How to cover scratches.

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Mando

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I had to replace the quarter sliding window on my 55 ford ranch wagon over the weekend and while removing all the sealant off the window channel, I made some scratches on the fender right next to the channel. My question is? Is it ok to use a 2500 paper to slightly sand the area and than primer before base? The paint I have now is a base coat/clear coat. They are small scratches. Also, should I use a touchup brush or use a paint pen to do the job. For a small area like that, do I still have to use clear or just the base paint? Before I start I would like advice from the pro's here. You guys have helped me a lot when I was prepping and painting my 94 chevy truck and it came out pretty good. Thanks to all.
 
I am not a pro but I would use a paint pen. You need clear for UV protection. Base will fade without it.

Don
 
Here is a picture of the scratches, chips or what ever its called that I did on the paint while removing all the sealant in order to remove the window.
Hope its clear enough for you to see. The paint guy says he can mix the paint for me and also a small brush to use but does not have the paint pen. Since its a very thin area, what would be the best way to sand it down with. Do you think that if I use a the edge of a paint stick with 2500 or 3000 paper would do it? Thanks for your help.
 

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Mando said:
Here is a picture of the scratches, chips or what ever its called that I did on the paint while removing all the sealant in order to remove the window.
Hope its clear enough for you to see. The paint guy says he can mix the paint for me and also a small brush to use but does not have the paint pen. Since its a very thin area, what would be the best way to sand it down with. Do you think that if I use a the edge of a paint stick with 2500 or 3000 paper would do it? Thanks for your help.
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If your goal is to just make it look better then it is now, I would use dhutton01 advise. If you use care you can get good results. To make it look like it never happened you can completely repaint just the white part in base /clear or better yet re-base the white and re-clear the complete panel so there is no clear line.
 
Thanks guys for your great advice. I'll decide which way to go and than hope for the best. I don't think this would of happened if I had just replaced the window but the window channel was pretty bad. The felt had all worn out and the window would rattle when going down the road so I decided to put in a new channel/ track. I checked with a couple of glass companys here in town to see if they could do it but they would not take the risk of damaging the paint so I had to do it myself. I only needed to replace the sliding window cause it had a split from top to bottom but to remove the sliding window,I had to remove the back stationary window first. It was a challenge being the first time but I now know how to do it.
About a month ago,, I bought the vintage air Gen IV A/C system for this wagon and asked around how much they would charge to install the system and all the shops wanted $1800 to install. I had just paid 1700 for the unit and now another 1800, No Sir.
So, I decided to tackle the job myself and I did it. It took me a full week but I got it done. I did have a problem with one of the crimps on the high pressure hose but I replaced the fitting, re-crimped it and all good after that. AC is blowing cold air at 35 degrees and heater is blowing nice and warm. I really needed the cold air cause here in AZ it get up to 115 degrees some summers. Can't drive around here with no A/C.
Sorry for the long post.
 
I would suggest respraying the white as RenewAP mentioned. Using those paint pens to fill chips is one thing but in this case, it will turn out better respraying in my opinion.
 
Ok, thanks to all of you for your help with this problem. I really appreciate it very much.
 
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