possible to fix at home?

[Harry.S]

Someone scraped my fender a while back and I was just wondering if it would be possible to repair at home? It's down to the primer

[the barber]

And this where it pays off to have a painter as a friend! Lol
I wouldn't say its impossible with basic painting skills but gotta ask ur self if all the time and materials ur gonna invest in worth just having someone else do it

[Harry.S]

Yeah i need to get a painter friend lol
I don't have a compressor or any paint guns I guess it would be better to get a quote then
thanks

[the barber]

Don't necessarily need a compressor if u could get ur exact paint code mixed into an aerosol-spraycan
should b good,mask, clean area real good sand a bit with some light sandpaper, clear then wax the area to help blend in a bit, I'm not an expert but shouldn't b too noticeable and would save lots of money

[ihaveacamaro]

Take a look at this, it's my favorite link for these types of things:


http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...procedure.html

[Harry.S]

That helps a lot thanks guys
would wet sanding with 1500 remove too much of my clear in that area or will it still be fine for polishing in the future?

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by Harry.S

That helps a lot thanks guys
would wet sanding with 1500 remove too much of my clear in that area or will it still be fine for polishing in the future?

I normally would recommend never wetsanding without taking measurements first, but in this case, the worst case scenario is you go too far and have to get it repainted anyway, which is where you are now. You're right on the crease too, which is where the clear is likely the thinnest.

Give it a shot. With the clear on these cars, I wouldn't necessarily have too much hope for wetsanding, but you don't have much other than the cost of sanding supplies to lose. I just don't necessarily see this being fixed with anything other than a respray given the depth, width, and location of the damage.