Contents: Ford Repair Kit - Practical After… ↳ Timely elimination of varnish damage ↳ Everything will work out with the… ↳ Repairing damage from stone impacts ↳
While driving, your Focus is constantly being "fired" by various foreign bodies. At high speed, small flying stones, even small grains of sand, act like shots at the varnish. On winter roads, the front part of the car and its hood are especially at risk - you can hear the solid components of the scattered substances knocking on the body. But the damage from stone impacts is not dramatic. Even a blow while parking with scratches and scars is not a reason to panic. Such areas, as well as traces of someone else's varnish, are often simply removed with a varnish cleaner or abrasive polish.
Ford Repair Kit - Practical After Stone Hits
Many manufacturers offer practical repair kits for repairing "minor" stone damage. They are as easy to use as a bottle of nail polish. A common alternative is spot polish, which can be applied in a few coats to fill in stone scratches. Wax crayons in the car"s color also help with standard polishes and minor damage, although the wax film only lasts for a few car washes and then needs to be renewed. If you have forgotten the polish designation and paint code of your car, no problem: your Ford dealer will decipher the data using the number code in the vehicle registration document.
Timely elimination of varnish damage
Do not ignore even the smallest damage to the paint: rust will do its job in a short time - under unfavorable conditions (dampness, heat or salt exposure) even within a few days. And if rust has been spreading unhindered for months or years, the sad result will be large pockmarks or rusty holes. In this case, only expensive repair work will help. We can talk about them here as little as about larger body repairs. For such work, we recommend that you contact a workshop. Specialists will give you comprehensive information about all body work on the car.
Everything will work out with the right material
Adhesive tape (use only material for professionals).
Newspapers or film for pasting.
Sanding block made of wood or cork for surface sanding.
Sandpaper of different grain sizes for wet and dry sanding.
Spatula, putty mass and hardener. Putty for spray application to smooth out minor irregularities.
Primer as a base when applying a new varnish. Covering varnish.
Varnish cleaner, preservative, polish.
Repairing damage from stone impacts
Use a fine needle or watch screwdriver to remove any loose edges around the perimeter of the crater in the varnish.
Carefully scrape off the rust with a sharp knife. Then apply a few drops of rust converter to the area and let it work for about an hour.
Now clean the damaged area with varnish thinner and dry thoroughly.
Spray a small amount of reactive primer into the sprayer cap and then apply a thin layer with a brush or fingertip. Allow the reactive primer to dry thoroughly.
Using your fingertip or a plastic knife, press a small amount of filler into the dent, right up to the surrounding varnish, and let it dry. Immediately wipe off any filler stains on the varnish with a rag.
Carefully rub off excess filler with a narrow strip of fine-grained sandpaper wrapped around the tip of a pencil, rotating the pencil between your palms.
Spray a small amount of top coat into the lid of the jar and let it air dry for about 1 minute. Apply the thickened top coat in a thin layer with your fingertip or a brush.
When the varnish has completely dried (in summer after about two days, in winter after five days), polish it over a larger surface with polish or varnish cleaner.