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