Hi everyone,
I'm the 3rd owner of my 2015 FiSt in Performance Blue, and while the car is great mechanically, the previous owner seems to have had a scuff up on the front end. Specifically, the hood is pretty brutal, and looks to have been repaired by a drunk blind man. The rest of the car I can likely just cut and polish to make look 99% new, but the hood needs more TLC. I was considering trying to wet sand it and then re-spray it myself, as I have heard that many OEM colors are now available in aerosol cans, and I've seen many DIY'ers get a half-decent result from rattle cans.
I wanted to ask if anyone has tried this with Performance Blue, since it seems to be a semi-metallic, and not sure if it'd be doable with a 2-stage (1 paint, 2 clear) process? If so, can anyone share the paint code used, and the vendor or brand of the paint? I have seen Eastwood and a few others mentioned, but obviously the color match is more important than the brand name.
And yes, I know it won't be perfect, but this is a 120k mile, live-outside, daily beater, so I'm mostly just looking for better than the current situation below:
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Thanks!
I'm the 3rd owner of my 2015 FiSt in Performance Blue, and while the car is great mechanically, the previous owner seems to have had a scuff up on the front end. Specifically, the hood is pretty brutal, and looks to have been repaired by a drunk blind man. The rest of the car I can likely just cut and polish to make look 99% new, but the hood needs more TLC. I was considering trying to wet sand it and then re-spray it myself, as I have heard that many OEM colors are now available in aerosol cans, and I've seen many DIY'ers get a half-decent result from rattle cans.
I wanted to ask if anyone has tried this with Performance Blue, since it seems to be a semi-metallic, and not sure if it'd be doable with a 2-stage (1 paint, 2 clear) process? If so, can anyone share the paint code used, and the vendor or brand of the paint? I have seen Eastwood and a few others mentioned, but obviously the color match is more important than the brand name.
And yes, I know it won't be perfect, but this is a 120k mile, live-outside, daily beater, so I'm mostly just looking for better than the current situation below:
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View attachment IMG_0001.jpeg
View attachment IMG_0003.jpeg
Thanks!
