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How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Part 3: Correction Edition)

2/23/2023 By ITS Leave a Comment

I have previously shared information about touch-up painting twice. 1. How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Brush Selection and Technique) 2. How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Part 2, White Pearl and Silver Edition) Even tiny scratches on body panels become more noticeable when a car is new or well-maintained. I believe you've … [Read more...] about How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Part 3: Correction Edition)

How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Part 2, White Pearl and Silver Edition)

8/27/2021 By ITS Leave a Comment

How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Brush Selection and Technique)" This time, I would like to share specific touch-up methods for pearl and silver metallic paints containing particle pigments. With enough time and effort, it's possible to achieve such a beautiful finish that the repair becomes virtually undetectable, but the goal of this procedure is … [Read more...] about How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Part 2, White Pearl and Silver Edition)

How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Brush Selection and Technique)

3/5/2020 By ITS Leave a Comment

Even the tiniest scratch on a car's exterior can be incredibly bothersome. Scratches on metal panels are particularly concerning, as they can lead to rust if left untreated. Ideally, these should be addressed as soon as possible. For scratches with significant dents, professional body and paint work is indeed advisable. However, for minor issues like stone chips on the … [Read more...] about How to Dramatically Improve Your Touch-Up Paint Skills (Brush Selection and Technique)

Maintenance for faded exterior plastic and rubber (Bumper & Trim Gel by AUTOGLYM)

2/7/2020 By ITS Leave a Comment

Autoglym in the UK is certified as a royal warrant, which is rare for car care products. The world-wide famous product called "Super Resin Polish" is a silicon-based liquid car wax. The main ingredient is silicon, but it is good workability (hard to become uneven, easy to wipe even under the scorching sun), and I hear that there are many regular users from … [Read more...] about Maintenance for faded exterior plastic and rubber (Bumper & Trim Gel by AUTOGLYM)

Restoring degraded headlights as much as possible (Part 2)

7/13/2019 By ITS Leave a Comment

The fellow of the friendship who visited the previous article said, "It becomes really easy and beautiful, so please try it once by all means.It is "Headlight Steamer" that I was also interested in. The material of the lens of the headlight becomes the resin (polycarbonate) mainstream from the glass, and yellowing appears over time.When the headlights are … [Read more...] about Restoring degraded headlights as much as possible (Part 2)

Restoring degraded headlights as much as possible

6/11/2019 By ITS Leave a Comment

The material of the lens of the headlight becomes the resin (polycarbonate) mainstream from the glass, and the yellowing of aging is very anxious. The reason is that the whole car looks old only by the headlight clouding though the deterioration is small compared to the painting of the body and the institution. Cloudy is mainly yellowing of resin caused by … [Read more...] about Restoring degraded headlights as much as possible

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