Car painting DIY tips & tricks

[sai86]

Need some expert advise on paint jobs & DYI tricks.

Driving in bumper to bumper traffic with careless drivers leaves some serious scratches on the car, my car is no exception here.

 

I tried checking with local painters & MASS, they are quoting exorbitant prices which I am not comfortable. I started searching for alternatives online, came across this "Value Pack Kit for Cars" from www.com-paint.com.

Wanted to check if it is worth giving a try. Did anyone use it? Is it so difficult to use? Does it require any additional equipment?

[Gowtham]

Nice post @sai86
I have used com-paint on my previous car (silver).
On minor scratches it worked flawlessly, On major scratches, patch work is clearly visible.
Being silver it was little easy to hide the patch work.

On flashy colours, You may not get expected results.
Can you share the link and price of available paint touch-up options?

[sai86]

I am considering the one in this.

http://www.com-paint.com/scratch-solutions/com-paint-value-pack-kit/com-paint-value-pack-kit-for-cars-880.html

 

Car is Baleno - Ray Blue

[Gowtham]

There are few demos on YouTube. 

Looks promising.

I would suggest you to try only on bumpers. 
You need lots of patience for this sort of work.

 

My bumper has numerous scratches, Which needs to be addressed.

There are few touch up shops around lower tank bund, you can also experiment with them, charges are very less.
They charged us 500/- for my friends Santro bumper touch up(both frond and back),  Job is average, but the scratches are not visible. 

 

 

[sai86]

Thanks @Ranger,

After watching the video I feel black and white are the best colors for DYI work.

Lower tank bund is too far for me, any shops around Kukatpalli to Miyapur are fine with me. BTW I am planning to use this on metal panels