Exterior Body Repair

Make Your Car Stand Out With An External Body Repair

We often tend to be very sensitive about the outlook of our cars and even the tiniest of scratches on its body can give us nightmares. Various extraneous factors- such as rust, stone-chipping, bird's dropping, paint stains can deteriorate the all important look of our cars and mandates an external body repair. Let us take a close at some repairing tips which can be followed to avoid the undesired waning in exterior body.

Stone-Chip Repairing

Despite the small size of the stone-chips, if not treated on time they can cause potential damages to the cars. These chips can be removed manually by using a spray-paint or touch-up paint, by following some easy-go steps:

• The site should be cleaned with the help of a suitable duster.
• Then it should be treated with the matching spray-paint/touch-up paint. For spray-paint, a sharp tooth-pick can be taken to do the manual cleansing, otherwise the same purpose can be served by a paint-brush in case of touch-up paint. However, latter is found to be more effective.
• Now after shaking well the spray paint, the paint is taken in a small cup. The tooth-pick is then dipped into it and it is then applied to the damaged portion of the car.
• The same procedure can be followed while using the touch-up paint and brush.

Removal of Deep Scratches

Deep scratches can also be handled in the same fashion as is done in case of stone-chipping. A proper matching paint should be applied using a brush or a tooth-pick. Care must be taken while applying the paint, as it might flow out.

Removal of Minor-Scratches

Minor Scratches are always difficult to handle as they can't be treated by applying paint on a macro-level. These scratches are usually tackled with a polishing compound and a liquid wax by abiding two simple steps:

• First of all, the polishing compound should be applied with the help of a damped sponge. Then the scratch area is buffed by applying the sponge in a circular motion and the process should be continued until the scratches disappear.
• After getting done with polishing, the affected area is treated with wax to restore the lost shine of car.

Repairing Paint Marks

While parking, the car often gets the tardy paint marks on it, which really delivers a gaudy look it. These dirty marks can be removed with the help of sandpaper, a polishing compound containing finest abrasives and a car wax. If your car got these stains then it can be treated as follows:

• Start clearing the spot with the help of a wet sandpaper until the marks disappear. Beginners are suggested to start with a small segment of the affected portion.
• Because of the sandpaper treatment, the marked area will lose its shine. To restore its shine, a suitable polishing compound should be applied over it followed by buffing with the wax coating.

Most of the regular exterior wear and tear car can be repaired by tips discussed above and just imbibing these valuable suggestions and enhance the life of your car.