Repair Automotive Paint Scratches With Spray Paint

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STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS:
1. Clean: :01 - :27. First with soapy water or glass cleaner. Next with wax and grease remover.
2. Scuff: :27 - :45. With grey pad and firm pressure, scuff all paint surfaces within 24 inches of damage. Clean.
3. Sand. :45 - 1:31. Apply masking tape around scratches to prevent repair from 'growing.' Sand the damage with 220 grit sandpaper.
4. Fill (if necessary): 1:32 - 2:44 . If damage cannot be smoothed with sandpaper, fill with putty and spreader. Wait 5-10 minutes to dry (use heat gun below 50 degrees fahrenheit). Sand with 220 grit sanpdpaer.
5. Apply primer: 2:45 - 4:45 . Cover nearby areas with paper. Shake for 30 seconds and apply 4 lights coats. Wait 15 - 20 minutes to dry (use heat gun below 50 degrees fahrenheit). Remove Sand with 600 grit sandpaper. Keep paper wet. Sand edges of primer until smooth.
6. Apply base coat: 4:45 - 7:40. Shake can 30 seconds. Test spray pattern on cardboard. Apply multple light coats, vertical and horizontal, being sure to 'blend' new paint with old. Wait 5-10 minutes to dry. Never apply masking tape to the part your are painting to avoid 'picture frame' effect.
7. Apply clear coat: 7:40 - 9:34. Apply light coat. Apply heavier coat. Clear coat is dry in 20 minutes.

[@ivanmarquez126]

Wow finally someone that goes step by step and shows everything with detailed instructions about time to dry and what to do when little scuffs show. Very informative thank you.

[@tripsadelica]

Despite what the many "experts" here have written I found this video to be easy to follow and informative...thanks.

[@nimimarsh8982]

Uy

[@KaterinaJos]

Me too

[@dynajay4106]

Barely noticeable uneven coat for hundreds of dollars less OR leave it in someone else's hands for a fortune.

[@iancadwallender9779]

Looks good to me.In fact I followed this advice and got a great result, without paintshop prices.👍

[@JaredD]

@@dynajay4106 Have you ever painted a car before? And not spray painted, actual paint gun. If you think that's easy you're welcome to try yourself, but its mainly easy to figure out why labor costs so much for professional painting.

[@17GAZZANIKON]

Leave the clear coat to dry for a few days then use some car body polish and a micro fiber cloth to bring a little shine to blend the new clear coat into the old

[@trieucao2328]

hey ,if anyone else is searching for how to spray paint a car at home try Corbandy Car Sprayer Crusher (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my co-worker got cool success with it.

[@jafuhyder8213]

I have spent months researching into painting with a spray gun and discovered a fantastic website at Magic Painter Method (google it if you are interested)

[@edgarz7330]

I've been studying spray painting and found a fantastic resource at Magic Painter Method (check it out on google)

[@Stingyduce]

I can bring the new clear right up to the old clear?, no clear blend with blender where the new meets old clear?

[@nickc5678]

@Leonel Eduardo stfu

[@nathanmciver6737]

Idk about this scratch wizard kit, I am amazed the watch how people perform the same results in a multitude of different methods. Really neat to see you genuinely blend the paint and also watching you clear as a final result to match the other end of the bumber is amazing because you have to know your cars paint in order to get that result. I am currently doing some autobody work myself and it is pain staking to get results when you won't settle! Awesome work!

[@ItsNonPacks]

This is the video I’ve been looking for. Other videos would recommend painting the entire car. Com on this is KZbin

[@CN-kf1me]

Also masking up a square shape then priming over it so it creates a hard edge is absolutely pointless and creating more work for yourself, just spray the primer over the general area without any tape then wet sand it smooth

[@jianrenyang9558]

What was used to scuf the area at the beginning? (Not sand paper, right?)

[@stop116]

agree with you, as I just fucked up

[@laurentl2275]

@@jianrenyang9558 i think it is a scuff pad like very fine, probably 600

[@laurentl2275]

I believed he used the tape to prevent the primer (which is a different color from the base coat) to lay around since he doesn't do the whole bumper. I would have used some soft edge techniques by folding the tape so the hard edges are not showing up that much tho.

