Dura-Gold - Fine Paint Nib File Tool - Fix Paint Imperfections, Shave Off Surface Defects - Remove Runs, Dust, Dirt, Debris - Auto Car Paint Coating Finish Repair - Polishing, Buffing, and Detailing

If you touch up your car's paint with a small brush or get dirt or bugs in fresh sprayed paint, a nibbing file is a good tool to carefully knock the high spots off and then polish the finish to a gloss shine. Sanding of the high spots will also remove paint from the surrounding area that is not overly thick and can sand through to the primer. A nibbing file, used with a light touch on a flat or convex surface, will just remove the nub without affecting the surrounding area. Can't use on a concave area as the edges of the file will scratch. This file works well with care and experience, and it's priced much lower than one from a professional body shop tool dealer. Great for the part timer or occasional painter.

Nice tool for removing paint runs. Now it does require some skill and patience. Wont fix laziness or bad prep work. Also paint or clear has to be nice and cured. Then I gently let this slide over the surface with very little pressure allowing the tool to do the work. Read that again. Let the tool do the work! If you press on this like a gorilla you will gouge at the edges causing more repair work. I work the run until about 80% is gone then finish with fine wet sand paper. Most bad reviews and due to people not using this properly. If your impatient painting isnt for you anyways.

It works well on nibs. My only issue (which isn’t too much of an issue) is that the file is on only one side of the metal. The side against the wood (the metal is held on by magnets) is flat so it can’t be used if the file gets clogged or worn. I actually do more woodworking than auto body and it probably will be useful for polyurethane runs too.

Got one with a hole in it that was scratching a test plastic card...returned initially and received a new one with no hole much better without hole as the hole is rough on the edges.

Love this tool works amazing. Takes those drips off without ruining your paint job.

I recently purchased this tool, but unfortunately, the quality is poor. The edges have burrs, and because of that, I accidentally damaged the paint on my workpiece. It seems the tool wasn’t properly finished or polished during manufacturing.

As an occasional car paint I don't get enough practice to ensure flawless jobs and I do get an occasional sag. I have always corrected them by bending a slight curve in a single edge razor blade and carefully scraping the excess paint. The curve is to keep the ends from touching. I saw this tool on a Youtube video, thought it would be worth a try and ordered it. Sure enough, I got a small sag in an epoxy primer job the day before it came. It was small and in primer it wasn't a big deal but I waited. I was amazed, well almost. With the razor blade, I could have fixed it in probably 10 or 15 minutes. With this little file, that's what it looks like to me, it was done in under 5 with no damage to the surrounding paint. The wooden handle really helps to keep it only on the part you want to remove. It paid for itself in time saved on the first use.

I got it to remove the top of a hardened blob of tree sap from a car's exterior paint. While it did that job OK, I was disappointed in the file's teeth. They were very irregular and uneven. Not what I, as former machinist, would consider a proper file.

Works great 👍🏻

Soy detallador profesional de vehículos con mas de 40 años de experiencia, uso este articulo para rebajar retoques de pintura en vez de usar otros métodos como navajas y lijas con respaldo duro. Hace la misma función que cualquier otra marca solo que a un precio mucho menor. Solo tiene un grado de corte, medio, otros ofrecen dos como Mirka más no es necesario. Se debe tener la técnica y el cuidado exacto para no dañar la pintura.

Shaves down imperfections just as it claims, but definitely leaves scratches in the finish that take a lot of wet sanding to get out. Could have been that my clear wasnt cured enough, but had cured for a whole day in a heated shop, and specs for the clear say you can sand within two hours.

Came with a hole drilled in file with burrs around the hole was defective as far as doing the job it was intended for