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[Turk]

http://youtu.be/S-ODyO21Ugc

[MR MISTER]

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that.

[cem_devecioglu]

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that.

yep

[dbug]

Have seen that done before and it does work.  It was done on a deep scratch to build up the level.

[Turk]

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that.

Man up, ya big jesse !! 

[MR MISTER]

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that.

Man up, ya big jesse !! 

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that on your own car.  Someone else's............
Better?

[MaxV6]

i use superglue to fill in deep lacquer chips and scratches on guitars on a regular basis....   works fine....    the issue with a car is that very few panels are flat,  and horizontally so..... so it will tend to run....     although you can use activation pretreatment compounds and sprays,  when you do, it doesn't set as clear .


on most finishes it can be rubbed back flat with the finish and polished up to  a crystal clear almost invisible repair, even under close scrutiny....   

[Turk]

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that.

Man up, ya big jesse !! 

You'd have to be pretty brave to try that on your own car.  Someone else's............
Better?

  

[unlucky alf]

It's a normal practice to repair chips & deep scratches on a persons personal Tenpin bowling ball with superglue,Ive done loads in the past, Just fill up the chip & spray with an activator, Leave for an hour then file down & polish, I'm always amazed that it don't fall out what with hitting pins & going through the machine.

[cem_devecioglu]

matching metallic paints even when painting a complete part is a problem let alone fixing a scratch..
 
 a small scratch repair without any damage on the underlying metallic paint may have some chance assuming you dont look for an even surface..  but deep scratches on metallic paints , no chance..
 

[zirk]

I know someone who uses Super Glue as Rust Treatment on prepared metal, would have thought Super Glue would go a Matt Finish when dried on paint work.

The same guy also uses Lighter Fluid mixed with paint for Hairline Scratches before finishing off with Lacquer or Polish..

[cem_devecioglu]

I know someone who uses Super Glue as Rust Treatment on prepared metal, would have thought Super Glue would go a Matt Finish when dried on paint work.

The same guy also uses Lighter Fluid mixed with paint for Hairline Scratches before finishing off with Lacquer or Polish..

probably.. although some new types may be shiny.. but still its hardness will be diffferent than the original laquer so a sanding session may end up in tears

[MaxV6]

Super glue has a couple of useful properties...

1) rather than "cratering" in to a hole when dry, it builds "up"  , so it can then be sanded flat without too much being taken off the surrounding original lacquer

2) it dries matte but clear,  and can be polished,  much the same way as most acrylics,  like perspex etc...    finer and finer grade papers, then using a cutting compound like t-cut,  followed by a finer metal polishing variant,  like brasso.


it can also be coloured, if desired....   although for a metallic finish,  i'd normally try and match the base coat in the base of the scratch , then fill the top with superglue in clear form,  rather than trying to mix paint and glue...