[@laurentl2275]

I believed he used the tape to prevent the primer (which is a different color from the base coat) to lay around since he doesn't do the whole bumper. I would have used some soft edge techniques by folding the tape so the hard edges are not showing up that much tho.

[@puttintang5580]

Just did my front bumper on my mustang today. As all car lovers know, a scratch can make you sooo sad. Had a big gouge and other deep scratchs and I hated driving my car, as it a was meant except for those front end scratchs. Got the kit in January, it just got warm enough to do. Followed the video instructions and it came out great!! The clear coat is shiny, and after 24hrs ill apply a coat of wax. Thanks so much for a great product and great how to video!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@romanmax8561]

I have used just auto paint to touch up scratches but the Finnish look not as Shiny as the rest of the paint does the clear coat help with that .

[@Babbis2274]

+Roman Max yes it does, just clean all the surface and spray about a ten inch radius from where you touched it up, then polish about a 20 inch radius with some meguiars or mothers wax polish, and you can just use a soft cloth to do that and it should look like new

[@Gazal975]

Has the repaired bit fared well after a while? No clear coat fade or w/e?

[@markh1085]

Brilliant video, clear and simple. Also no annoying music. Great job 👏

[@timvu3095]

This is a good instructional video for repairing paint scratches on the car bumper. The process of doing repair is correct for the most part but he skipped some steps that could have make it much better. Second, if he did not wear any respirator/nose mask or protective clothing, that is dangerous for his lung. There are a few of mistakes he made that you should avoid if you are going to do it yourselves. One is he sanded too much of the primer exposing the bondo filler, he should redo the primer coat to cover the bondo before painting the base coat. Second, he should sand the primer so that it does not feather like it did when he painted the base coat. Third, he should mask the rest of the bumper where he did not scrub and the entire hood at east 2 feet from the paint area so that the paint overspray will not land on these areas. Last but not least, the painting should be done in a low dust area, preferring inside the garage with plastic liner to prevent dust from settling on the wet paint, ruining the finish.

[@RickyJSports]

Great work man I bumped the side of my car as I was trying to park my ride. I will use your steps! Thanks!

[@warryckscown5620]

that you edited so without yap yap bs, concise and to the point made ur clip great.. Thank you..

[@charlesterwilliams1736]

Absolutely superb presentation. I had been trying to fix a small area on my number for weeks and everytime I would take off the tape I would see the tapeline and then I would try to resolve that----with the original area needing to be fixed getting bigger and bigger. Finally someone stepped in and explained how to avoid the picture frame effect and how to blend or feather the new paint and clear into the old. Great info and I finally learned something

[@DezNutzBich]

Same fucking here! What was the size of a quarter turned into an area 3 inches long. Fml.

[@konnie2539]

This was so informative and straight to the point. Thank you ☺️

[@clairec.1425]

This was SO HELPFUL. I just repaired a scratch on my camry 2015 and the video I watched did NOT tell me about the picture frame effect. I have a hilarious looking area now after three days of careful work. Thank you for this video! I will be redoing it again to avoid the very bad picture frame effect.

[@alexrichardson6461]

Best video I've seen out of about five. Nice and clear and not rushed. Well done.

[@usbmarketing1]

This was very helpful and matter of fact. Thanks a ton! I was shocked at my own outcome. Not perfect but way ahead of expectations. 🙂

[@euphony6364]

Thank you very much for this, an idiots guide to paint repairs!!!Just followed it exactly having watched it 11 times and taken step by step notes to follow and I can say as a complete novice that this works BRILLIANTLY! I've just managed to get a professional finish on my Subaru. Thank you again!!

[@octaneartllc]

And you'd be an idiot to do it

[@Bobby-op6ip]

@@octaneartllc got no balls

[@juanmunoz-pp1jz]

@@octaneartllc you’re in idiot . This man did his own work himself . Props to him .

