Feather-Sand Car Paint Chips for Seamless Touch-Ups (600–2000 Grit, Wet Only)

Stone chips and tiny dings don’t have to demand a full respray. With careful feather-sanding and a clean touch-up, you can blend the edge so new paint lays flat and doesn’t halo under clear. This guide shows the exact grits, pressure, and sequence to make chips vanish at normal viewing distance.

Before You Start

• Wash and decontaminate the panel (bug/tar remover, then a quick clay). Dry completely.
• Mask around the chip with low-tack tape to protect good clear while you work.
• Work under bright, indirect light; a small headlamp helps you see the blend edge.

Grit Progression (Wet Only)

• 600 grit — knock down the sharp rim of the chip and flatten lifted clear.
• 1000 grit — widen and refine the feathered area so edges disappear.
• 2000 grit — pre-polish the blend for faster compound and less hologram risk.

Step-by-Step

1. Shape the edge at 600. Keep the surface just wet (water + a drop of soap). Wrap 600 around a soft foam pad and sand with short, straight strokes across the chip’s rim. Your goal is a smooth, shallow crater with no raised lip.
2. Blend at 1000. Expand the feather 5–10 mm beyond the chip, light pressure only. Change stroke direction to confirm all 600 marks are gone.
3. Tighten at 2000. Quick passes to create a uniform, fine haze. Stop as soon as the area looks even under raking light.
4. Clean & touch up. Degrease, then apply touch-up color in thin layers, letting each cure. Slightly overfill the pit.
5. Level the fill (optional). After full cure, kiss the high spot with 2000 on a tiny foam block, then compound and polish.

Pro Tips

• Use a dry-erase marker as a temporary guide coat; when it sands away evenly, you’re flat.
• Stay off body lines and panel edges—clear is thinnest there. Mask them if needed.
• Dedicated pad per grit; rinse paper and panel often to avoid random deep scratches.
• Silicon carbide sheets support Wet or Dry Use (Uso en Seco o Húmedo); stick to wet here to control heat and dust.

What to Buy (embedded recommendations)

For the initial cut, a 600-grit sheet on a soft pad gives control—consider Grit 600 — 10 Pack. To refine the blend before paint, step to Grit 1000 — 25 Pack, then finish your pre-polish with Grit 2000 — 50 Pack for a fast, swirl-free compound.

Watch & Learn

Result: A smooth, feathered repair where the touch-up blends invisibly and the clear looks uniform under normal light.