Hi -  I need help and advice with paint job on rear of my Skoda Octavia 2011- bought or should I say went to Motor Factors and purchased Primer + Silver Paint -9156 and ran into problems - sprayed primer and original 9156 paint and my car looks a mess - The problem is Motor Factors Silver Paint 9156 does not match original colour on car- Can anybody help need to get this problem fixed and oblige

 

(Was advised to buy Wet & Dry sandpaper 500/600/1400 and use water + sanding block to recover surface back to original colour???) 

 

Kind regards/Thank you

 

Tony-Dublin-Ireland

Did you use a base & clear? That is silver base coat followed by clear 2K lacqueur?

 

A solid colour metallic from a single aerosol will always look pants and even with the right paint its only on certain parts like the bottom of a wing or wheelarch that you can get away with blending in silver metallic.

 

Well of course you cant get away with it but in most areas you should not even try.

If you want it to look good - take it to a body shop.

 

If you want to do it yourself, and not look crap - practice! Try painting a few things that aren't your car first. Watch a few YouTube videos to brush up on techniques.

 

Generally speaking you'll want to sand back any rust to bright metal, apply some rust treater if required, filler, feather in the repair and key up the surrounding paint up to a suitable point, mask off, prime, flat back the primer, paint, lacquer, wait for it to harden, flat back then polish.

 

Even if you do it all right, it's difficult to get a good finish! Try a few different places for the paint, maybe take a bit of trim in the correct colour and get it matched.