Touch Up Paint

[Mini-Odyssey05]

Quick question... so I chipped a bit of my paint accidentally alongside where the hood meets the body of the car.

I bought touch up paint... and it seems impossible to make the paint go on smoothly. Is there anyway to do so? or is touch up paint more for practicality than for looks?

(practicality as in to prevent further chipping/ or any rusting?)

[BobSassafrass]

I was just about to make a thread asking for a DIY on touchup paint. I think you are supposed to wetsand the area first then use the touchup paint, then clear coat, then wetsand again. But hopefully someone will post a how to.

[bchaney]

Anyone with experience please help out.

I have a chip where I shaved some badges and I'd like to fix it.

[bchaney]

Found some info here: http://www.paintscratch.com/automotive-paint-tips.htm

Basic steps are:

Wash with soap and water, then grease remover (bug & tar remover)
Apply primer, sand
Apply basecoat (multiple coats)
Apply clearcoat (multiple coats), sand
Apply rubbing compound

The site has more specifics depending on if you're brushing/spraying.

[bchaney]

Just ordered from paintscratch.com I'll let you know how it turns out, maybe even write a DIY.

[gutierrez626]

i need this.. got a huge scratch on my rght quarter panel right above the wheel well..

[SiiK20]

BUMP! Got a mild scratch on my front lip and on my rear bumper SH***eads that dont know how to parallel park

[fatathaland]

I want to see this DIY too.

I've only used touch up paint for things like rock chips, where you can just put in a quick drop of paint and it looks fine (better than the chip at least).

I've heard before about the sanding step but I'm too afraid to do something like that, sounds like a recipe to make things worse if it's your first time doing such work.

[JDMtunerEP3]

I've always made single stage touch up paint so that it fills the scratch, chip, etc. in better.

After you put on a couple coats and let it dry you can wet sand and buff and it blends in very nice.

[Rayme]

I use a paper clip to fill in the paint chip, (the brush tips puts way too much paint). Then you can ad layers until you reach the same thickness as the stock paint...I never trying buffing it but maybe one day...

-remy

[shivic]

I use a paper clip to fill in the paint chip, (the brush tips puts way too much paint). Then you can ad layers until you reach the same thickness as the stock paint...I never trying buffing it but maybe one day...

-remy

that's a great tip, im going to do that for now on.

[minivan_assassin]

http://guidetodetailing.com/articles.php?articleId=27

[BobSassafrass]

Great find! I'm gonna try this, this weekend.

[MasterPD85]

I use a paper clip to fill in the paint chip, (the brush tips puts way too much paint). Then you can ad layers until you reach the same thickness as the stock paint...I never trying buffing it but maybe one day...

-remy

for a scratch that aint a bad idea. But they wanna know about chipped paint so yeah, bush 'n buff it.


My drunk roommate slid up side my car with his jeans up and it scratched it good. I cried a lil inside and still do everytime I go by my passenger door

[Blackexcoupe]

http://g35driver.com/forums/care-det...polishing.html

That is a really good diy I saw on another forum about scratch repair.