@b3 the paint on modern cars does seem to be incredibly thin and easy to scratch. On my 66 plate car there are scratches where you put your hand in to pull the door handle. I certainly never had that issue with any previous car, and I've owned quite a few.
I'm afraid it's because modern paint is all water soluble. The old style paint which used cellulose thinner was very bad for the environment but at least it stayed on.
You can get little touch up pots in the right colour for many car brands in Halfords, (other suppliers are available) If the scratches are very superficial, an application of T- Cut coloured car polish is quite effective and less technique sensitive.
I saw the sites where you could get the actual paint but I was feeling a bit miserly A few years ago I was painting a door with a knot in it. It was staining the paint so I went to get a knot sealant. It was about £11. I only had one little knot to treat . I opened the container and it smelt just like nail varnish . Painted on some clear nv and it worked perfectly
Just dropped the car off to have the cambelt changed and walked back through the town. 100 dedicated litter pickers would still need a week to get this place clean and I suspect people around here would litter faster than they could pick it up
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I forgot to say that, water based points are not fully compatible with the old solvent based ones . I learned this the hard way our now 17 year old Toyota had a repair done some years ago, due to storm damage. I noted the rear nearside panel paint was deteriorating . At first I thought there was something sticky on it, but it was the water based paint coming off the old solvent based.
Haven’t got a microwave but we have got a slow cooker. I’ve drawn up a menu of a Poule au pot cooked in cider with bacon and herbs, creamy mashed potatoes, buttery mashed swede and Brussels sprouts and Cavalo nero followed by trifle.
I was going to bake mince pies, sausage rolls etc next week but I shall buy some. Never been known in the Dove household before but it’s been one of those years … there’s not much that hasn’t been thrown at us … fire, flood and even a bit of a tempest … and we’re still here .., a mere dodgy oven will not defeat us.
The only really bad bit will be having to eat bought bread … but hey ho … it’ll probably be all right with lots of cheese and homemade pickles … or toasted 😉
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I have a couple of pots of glittery nail varnish. They don't match my car, but perhaps l could start a trend...
A few years ago I was painting a door with a knot in it. It was staining the paint so I went to get a knot sealant. It was about £11. I only had one little knot to treat . I opened the container and it smelt just like nail varnish . Painted on some clear nv and it worked perfectly
The lovely repair man will be here 8am Monday … bless him. Let’s hope he doesn’t pronounce it terminal. 🤞
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.