[@pcascio]

Excellent tutorial. Very thorough, good pace, clearly explained. Thanks.

[@shellynboys]

what a great video, I recently bout a car with a small scuff patch and the quote was expensive watched this video and had a go myself and the result was impressive quite happy with myself :)

[@WillD4Beast]

love quick, no nonsense tutorials like this

[@Bikeologist_mtb]

Great results using the kit I ordered. Color match was spot on. But after a year since application, the clear coat has already broken down from UV damage. I’d still recommend the base color but I’d probably use a 2K clear coat instead

[@MrKangomik]

Excellent video, very simple and to the point, well done

[@TwinTurboRamAir]

Great video. Simple and to the point without all of the BS.

[@petersavage1989]

The most helpful video I have come across on KZbin to deal with this issue Many thanks Peter

[@mattdoeland]

Great video...for those people wondering why their clear coat is not smooth, just gently heat the area with a heat gun before applying the clear coat...also helps with the colour coat.

[@handduggraverdronline]

Great video. I just learned a trick to prevent the hard edge from the tape. Just roll the edge of tape up and helps prevent having to sand the hard edge out

[@babyjjnels]

very good video. Simple and to the point. Ive searched high and low for a simple video and people make it to complicated.

[@jamesnasmith984]

Clear, concise, no meanders to muddle the message. An info packed, very helpful video.

[@harrynazarian3184]

Some things I like to do when it comes to rattle cans and you are spraying outside (THIS IS MY OPINION AND WHAT I DO ON MY OWN CARS): 1.) Cover more than your paint repair area. You can get drop cloths or even drop plastics from Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, China Freight for nothing. 2.) Keep the area clean as much as you can, before and after sanding. Really important. If you're working outside, before you lay the primer down, go over everything with a tack cloth or blue shop towel again. 3.) Do LIGHT COATS!!!! Even with primer. DO NOT try and cover everything with one pass/coat. Less is more. Stay consistent with the distance you spray from, motion (left to right), and nozzle work. 4.) Use 600 - 800 grit when smoothing the edges of primer. Don't press hard, even if you have a soft sanding block. Light pressure to medium pressure at best. Slow and steady is key. Clean the area often, usually between sanding. 5.) Once the primer feels smooth to the back of your hand, depending on how many callouses you have, wipe nice and clean with a tack cloth. 6.) Base coat painting, one major thing I disagree with in the video (I did dislike it), is keep your motion from left/right or up/down consistent with nozzle spray. In other words, if I write the spray sound do not do this: Pfffft, Pfft, pffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, pffft, pfft, pfft, pfft, Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft. You want to do this: pfffffffffft, pffffffffft, pffffffffft, pffffffffft, pfffffffft, pfffffffft. Consistency is key, and try to overlap the fan of the spray with the base coat as much as you can. DO NOT try and cover the primer in the first pass, or any other blemishes. Slow and steady. Add more coats. Consistency and patience also helps conserve paint as well. CLEAN the nozzle between paint coats, paint away from the panel (start on paper) then work towards the panel area, then paint away from the panel area onto the paper again. Shake can between coats as well. Important. 7.) When using clear coat, especially 2K, wear a mask, something that blocks out chemicals, not just COVID. The first two coats, keep it light, the dry coat. The following coats, or the wet coat, you can add two or three more coats on top, but be consistent! Follow number 6. Let 15 - 20 minutes between coats. Heat is great, no matter the temperature outside. Keep the heat gun about 10 - 12 inches away, move the heat gun around, do not stay in one spot. 8.) Let dry overnight. If you want to get rid of the orange peel, or God forbid, fisheyes/runs, use 1500 - 200 grit WET sand paper, and LIGHTLY sand the runs, or the orange peel. Barely any pressure needed. Keep the sanding on the affected area only. 9.) Once the wet sanding is done, get a very light cut compound, IE Meguiar's Ultimate Compound works GREAT, and grab an orbital buffer, set to 3,000 RPMs, light pressure, go over the entire you just painted the day prior. Apply a polish/glaze on top, slow speeds, large movement, then wax. Again, this is just what I do on my own cars. Just figured I share what I do. The main thing I disliked about the video was the painting technique. Everything else, not bad at all. But painting technique is VERY important.

