| When you scratch or dent your car, removing the | | | | second or third car paint repair options become the |
| paint in the process, you have five options regarding | | | | most 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 extensive | | | | than the method of paintless dent removal followed |
| damage - is to take your car to a car paint repair | | | | by touching in, which is designed to disguise the |
| specialist (bodyshop or crash repair centre) to fix the | | | | damage to almost invisible. It is important to note |
| damage and repaint the affected area. Usually this | | | | that 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 (and | | | | Whichever method you choose, it is still hard to |
| if the car paintwork is not damaged) - is to have a | | | | believe that the "paint" used in car paint repair today |
| paintless dent removal technician work on it, which | | | | originated from a substance comprised of items such |
| will be much faster, cheaper and convenient as their | | | | as berries, blood, plants, soot and ash, during the |
| mobile service personnel can come to you at a | | | | cave men era. |
| suitable time, rather than you going to them during | | | | As the demand for vehicle paint increased |
| your working hours. | | | | dramatically, technologists were commissioned to |
| The third option is to use a SMART repair technician | | | | discover faster ways of applying paint to |
| (small to medium area repair technique) as these car | | | | automobiles. The three days needed for the |
| paint repair technicians specialise in minor repairs such | | | | numerous 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 paint | | | | paint repair was taking almost as long as a new one |
| repair job yourself, although this only solves the car | | | | to finish! |
| paint repair, not the actual dent or scratch itself. It | | | | Aside from perfecting the spray gun so that greater |
| goes without saying that if you're not experienced in | | | | quantities of paint could be more accurately and |
| this type of work, you could end up doing more | | | | evenly dispersed over the shell of a car, "dilutable" |
| harm than good, with a result that is a lot worse | | | | paint 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 it | | | | previous ones, releasing water into the atmosphere |
| is. Of course, that doesn't really solve anything, but it | | | | upon drying instead of organic solvents and are still |
| doesn't cost you anything either. However, it is | | | | the ones used today. |
| recommended that you at least "touch in" any | | | | Later, 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 choose | | | | a metre) were added as well as pigments to the |
| depends on several different factors: the cost, the | | | | paints to vary the car paint palette and choice of car |
| make of the car, the extent of the damage, and | | | | paint 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 car | | | | seal in the paint, add to durability, and give it that |
| paint repair option is eliminated. However, if your car | | | | lustrous shine. |
| is a Porsche, where the paint job comprises 21 | | | | This explains why when you take your car to a |
| different stages to ensure its durability, you may find | | | | garage it takes so long, why paintless dent removal is |
| the first car paint repair option the only viable one | | | | such 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 the | | | | different from the original manufacturer's paintjob. |