Remind me please because it has been a long time but I have a scratch to fix and couldn't recall the proper procedure....

Don't I sand, then use build primer to help fill in any minor rough spots then sand smooth, the etch primer then paint?

I did something stupid when screwing around moving stuff and dinged the back to the point where it was down to the metal, hence the small area I need to build up a little. It is the small extension area behind the passenger's side quarter and I don't really want to pay a ton of money to fix one little scratch. I can get a color that matches so thinking of fixing the small area myself.

 

would like to hear as well. have a few spots that need touching up

 

Glad to hear I am not the only one Kalli...

I (like a dumb a**) was moving the heads I bought into the garage and got a little closer than I planned to the back of the Stang...scratched it right down to the metal. Small scratch really but man was I ever p*ssed at myself for being a moron.

 

I don't see why you would need to use and etch primer unless you were going down to bare metal. You should just need to use a sealer after the high build. If it is a deep scratch I would fill it with spot putty rather than thy to build it up with primer.

 

first off you want to wash the area your gonna work on

next wipe it down with wax and grease remover

then you need to feather out the scratch.

clean the panel again with wax and grease remover

once feathered you wipe with filler(a 2 part icing will work good) apply and let flash sand smooth.

clean panel again

primer the repaired area, block sand with 320-400 grit

clean the panel again

reprime then block sand with 600-800.

clean again seal, let it flash off, tack rag it, add base coat ,let flash, tack cloth the surface, 2nd basecoat(repeat steps until you have uniform coverage) you extend the base coat out a little further each time to blend your repair. let flash and tack then clear max 2 coats

 

Or you could get a bottle of touch up paint you'll have to give it a few layers but it will look good tell your up close.

 

i think i'll go for the touch-up bottle ... having a hard time figuring the color of my car though. original seller doesn't reply (he painted that thing) and the closest I ever found was a late 70 "Ford racing blue" ... who knows ... maybe that's even it