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Old 06-08-2008, 10:54 PM
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I will make a suggestion.
But I will tell you right now.......Do this at your own risk and do NOT be in a hurry when you do this.

One of my hobbies is woodworking and pen turning.
I am starting to see some things in my shop that might work really well on my vehicles.

One thing that I found is Micro Mesh.
A couple of good online shops for picking some up is Woodcraft.....Klingspoor...and I think Wood n Whimsies has a nice pack.

Micro mesh is essentially a very fine sandpaper.
The grits go from 1500 to 12,000.
You start with a coarser grit and then work though to the finer grits.
Of course the area needs to stay wet when you are working.

I used some touch up paint that I got at an auto parts store and had the blob we all get.
I cut some very thin strips off my micro mesh and then worked ...VERY CAREFULLY...on leveling it out. I did wrap the mesh across the tip of a very thin peice of wood. This gave me the ability to work on a tighter spot.
By the time I got to the 12,000, the touch up paint looked like glass. You might want to buff the entire area out with some Meguiers polishing compound afterwards.

If you are careful..and I mean really careful not to be sanding on the regular paint, you will likely be very happy with the results.
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