Thanks in advance for any help and advice. Long story short had a nasty door ding that I had a PDR guy pop out and now I'm looking to perform a DIY touch up repair.
I liked the ease of Dr. Color Chip but I felt that a multi-step process would ultimately look better with the white pearl so I purchased a "touch up direct" kit online after seeing some positive reviews on other Tesla forums (although the amazon reviews weren't the best.)
Here is my plan. Anyone with firsthand experience with these types of touch up repairs?
1.) Wet sand the defect and surrounding edges (1/4") using 1500/2000 paper. I read about better control by gluing a piece on the back of a pencil eraser.
2.) 2 coats of primer -> 2 coats of base -> 2 coats of mid -> 2 coats of clear coat with wet sanding (2000 paper) in between coats.
3.) Polishing compound at the end to blend everything in
I've also read about a trick using toothpicks to basically finely dab and apply the paint and primer. It'll probably take a week or two to complete the repair. Keep in mind it may sound like I know what I'm doing but this is my first time doing this. Ultimately, I know it will not look perfect but as long as it's camouflaged well and I don't make it look worse, I will be happy.
Thanks again for any help and advice!
I liked the ease of Dr. Color Chip but I felt that a multi-step process would ultimately look better with the white pearl so I purchased a "touch up direct" kit online after seeing some positive reviews on other Tesla forums (although the amazon reviews weren't the best.)
Here is my plan. Anyone with firsthand experience with these types of touch up repairs?
1.) Wet sand the defect and surrounding edges (1/4") using 1500/2000 paper. I read about better control by gluing a piece on the back of a pencil eraser.
2.) 2 coats of primer -> 2 coats of base -> 2 coats of mid -> 2 coats of clear coat with wet sanding (2000 paper) in between coats.
3.) Polishing compound at the end to blend everything in
I've also read about a trick using toothpicks to basically finely dab and apply the paint and primer. It'll probably take a week or two to complete the repair. Keep in mind it may sound like I know what I'm doing but this is my first time doing this. Ultimately, I know it will not look perfect but as long as it's camouflaged well and I don't make it look worse, I will be happy.
Thanks again for any help and advice!