History and Techniques of Car Paint Repair

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