- 1). Scuff the spot in question with a red scuff pad. The pad is the equivalent to sandpaper, but doesn’t leave the hard edges that sandpaper will. Scuff the scratches or peeling paint until they are smooth and can’t be felt with your bare hand.
- 2). Wipe a tack rag across the area to pick up dust left from the scuff pad and any dirt on the surface. Turn the rag over and use the clean side for a second wipe.
- 3). Place masking tape and paper around the spot you are going to spray with primer and paint. Place the edge of the masking tape six to eight inches from the edge of the sanded and repaired area. This lets you paint the repaired spot and allows the overspray to land on the surrounding area, which helps blend the new paint with the existing paint.
- 4). Use wax and grease remover on a microfiber towel to wipe over the area. This removes any fingerprints or old wax contaminants from the surface. Let it dry for 5 minutes.
- 5). Hold the spray paint 8 to 10 inches from the surface of the car. Spray the paint by concentrating on the middle of the spot you want to spray. The overspray will land around the area you want to paint, but it will be thin and not as concentrated as the actual spot of paint. This helps blend it with the surrounding existing paint.
- 6). Spray thin coats over the spot, moving the can left and right, not up and down. Let the first coat dry for 10 minutes.
- 7). Spray a total of five coats over the area, letting each coat dry for 10 minutes before spraying the next one. Let the final coat dry for three hours. Spray paint is thinner than regular automotive paint and provides less coverage, so more coats are needed.
- 8). Go over the dried paint lightly with a gray scuff pad. This smoothes the paint and helps to further blend the new paint with the existing paint. Spray three coats of clear coat paint over the area using the same techniques as with the color paint. Let the area dry for a full day.
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