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Thanks for the reply :-) I think next time I'll prime as it was a deep scratch. I've applied lacquer over the scratch and scrape off later. I think I'll end up getting the panel painted but I am not giving up on perfecting with this tool! :-) Which primer would you use with OEM paint bought from the dealers? Thanks

I used the Festool yesterday and it does a very good job at shaving back paint. The ione problem I had was that, somehow, it pulled some paint from the actually scratch. I ensured it was clinically many times before painting but using panel wipe too :-( Should I have keyed the scratch also with say a fibreglass pen? Thanks

Surely they have resellers and I very much doubt FFX would sell fake anything. :-)

The Festool is on offer on eBay via FFX. It works out ar £49.97 with the code PAYME10. There are 4 left at this price if anybody was thinking of buying one. Cheers ps It 's roasting here in Gran Canaria :-)

Did you use the scraper Dave?

It's taken 4 layers of paint to fill the keyed area on the car. I'm going to let it dry now for over a week as I'm away on holiday. Once back though The Festool will be out to shave off the excess paint and then I'll compound and polish the area. Final step: Apply clearcoat, shave and then polish. Fingers crossed it looks good!

This OEM paint from Porsche is perfect for the L&C pen. I've just laid another coat about 30 mins ago so I'll do another in a minute and then leave it for the day to air dry. It's difficult to know how much to leave for clear coat really but this scratch is deep given the poor car was keyed by some ****.

Bloody hell! There's £75! Second coat of paint today. Its looking good although proof is in the pudding once clear goes on, sets and then Festool'd :-)

Ok, so scratch cleaned out and I managed to get rid of some of it through polishing as part was clearcoat. On to the Loew Cornell Fine Line Painting Pen now and inspection glasses!

I've enjoyed this thread too especially given the thoughts on the Festool denibber. I appreciate the older ways as well as the new so no harm in trying the latter. The Porsche will be getting its scratch cleaned out today and filled with paint so I'm just wondering if I should leave the paint overnight and then fill will clear coat tomorrow? Did Chrsifix ever do a video for a base coat scratch as he mentioned in the video?

Another here for the 3M system. It's so simple given the colour system.

Got ya! Thanks for the replies. I'm quietly confident that I can do this scratch especially with the Festool. I think I'll apply paint this weekend to just shy of the top and then follow up with clear. I'll let it set for 9 days as I'm away to Gran Canaria :-) What about sanding the scratch per my previous post? Thanks

Hi, Good point re the metallic flakes but I have to ask how they go about it in the factory then? I've spent weeks researching this tool both on Youtube and though forums and this is the first time I've struck up decent conversations as to what we will be doing. :-) Stone chip repair should be a breeze whereas proper scratches a little more time consuming. One question I must ask is should I wet and dry just the scratch to smooth it out a litte? It was a key apparently so possible jaged. Thanks Can you explain the grades please? thanks

Can't see why it wont but I suppose the main issue is colour match, Given BASF make most of the automotive paints nowadays the dealer pens/paint are brilliant. I have a Porsche to do next week and the colour is Platinum Silver. I've used a little of the paint away from the car, let it dry and the match is near perfect.