fresh paint repair emergancy

I am putting my old pedal car back together to use in a wedding this weekend, and I swear the thing jumped off the box and got all scratched up. My mom had a family friend, who owns a body shop, repaint it and she got it back a couple of days ago.
This pic is the worst of it. I got some touch up paint mixed by the local auto paint place...Can I gently sand it down a bit then build it back up with the touch up paint?

 

is there a dent there or just paint damage??

 

no dents

 

but here's a fix... make sure there is no flaking paint.. you can use a razzor blade to cut a line ... with a piece of 600 grit the size of the tip of your finger scuff the bare metal and be care full and sand the edge maybe 1/16th on to the good paint... tape the edge... you caan then apply the paint... you want the paint to fill above the tape edge ... let it dry good... then with start with 1000 grit wet sand... what i do is 3m glue a square of sand paper to a dice... slowly sand the new paint... light pressure is the key... move up to 2000 grit...
don't try to go too fast and stop when it gets real close.... then with a linen cloth on the tip of your finger.. use a swirl remover polish and keep rubbing till you get the shine back...

 

it's kinda like having sex with a women light pressure and keep going till it has the wet glossy look..

ohhh yeah... forgot... dab some of the new paint some where thats hidden to make sure it is a paint match... and don't forget... red has a lot of tint... you have to stir the hell out of it...and watch out using wooded stir sticks in small anounts of paint... Ive seen them pull tint out of the color... the dark tint and make the paint a shade off....shake it like a spray can if it's a quart or smaller first... that way the tint will be mixed a little... i have a metal ruler off an old carpenter square that I use... but anything works thats non Poris

 

the trick part is to not make the repair any bigger...like said... 1/16 on to the stuck paint.. and sand real light with the dice...you have to be careful , you don't wanna sand any of the paint on the other side of the repair line...

 

also you can just brush the paint on with a good sign painters brush..( hobby lobby) put the first coat on... then when you can touch the paint thats on the tape and it's sticky but doesn't turn your finger red... put another coat...it doesn't hurt to have too much on.... but you will have to do it over if not enough

 

I supposably owned a custom paint shop years ago... but I don't know anything about anything..

and for positive don't know how to spell.. or grammar

 

I've been married 40 yrs and learned the only 2 words a guy needs to have a happy life..."YES DEAR"

 

HOW BOUT A PIC OF THE WHOLE CAR...

 

this is what it looks like right now. I'm masking it to paint the bumpers and grill

 

That's me when my dad finished it. Painted it up to match his Shelby

 

"My mom had a family friend, who owns a body shop, repaint it and she got it back a couple of days ago".
"I'm masking it to paint the bumpers and grill".

Yikes!!! ... am I the only one worried that fresh red paint will be coming off with the tape?

 

Ok maybe fresh wasn't the best word. I think she picked it up Friday and I'm just starting on it now.

 

I'm more concerned that topher is under a time crunch and not able to spend the time to do it right.
If it's just the one spot and the body still needs trim painted and to dry to make a weekend event, I'd consider a 'coverup' decal of some sort and worry about it later.
All eyes on the bride anyway.

EDIT: Looks like the top front shown in the masked pic. A silver dash and tell everyone it's a turn signal or tape on a tassel to each corner.

 

It's a decoration more than anything, but I still want it to look nice.

 

I understand. I also know that there are a thousand details this week, the people are the focus and if you think back to cars in weddings, they are always decorated up! Just trying to ease your mind on this. If you think every dress in the ceremony is perfectly stitched and zippered, it's not!

 

you could do the repair with out tape.. artist brush some paint thick and block it smooth with a dice.... now I'm wondering if it 2 stage... and as big of chip as it took of... tape does sound scarry

 

now there's an idea to get through the event... put garland or roses on the front...

 

Hope this newlywed couple did,nt pay to much for the rental Volga.

 

Got it all wrapped up. Talking to my brother, the groom, and he had all the parts at home... me and my mom are frantically ordering parts, I'm fitting square pegs into round holes to get this thing together.
Some funkiness with the rear axle so now it looks like a gasser