| When you scratch or dent your car, removing | | | | available for major damages. |
| the paint in the process, you have five | | | | |
| options regarding the car paint repair from | | | | If the extent of the damage is minor, then |
| which to choose. | | | | the second or third car paint repair options |
| | | | become the most practical, although the |
| The first option - primarily for more | | | | rather primitive touching-up method will |
| extensive damage - is to take your car to a | | | | always show much more so than the method of |
| car paint repair specialist (bodyshop or | | | | paintless dent removal followed by touching |
| crash repair centre) to fix the damage and | | | | in, which is designed to disguise the damage |
| repaint the affected area. Usually this type | | | | to almost invisible. It is important to note |
| of car paint repair job can take several | | | | that paintless dent removal is largely used |
| days. | | | | when there is very minor or no paint damage. |
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| The second option - primarily for minor | | | | Whichever method you choose, it is still hard |
| damage (and if the car paintwork is not | | | | to believe that the "paint" used in car paint |
| damaged) - is to have a paintless dent | | | | repair today originated from a substance |
| removal technician work on it, which will be | | | | comprised of items such as berries, blood, |
| much faster, cheaper and convenient as their | | | | plants, soot and ash, during the cave men |
| mobile service personnel can come to you at a | | | | era. |
| suitable time, rather than you going to them | | | | |
| during your working hours. | | | | As the demand for vehicle paint increased |
| | | | dramatically, technologists were commissioned |
| The third option is to use a SMART repair | | | | to discover faster ways of applying paint to |
| technician (small to medium area repair | | | | automobiles. The three days needed for the |
| technique) as these car paint repair | | | | numerous coats of standard paint to dry was |
| technicians specialise in minor repairs such | | | | hampering supply and a damaged car needing |
| as bumper scuffs and small scratches. | | | | car paint repair was taking almost as long as |
| | | | a new one to finish! |
| The fourth option is to attempt to do the car | | | | |
| paint repair job yourself, although this only | | | | Aside from perfecting the spray gun so that |
| solves the car paint repair, not the actual | | | | greater quantities of paint could be more |
| dent or scratch itself. It goes without | | | | accurately and evenly dispersed over the |
| saying that if you're not experienced in this | | | | shell of a car, "dilutable" paint resins |
| type of work, you could end up doing more | | | | incorporating water were produced. These were |
| harm than good, with a result that is a lot | | | | more environmentally-friendly than previous |
| worse than when you started! | | | | ones, releasing water into the atmosphere |
| | | | upon drying instead of organic solvents and |
| And the fifth option is to do nothing and | | | | are still the ones used today. |
| leave it as it is. Of course, that doesn't | | | | |
| really solve anything, but it doesn't cost | | | | Later, tiny metallic pieces which when |
| you anything either. However, it is | | | | administered would only be a depth of 15 |
| recommended that you at least "touch in" any | | | | microns (15 millionths of a metre) were added |
| scratches to prevent rust forming. | | | | as well as pigments to the paints to vary the |
| | | | car paint palette and choice of car paint |
| Which method of car paint repair you choose | | | | repair materials. To finish, a clear coat of |
| depends on several different factors: the | | | | protective resin was introduced over the |
| cost, the make of the car, the extent of the | | | | paintjob to seal in the paint, add to |
| damage, and your car insurance cover. | | | | durability, and give it that lustrous shine. |
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| If you don't have much money, then the first | | | | This explains why when you take your car to a |
| car paint repair option is eliminated. | | | | garage it takes so long, why paintless dent |
| However, if your car is a Porsche, where the | | | | removal is such good value, and why when you |
| paint job comprises 21 different stages to | | | | do a "touch up" car paint repair job |
| ensure its durability, you may find the first | | | | yourself, it looks so noticeably different |
| car paint repair option the only viable one | | | | from the original manufacturer's paintjob. |