[@garyharrisonuk]

agree with everything here

[@jamesryan1939]

This is how I learned to paint exactly, I will say how he is doing it is good enough for most, but not stressing about wearing a mask is a huge thumbs down. 2k for sure, but anytime I spray anything I wear a mask. You can get a decent one on amazon or harbor freight for $30.

[@daleclarke9505]

Well said. I was cringing when I was watching the inconsistency. Up down left right. I'm new to spraying and god damn...😬 I've learnt a lot from Paint society.... he breaks it down properly and professionally

[@harrynazarian3184]

@@daleclarke9505 Oh hell yeah, big props to Paint Society.

[@calvinma9493]

wish you wouldve got here sooner, I messed up on the correctness

[@trueblue2124]

Liam below - you must remember this is for laymen DIY like myself - So thank you ScratchWizard for this video - very useful to know.

[@pgm5693]

nice...im in the biz myself...Love the way the clearcoat did not run..Always a challenge when working outside with a can.Cheers.PGM

[@stickboyfpv4742]

Verrrry nice man! At first when you said sand a whole 24" around I went🤔 but then it made sense.. for blending purposes!

[@Lolaismypoopydog2036]

Great video. No rambling, short, and to the point.

[@MrChris2Fur]

Color matches like perfectly! This stuff is great if you follow everything perfectly. I am a noob at this and applied some bondo/filler on the primer and it ate at the primer and ruined my sanding so I will have to redo it again. Lesson learned and for those out there so they wont make the same mistake as me. Stuff works like a charm though. Sanding the primer is the most important process to me so take your time on that and make sure it is smooth cause even the smallest lines will show :O

[@JK-zu3lp]

This was very informative and detailed. I appreciate it even if I don’t end up doing all that lol

[@ibleed1]

This is a really neat video. Good working practices, except spraying outside on anything other than a totally windless day.

[@virkelie2]

Thank you very much for this video. I would not do this repair myself - but I always wondered how to use those spray cans I saw in Canadian Tire stores (in Canada). This is the first video I found which shows how to clearly!

[@MoneyHunter-st2gv]

Hi do you think the stuff from canadiantire is quality ? I am planning to repair my car and looking wich store to buy .

[@clairewatson9976]

Thankyou for taking your busy time to show us how...Really appreciate...

[@antonkeys4330]

ignore all the experts, good job mate thankyou for the heads up...and if your scratch is bigger , by all means do the whole panel.....quicker and less of a hassle

[@buddyrebel_Garcia]

Awesome video! Watched several times to reference my paint job.

[@sunnydaze7580]

You deserve your 1.3 million views. All around excellent video.

[@ARCHmatux]

Great tutorial! Of course it won't be as good as a professional body shop job but did the trick on my 22 year old car.

[@ahsanhabib6477]

thank you thank you for that! 1st I watched your vid on fixing a panel with aerosol products, then the blending one. I've got a diy job going in my carport and with help like you provide I feel it's going to be as good as it can be without going to a professional. Very clear and informative, keep up the good work. Reply ·

[@MrMed-hl2fq]

Thanks for clearly explaining/ demonstrating the steps - I can see what I did wrong now. I didn;t sand out 24", I left the taped area on when I sprayed the base coat and more...

[@aamvoor]

I think this is a great video. For the money this is a great result instead of paying top dollar for a professional painter. Thanks

[@gonzaloalvarezjr5252]

I purchased this "kit" from them and followed the instructions. It looked good for about a month or two. As time went on the clear coat started to fade. Now, a year or so later, it looks worse than it did when I started. I finally took it to a professional paint shop. As they say, "Your results may vary".

[@nordicpride9708]

Gonzalo Alvarez Jr There’s a reason. This kit supplies a 1K clear coat, not the two part 2k automotive grade clear. Next time you would just need to buy the 2k on amazon and as long as your prep work is good, should last a LOOOOONG time.

