scraped metal under the paint repair help - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DarkestBuddha · 06-18-2013, 12:29 AM

So i dont know how this happened but i found a small paint chip that went so deep is scraped the metal under it.
I was thinking of maybe just using compound and then opticoat over it. or use some touchup paint then sand it and coat over it (wax?)
not too sure yet.

What would you guys recommend?

sorry for bad pics
the really bright part in the pic is the metal from the flash on the phone

CBR600RR · 06-18-2013, 12:39 AM

Touch up paint - done

switchlanez · 06-18-2013, 01:52 AM

Do you really see metal? I see factory anti-chip/urethane doing its specifically intended job (preventing knicks into bare metal). If true, just do touch up. Or if you do see metal, you may apply one of those rust inhibitors (seen some at my local auto parts shop) before the touch up.

DarkestBuddha · 06-18-2013, 02:06 AM

yea i can see all the layers under the paint and the metal.
my biggest concern was it rusting and just getting bigger.
ill look for that rust protection thing and see if i can get some touch up paint from the dealer.
althougth i bought my car from out of state. i dont know if they will send any.

any recommendations on the rust protection?

root · 06-18-2013, 03:37 AM

If there's no rust not much point on putting rust inhibitor before the paint. The stuff I'm thinking of converts rust to something more inert and paintable. I'd just clean it real good, then touch up paint it.

j2digit · 06-29-2013, 01:29 PM

wouldn't hurt to apply a sealer also. thicker is better, more protection for the new paint as well.

infinite012 · 06-29-2013, 01:47 PM

Car is totaled. Scrap it and buy a new one.

Muaddib · 06-29-2013, 02:10 PM

I'll buy that for a dollar.

06-18-2013, 12:29 AM	#1
DarkestBuddha Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ limited GBS Location: SoCal Posts: 378 Thanks: 27 Thanked 122 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	scraped metal under the paint repair help So i dont know how this happened but i found a small paint chip that went so deep is scraped the metal under it. I was thinking of maybe just using compound and then opticoat over it. or use some touchup paint then sand it and coat over it (wax?) not too sure yet. What would you guys recommend? sorry for bad pics the really bright part in the pic is the metal from the flash on the phone

06-18-2013, 01:52 AM	#3
switchlanez Glorious BRZ Master Race Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Subaru Libird Location: Race Wars Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 2,719 Times in 1,079 Posts Mentioned: 110 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do you really see metal? I see factory anti-chip/urethane doing its specifically intended job (preventing knicks into bare metal). If true, just do touch up. Or if you do see metal, you may apply one of those rust inhibitors (seen some at my local auto parts shop) before the touch up. __________________ << BUILD THREAD >>

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DarkestBuddha Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ limited GBS Location: SoCal Posts: 378 Thanks: 27 Thanked 122 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	yea i can see all the layers under the paint and the metal. my biggest concern was it rusting and just getting bigger. ill look for that rust protection thing and see if i can get some touch up paint from the dealer. althougth i bought my car from out of state. i dont know if they will send any. any recommendations on the rust protection? Last edited by DarkestBuddha; 06-18-2013 at 03:20 AM.

06-29-2013, 01:29 PM	#6
j2digit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2000 Integra LS, 2013 FRS Firestorm Location: Bikini Bottom Posts: 271 Thanks: 108 Thanked 74 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wouldn't hurt to apply a sealer also. thicker is better, more protection for the new paint as well. __________________ "Power is nothing without Control"

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root Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Raven FR-S Location: Hawaii Posts: 268 Thanks: 4 Thanked 80 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If there's no rust not much point on putting rust inhibitor before the paint. The stuff I'm thinking of converts rust to something more inert and paintable. I'd just clean it real good, then touch up paint it.

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