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True Colors specializes in a variety of techniques to keep your car or motor cycle looking its very best. We specialize in mobile auto body & paint repair, Paint touch up, Minor collision damage, plastic bumper repair, wheel / rim repair, windshield repair, buffing, custom painting, and headlight restoration. All at a fraction of the price of a body shop. Our services have a life time warranty and we offer the highest quality workmanship! So call us today and save time and money.
I painted 2 doors on a Honda Pilot today. This is the second time I repaired this car because of a bad body shop. When I opened the driver’s side doors, I noticed that there were a lot of paint chips in the door jambs of the car (See the video on you tube “Another bad body shop Honda Pilot pt.1”)
From what I saw, it looked like both doors had been replaced do to a previous “T-Bone” collision and not properly scuffed. The customer may want me to repair it a third time if the old paint continues to bubble up and flake off. I can only patch the problem until the customer wants to correctly repair the problem by totally stripping off the old paint and start from scratch. That’s big bucks! To do what was right in the first place (scuffing the door jambs before painting) would only have taken about 3 minutes. The painter/helper at the body shop that had made this repair in the past was obviously drunk, high or did not care (see my “About Us Video”). Because they were lazy or drunk, to fix that 3 min problem will now take 2 to 3 days in a body shop to correctly fix the problem not to mention the cost.
Today I repaired a rear bumper on a Honda Pilot. It didn’t take to long to do. It would have been faster but the bumper had already been incorrectly repaired before in the past, which slowed down the bumper repair process. (See the video on you tube “Honda Pilot pt.2 Bumper repair Beware of body shops”) Some car rubbed up against the bumper causing the paint to crack and fall off because who ever painted this car before did not scuff the bumper for the paint to stick. If the bumper would have been prepared and scuffed properly, the damage probably could have been buffed off. But unfortunately that was not the case for this repair.
I just stocked up my van again with all of the paint goodies. I also bought a tent so I wont have to construct a make shift tent if the weather decides to take a turn for the worst.
A few weeks ago it started to sprinkle while I was doing a bumper repair. The paint was fine; I just had to make a temporary cover for about 15 min until the clear coat dried. Next time I’ll be ready!
Sometimes you can touch up a scratch or chip with out painting or blending the whole panel. I had to mix up some touch-up paint for a dodge charger. The owner’s husband scratched the door with the button of his pants when he got into the car. She was pissed! The scratch was right on the corner of the door, so the touch up was not that noticeable. Now she is not pissed ….ha!
Here are a few tips on do it yourself scratch repair. Lots of scratches can be buffed out with a high speed buffer and some buffing compound. Be sure not to press down hard or leave the buffer on one spot for very long (2 to 3 sec max). Keep the buffer moving. If the scratch dose not come out you may need to wet sand the scratch using 1200 grit sand paper. Carefully and gently wet sand (with water) the scratch out with a circular motion back and forth over the length of the scratch for no longer than 10 seconds. Then aply the some buffing compound and repeat the fist step above. Remember not to press down on the buffer, and it wouldn’t hurt to use a little water for this process. When you are finished be sure to apply some wax or polish to the area. Keep in mind these are only the basics. Most professional can bend these rules and come out with better results than the average person. This meathead is commonly used for cars that have a clear coat. Be extremely careful if your car’s paint job is a signal stage paint job. This means that the pigment and gloss is mixed together and sprayed as one unit. Instead of west sanding the scratch out of the clear coat, you’ll be sanding the pigment…watch out!!! You might want a professional to do this for you. If you have a signal stage paint job with metallic, forget about it! The sand paper will cut directly onto the metallic and leave a smudge like appearance. If the scratch created a dent or ding, the panel will have to be repaired and painted. If you need more info call me… Paul @ (240) 350 4255
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