I think that's what they're called anyway. Anybody got a picture of one or a link to a picture. I have this sneeking suspicion that when I walk into my autobody supply place that I'm going to get the funny "we have no idea what you're talking about look" aka "dumb"

Lance

I dodnot have a digital camara, But if you go to. eastwood.com They nib files in there catalog.

Wayne

I just bought one. I have only used it once. I don't like it at all. I couldn't get it to move smooth, ended up with scratches that were hard to sand/buff out.I think I was better off with a piece of sandpaper on the end of a paint paddle. It's probably because I don't know what I'm doing with it. The paint store that I deal with keeps them in stock. I don't think you will have a problem

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Pass on the nib file. especially if the paint is still fresh. Get you a small peice of plastic and cut it square and trim the sandpaper to fit all the way around it. Keep it wet while using. Nib files are dangerous to the newby. Keep a towel handy to wipe down and do periodic checks on your sanding.

Good luck
RandyB..

Since I painted my elky in the garage with the doors wide open I got a lot of dust in the paint. After a scratch or two I soon learned how to use it without causing scrathes. I would carefully rub it back and forth accross the nib with light pressure much like you would use an eraser. Also, the surface you use it on needs to be convex(high spot in the middle). If it's concave the edges of the file will dig in and and there's your scratch. If you use too much pressure when rubbing it will still dig in!

Between the nib file and 1000 grit sandpaper using the methods noted above I then color sanded with 3M Finishing film, compounded and buffed and the paint job turned out pretty good for a novice!

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I did ok on the flat surface, but I had a run bettween two body lines that gave me a fit. I ended up breaking through the clear and had to reclear the front fender. The good thing is that this gave me a chance to sand out the bug that caused the run in the first place. The fender looks great now.

Eastwood's website is www.eastwoodco.com (http://www.eastwoodco.com)

There are a number of different "nib" files on the market. All seem to work in the RIGHT environment. but IMO a new straight edge razor is the best all around Nib file, run shaver and flea cleaner there is.
You grasp it with two hand and bend it in an arch, then pull it accross the defect in a cross hatch X pattern with LIGHT strokes min preasure.( like you were shaving you face light) and presto! Bug gone, run gone, dirt gone. the only thing it won't do is fill a POP.


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Wayne
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Wayne I am not sure if you are talking about the same procedure that the guys use at work but the single edge razor does work like magic. I have never done it, but see the guys at work do miracles with them. What it looks like they are doing is holding the razor at a 90 degree from the panel and "waving" the razor lightly over the run. It is "scraping" the top of the run with each "wave". It is not like shaving where the blade would be laid down and shave the run off. Like I said, I have seen these guys get runs out of places like door handle pockets that NOTHING else would have worked in my experiance. I will have them teach me it and see if I can pass it on, along with any tricks.

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1965 Buick Skylark H/T
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I heard of a trick for razor blades. Take one of the reinforced type blades like those used in the widget type scapers and wrap masking tape around both edges leaving the center of the blade exposed. Move the blade over the run then remove one of the layers of tape, then repeat. As you get down to the last layer, the run is just about even with the paint.