touch up technique

[Rancho Deluxe]

Hey Barners, Got little chips in those beautiful black enameled fenders? Look at this technique for fine finish repairs. Those built up blobs that result from brush touch-ups should yield to this basic technique. I'm gonna try it but I'll switch to rubbing compound much lower in the grit sequence. Good Luck, Rancho
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I'm editing this to add material and bring it back to the top. I finally had a chance to try this technique out. Mainly it's the razor part; all the dyed superglue part is specific to the repair and finish in the video, not to a Model A fender. Most woodworkers are familiar with fine scrapers made from probably an old saw blade segment or some other steel sheet metal. But this was the first time I had seen one made with a razor blade. And the tape trick, boy that works great! My first try on a little brush-applied chip fill-in spot was truly easy and impressively successful. Of course the fill and finish on the car is black auto enamel and it is aged to a fully cured state. The blade levels it down easily and the treated area is entirely confined to the blob. Then, at least in my case, sanding was not necessary. I went directly to my rubbing compound in a finger sized spot. It shined right up, matched the fender and gave an invisible repair. I really recommend this technique to level a touch-up repair and make it vanish. Rancho