[@331SVTCobra]

I bought the kit, took my time, redid the sanding and putty until it looke perfect, and am a happy customer.

[@kack7130]

can you show me before and after? what color did you repair?

[@ZeroX1986]

Can't wait for my kit to ship to me!

[@davidearl9904]

Great video. I’ve tried this on two cars now, works really well.

[@davidearl9904]

Just used this method again and works great! Thank you

[@unjaded2]

have a small quarter size dent and scrap in my 2014 300c JVL rear bumper . went to body shop just to see the cost . $800 ! i laughed and left him standing there . thx for all the great vids .

[@verdantacres4460]

Great video thanks, really clear directions and very good results.

[@Mr11Worcester]

Brilliant tutorial, Great job👍👍

[@alexhiggins7307]

Decent job that mate, got a bit of patch work to do on my Beemer and I shall be following this.

[@chrisball8080]

Great job. Thanks for the easy to follow instructions. Cheers.😀

[@rainysunday6186]

Thanks for the video gives me confidence in my DIY. I’ve got a driver side door that I need to spray and the local body shops say they have to do the whole side of the car which is just a money grabber because I just want the door done so I want to do it myself

[@justsayaintv]

awesome tutorial bro, other ones out there are using advanced liquor stuff its confusing! this one is pretty simple. im gonna try this out next week!

[@shamilsons]

Hi, thank you for sharing very informative. I have a question in the beginning with sand paper you scoffed the bumper?

[@mrtrx]

Would go 600-800 Grit for a smooth finish

[@annieoddo1475]

Thank you for this! Simple yet thorough explanation of each step and all of the supplies. Can't wait to touch up my paint job!

[@keanjohnson1528]

Great video step by step and it worked like a charm

[@ScottPC]

Thanks for this, wondered how to blend my paint back in! I think I'll do a final wet sand and polish to help at the end too! Thanks!

[@alexanderkonstantinidis-wd5be]

Neat job! Loved the way you presented it (not much useless talking) Thanks!

[@majkamama201]

u can use a 800 or 1200 of that paper (whatever u call it) to smooth it more

[@quokkapirquish6825]

Grit

[@jaygold4467]

I would never use anything but catalyzed two part clear coat on a clear finish. As pointed out below this job isn't finished. Wet sanding and buffing is a must on clear coat.

[@quokkapirquish6825]

Incredible result, didn’t even use compound or polish! Real pro job. Amateurs out there, make sure you getting scrubbing compound too, and a final polish

[@jessiewing8199]

i been looking at this set on ebay for a while and after this video in buying. in hoping to get into autobody school and ur video was fun to watch.

[@susanweaver9601]

THANK YOU! It looks amazing by the way!!

[@AyushSingh-ds2hs]

Kudos to you buddy nice job 👍. Exact explanation of painting a part of car👌👌

[@francescoabramo8139]

What about wet sending the clear coat? No buff?

[@shimarlie1]

You don’t wet sand clear. No sanding after the first pass of clear unless you have something seriously wrong.

[@HOTRODRICO]

@@shimarlie1 some people do with multiple layers of clear but yea generally you would just polish then wax after

[@TheIceman101]

From someone who has never done this, looks good to me.

[@lieberfreialsgleich]

The Ice man Series if younhave never done it, it looks good. But if,.... he paints so much more then necessary. No mask, no gloves, horrible.

[@danielg2946]

Great vid mate cheers from Australia.

[@steven-ui7sz]

I read everywhere that you have to clear coat the entire panel. But I see dozens of videos like this where that is not being done. Will this show an edge? Or look bad over time? If there is an edge in the clear coat, can it be buffed out?

[@lucyfer2706]

This is the very exact video im looking for. Can I ask how long is the drying time and also temps? I don't have an enclosed garage to do this and needing to fix a rust spot

[@gregoryclark7566]

Nice job. Looks so much better.

[@mikelask8912]

Excellent, clear job!

