How to Apply Putty on a Car?

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MacElle
07/29/25 12:21pm
Method for applying putty on a car: 1. Take a small amount of putty on a scraper and apply a thin layer forcefully on the sanded part; 2. Use the scraper to take some putty, lower the scraper slightly, apply with moderate pressure, and fill the area to be coated from four different directions; 3. Lower the scraper further to flatten the putty in the filled area or slightly raise the middle part, then finish with the scraper to make the surrounding putty even and clean, but the coated area should be slightly smaller than the outermost edge of the feathered area. Car putty is used in automotive painting, applied over the first or second primer after sanding, to fill small defects, dents, scratches, or other processing marks, creating a smooth surface for the next coat of paint. It is characterized by high pigment and filler content, thick paste consistency, quick drying, hard and fine texture after drying, and easy sanding.
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