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coyoteboy

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:06 PM Reply With Quote
Sill repairs...texture

I've patched the sills on my old monster but the patches are clearly smooth when the surrounding metalwork is covered in textured paint/chipproofing from the factory. What's the best way of returning the texture and what products would anyone use? I've a couple of options :-

Filler, stippling tool of some sort - no idea how.
filler the remaining dimples to smooth, then paint everything smooth.
Try to find a paint/stone chip paint that'll re-create the original texture.

Thoughts?

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adithorp

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:13 PM Reply With Quote
Buy some stone-chip paint and spray on?





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coyoteboy

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:15 PM Reply With Quote
What's the likelyhood of it matching the existing texture and not looking stupid?
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martin1973

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:16 PM Reply With Quote
bodge as follows spray a nice thick coat of paint on repaired area
whilst paint still wet, use a kitchen sponce to stipple area.

allow to dry then finish with topcoat.








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matt_gsxr

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:23 PM Reply With Quote
What about driving through some muddy puddles and then forgetting all about it.
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britishtrident

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:24 PM Reply With Quote
Hammerite used to do a heavily textured paint that was ideal for this but it has vannished from the market..
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jacko

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:24 PM Reply With Quote
Stone-chip is what you need it comes in a aerosol can spray it on and after dry spray the color you want to match the car
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Peteff

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:27 PM Reply With Quote
3M Body Gard textured coating and a schutz gun or you can get it in an aerosol.





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RazMan

posted on 20/2/11 at 10:40 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
3M Body Gard textured coating and a schutz gun or you can get it in an aerosol.


^^^^^^^^
That's the stuff





Cheers,
Raz

When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box

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coyoteboy

posted on 20/2/11 at 11:03 PM Reply With Quote
Awesome sauce. I'll see what I can find and give it a try. Cheers guys, bodywork is not my forte lol
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speedyxjs

posted on 21/2/11 at 07:50 AM Reply With Quote
Or, if its low enough, waxoil along the sill and underneath.





How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?

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coyoteboy

posted on 21/2/11 at 10:46 AM Reply With Quote
Tis low down on the sill but will be very visible.
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