Project Cars

Project Car – Cracked Paint on Rear Quarter How to Repair Quick for Resale

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http://www.howtopaintcars.com/wp-content/gallery/project-cars/quarter-panel-light-damage-01.jpg?i=2045858970My car has a crack in the paint on the quarter panel just behind the passenger door.
The car was shot with black paint from an itr.

Its noticeable and about 3 inches total diameter.

Since Im selling the car shortly and dont really want to deal with painting the whole car , is there a way to just sand the area and have it reshot ?

I know it doesn’t make sense not to do the job right and paint the whole car or at least the whole panel itself but can this be done cheaply and still …

Project Car – How to repair a Parking lot dent on my Quarter Panel

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http://www.howtopaintcars.com/wp-content/gallery/project-cars/quarter-panel-light-damage-02.jpg?i=655880368So someone pulled a hit and run on my car last night and left several large dents in my rear quarter panel.

I’ve been looking at the position and size of the dents to try to figure out how/what happened. The car was parallel parked on a street.

I live in the city and don’t have a garage, but will be getting one in a couple of months when I move to another apartment. I won’t be repairing this until I have a garage for the car.

Can these dents be pulled out? What kind of process will …

Project Car – Restoring a Painted Carbon Fiber Hood to its Natural Look

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http://www.howtopaintcars.com/wp-content/gallery/project-cars/carbonfiber-hood.jpg?i=42726751I’m about to pick up a carbon fiber hood that has been painted and i’m wanting to take the paint off and bring back the cf look.

I asked around and some people said use 1500 grit then 2000 grit wet sanded then buff and polish it.

Others have told me to take 800 grit and reclear it. any ideas what would work better or any other ideas that are known to work?
Our Suggestion
The problem with your project is that by sanding the paint off will most likely do damage to the carbon fiber resins.

Another thing to …

What is the Best way to get rid of Curb Rash Damage on Car Rims

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http://www.howtopaintcars.com/wp-content/gallery/example-repairs/alloy-wheel-rash.jpg?i=1321191362What is the best way to get rid of curb rash on a wheel lip?

I have some OEM wheels that I want to try and clean up before I mount tires on them.

Should I just lightly sand the marks? I’ve heard you can weld metal onto the lip and sand it down.

I don’t weld and don’t want to spend $$$ for welding.
Our Suggestion
Curb Rash is common on many vehicles. It is the light scuffs or cosmetic damage caused from rubbing your car wheels against something hard like a curb or the edge of a pothole.

The …

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