[@Richie-C]

Fantastic video, you explain why do are doing things which is great

[@jsh12jho51]

Very impressed by this Thank you for sharing

[@Joolz1982]

Nice tutorial especially not masking tip which I speak from experience went a bit arty my self clear on my spoiler good masking edges. Look fwd to this on my small clear coat errors on my car. Only thing I would say I think you should be wearing a mask and gloves/goggles. Oh and possibly I will wet sand clear coat to merge too.

[@zolaHOTBULL]

Nice tutorial sir! First i made that picture frame effect mistake, but now I hope that I will get better results :)

[@Acecool444]

Can you tell us what brand of filler you used? That red putty from the tube.

[@nazarettos6987]

Very enjoyable video to watch.

[@Mrskendrabare]

Nice job but you should use a respirator especially when using clearcoat.

[@CarAddictGarage]

I would try to prevent the hard edge when priming...just my two cents worth.

[@1semiauto]

How?

[@Bandichar]

@@1semiauto check this video out kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmnLoIKHeZufrMk

[@HOTRODRICO]

@@1semiauto by not framing it out with tape you just control the spray to focus on the main area and feather the spray outward around the "edges" of the repair area, then wet sand and clear

[@johnregan326]

Brilliant paint Job 🚘👍.

[@asad22122]

Thank you for this video. Best of the best. I followed your instructions and thw job is done.

[@joebloggs4191]

Spray paint goes literally everywhere you need to mask way more of the car then shown in this video. Also no need to mask such a small area with a hard edge when priming you are creating more work then necessary.

[@nathanhull5639]

joe bloggs exactly what I was thinking

[@juanmunoz-pp1jz]

How exactly ? If it’s smaller area to sand down? Then if u prime a bigger area u need to sand more down ?

[@HOTRODRICO]

can you tell us about the cans you used? brand, series of paint etc thanks

[@raymondpoh]

Thanks for the great video. The primer does it have to be specific to plastic or just any primer for automotive? thanks

[@thesimpsons194]

Nope 2k primer is the best

[@nomadsteve5297]

Just the video I have been searching for, straight to the point without all the bullshit shouting and dancing around, thank you

[@timj.8056]

Thanks for an excellent presentation! I still would have to pay someone!

[@Nerm78]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@carlosrios7088]

how many minutes between primer coats? how many minutes between paint coats? how many minutes between the clear coats heavier/slower sprays? i know you did the first heavy/slower coat right after the light coat.

[@moonsun1108]

Great.Now I know how to avoid the "picture frame". Thanks.

[@costym.2328]

Felicitări pentru aceasta prezentare succes.

[@MrBeachwaves]

With this method some base coat will undoubtedly end up on some of the areas that weren't scuffed up (i.e. past the areas 24 inches around initial area). Will base coat that ends up on these sections end up peeling?

[@MrAllan9]

You still have to buff out the overspray to get that never been painted look.

[@wild8757]

What about where the new clearcoat meets and goes over the shiny Unscuffed old clearcoat toward the front of the bumper? what’s to stop the new clearcoat starting to peel where it overlaps the shiny old clearcoat ?

[@dionpaschini5262]

Looking for a bright yellow for my 66 C10 for touch up' s think scratchwixard has it ?

[@USCG.Brennan]

Don't be afraid to wet sand that "fuzz" area out.....wet sanding is it's own lubricant and you'll get a smoother finish.

[@vladvovchuk1555]

Awsome job, if i'm not mistaken it's the first time you are scuffing as a first step. 3 qustions if i may: 1.Why do you apply 4 coats? earlier you have said that 3 coats are enough for metalic paint 2.Does blending mean scuffing before buffing out and then applying clear coat over the scuffed area ? 3.What kind of putty do you use, does if contain hardener ?

[@ScratchWizard1]

1. 4 coats were necessary to cover the primer 2. Blending means applying paint so it appears to transition smoothly from old paint to new paint. 3. The putty uses no hardener.

[@DentZero123]

You got to tell me the brand of that heat gun and where you got it