I spent the past few days working on my red KIA, starting with a full wash followed up with claying for spots that feel bumpy with the bag test. To my dismay my paint, as with most Korean cars, is very soft, even though I used a ton of lube and applied minimum pressure, the clay bar inevitably leaves marks. I had to use UC to clean up the swirls left by claying ( working by hand ).
One of the spots I discovered on the hood was actually a tiny rock chip. I've attempted to fill it using the paint pen provided by the dealer, so far it looks rather ugly, I can feel that it's protruding above the paint surface. I intend to wait some time for the paint to dry, though I'm unsure how to proceed after that.
Should I wet sand the paint flat with the surface around it or can I clay it? What grit should I begin with? Should I use a bigger piece of paper or follow tips on gluing a small circle piece of sandpaper to a pencil and using that to smooth the touch up paint bulge.
Also, since the rock chip is so small, how big of an area should I be polishing afterwards? I fear sanding will leave deep marks in the surrounding paint, upon hearing that you can go through clear coat with UC by hand when applied on a small area I'm rather scared to try it.
Really appreciate some tips, this is my first time trying this, I read that this can be challenging even for pros...
One of the spots I discovered on the hood was actually a tiny rock chip. I've attempted to fill it using the paint pen provided by the dealer, so far it looks rather ugly, I can feel that it's protruding above the paint surface. I intend to wait some time for the paint to dry, though I'm unsure how to proceed after that.
Should I wet sand the paint flat with the surface around it or can I clay it? What grit should I begin with? Should I use a bigger piece of paper or follow tips on gluing a small circle piece of sandpaper to a pencil and using that to smooth the touch up paint bulge.
Also, since the rock chip is so small, how big of an area should I be polishing afterwards? I fear sanding will leave deep marks in the surrounding paint, upon hearing that you can go through clear coat with UC by hand when applied on a small area I'm rather scared to try it.
Really appreciate some tips, this is my first time trying this, I read that this can be challenging even for pros...
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