Help! I put a little too much touch-up paint on my car. If i wet sand it a little bit, will it look better?

Question

I have a silver colored car. I applied 2 layers of touch-up paint on the scratch. After i put that second layer and it dried up, it looked a little darker than the original paint. If i wet sand it a little bit, will it lighten it up? Or would it lighten up when i put on a layer of clearcoat?

Answer 1

The problem is probably mismatched paint. It may be the right paint code, but the paint on your car can fade over time. What body shops typically do is blend the paint. They basically paint more than just the scratch and get a lighter coat the further out they go. Then of course there is the wetsanding. You aren't likely to get much of a difference in quality no matter what you do. I would say, either take it to a pro, or live with imperfect paint. The more you try to fix it, the worse it may end up looking.

Good Luck