match the front fender...both metallic and non-metallic. I noticed especially on a yellow one. So there really is something going on with the paint or body panels. Whatever, you have one and it bothers you...

I am really sorry that you are having problems with your new Camaro. Darn cool car. I too have problems with factory paint on new Ram pick-up. My blems are not as bad as your...dust nibs in the paint. The method suggested by the salesman..removing the door and repainting it... it is not the...

You are most welcome. Tom :cool:

OK... a couple of nibs on curved surfaces. Very small nibs. Glue a piece of 2000 Unigrit paper on small eraser? Tom :cool:

With the temperature in your part of the world I'd wait at least a week. You may want to thin the dealer's paint with automotive lacquer thinner and with a fine artists brush (darn fine) go over the scratch several more times. Apply paint in one direction only. Do not go over wet paint. I'd...

Good luck...be sure to take your time. Last summer I did a chip repair on one of my Harleys (solid black) and used the same process. Can I see the repair? Yep, if I look closely. No one else would ever notice. I spread the Harley repair over a couple of weeks. You are dealing with a...

Whoa.......I think that you should have an experienced detailer of a body shop guy check out that scratch before doing anything. From the photo, it appears much too deep for wetsanding. Will a fingernail catch as you move it across the scratch. If so it is too deep for correction with...

I presently use a Porter Cable 7424 for most of my polishing and wax applications. On my Harleys, I change over to a 3.5 inch backing plate and four inch pads...not necessarly the handiest thing to do. I know that the 3 inch polisher will be much lighter than the PC, but will it "get-r-done"...

I missed the class at Jimmy Buff-it's. Planned to go, but plans didn't work. What's Zaino? :D Tom :cool:

My point and shoot camera wouldn't pick them up. They're pretty darn small.. Tom :cool:

Thanks, Mike. Just checked...we go back a long way...Meguiar's Online, February, 2004; Detail City, May 2003; Autopia, May 2003. I am still a bit of a perfectionist. Maybe I should buy my casket now to make sure that it is properly detailed. :D Tom :cool:

I thought that I might as well post on this forum too. (Mike, I hope you see this.) I want as many opinions as possible before doing anything. I don't want to mess up. I have a new white Ram pickup. There are very small paint nibs in several places in the factory paint. You need very good...