best method for applying touch up paint
Accord2KV6
than the paint, but that's beside the point.
Everytime I use it I get glops of it rather than something
smooth. Is there a best way to do it?
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Marcus Taylor
of the rubber tips that look kind of like a tiny suction-cup. Then, just
'inject' the paint into the chip. Then, when it's dry, use a *very* mild
abrasive to smooth it. I've heard of people using toothpaste (just plain
white paste, not the gel) to smooth their touch-up paint, but I don't know
how well that would work.
Good luck.
Marcus.
Accord2KV6 <thegiblin...@pa.freei.net.invalid> wrote in message
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Clate16
the butt, but still its looks a lot nicer. Or do what I did for my new car and
get the touch up spray paint!!! much nicer :)
-Clate
93 Civic Ex Coupe
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KarlJay
(PRE is sold at Eastwoods - 1-800-345-1178 www.eastwoodco.com)
2. the paint must be mixed properly
3. the area needs to have a 'tooth', something to bite into, use some
120 or so sand paper.
3. make sure the chip is complete, no 'hanging' parts that will flake
off later. Use a pick to pick around the edges to see if anything is
just hanging there.
4. completely fill the chip, this may require several coats buy it
must be 'over' filled. after the paint dries, see if the new paint is
above the rest of the paint.
now the bad news....
5. use very fine (400,600,800,1200...) grit WET/DRY sandpaper on a
small straight block and use full gental strokes, keep the surface wet
at all times. The bad news part is that your arm will get tired,
you'll have to do this for a good while
6. once the surface is uniform (you can't tell where the chip was)
start out with a HEAVY rubbing compound in the affected area and just
around that basic area
7. move to liquid rubbing compound, heavy cutter, light cutter, swirl
remover, finish polish
Note, before you sand be sure surface is dry, NEVER dry sand always
keep the surface wet!
Good Luck, Karl
kar...@email.com
Michael Schuster
Glad this has come up again.
On several cars over the years, having different types of paint finish
(colors, metallic vs. non, etc) I've never been able to do a scratch or
paint chip repair that looks quite right. Basically it comes down to this:
whenever I do ANYTHING to the touch-up paint after brushing it on, the
result looks worse.
My goal is a paint repair which is level with the original finish, has no
excess paint blob surrounding, and matches the original at least in color.
Perhaps I am expecting too much ... is this possible?
Normally I follow the suggested paint sequence: clean away rust and loose
paint to bare metal; apply a thin coat of primer, let dry; a thin coat of
paint, let dry; a thin coat of clear coat - assuming the defect is thick
enough to accept all three. If not, I just use paint.
Originally I sanded the pain blob down with microfine paper until it was
level and then polished. More recently I've used a product called "Langka"
(http://www.langka.com) which is a kind of polish/solvent that removes
excess touch-up paint but leaves the cured factory finish untouched.
This is very fast, can be done an hour after applying the paint, and
there is no damage from sanding. It is also a terrific way to recover from
"Oh, SHIT!!" such as what happens when a drop of paint drips from the
brush onto your car.
No matter what I do, and using several batches of paint from different
sources (factory, Dupli-Color, Plasti-Kote, etc) the painted defect ALWAYS
looks darker than the surrounding factory finish.
Issues I continue to run into:
1. You can never seem to apply touch-up paint with a brush in layers that
match the thickness of factory paint. So when you remove the "blob" to
level the repair with the original finish, you end up going so close to
the primer layer in your repair that it shows through and you have to
start again.
2. Metallic touch-up paint seems to layer when applied, so that only the
top surface is the correct color. When you sand or Langka away the top
layer, the exposed bottom portion is darker, has few metal flakes in the
pigment, and no longer matches.
3. Many recommend a layer of clear-coat if the original finish is of
that type. Why, then, does a brush-stroke of touch-up paint match
decently, but if I put a brush-stroke of clear coat it top it is now
darker than the original finish?
Peter Chow
the paint sets properly but not in hot weather (25C+) or else the paint will
set too quickly as you apply it and cause trouble with it forming a skin too
quickly.
I also never use the little brush in the cap - it's far too clumsy. I favour
a wooden tooth-pick. You can get a minute drop of paint and lay it on a chip
hole or draw lines along thin scratches.
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Bingo
http://www.langka.com/nfcompare.htm#top
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Michael Schuster <schu...@panix.com> wrote in message
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Clate16
your honda dealership, and they will be able to lead you to them.
James West
feel a bit stupid going to a Honda dealer and saying
I WANT ONE........
Clate16 <cla...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Clate16
what did you get?
feel a bit stupid going to a Honda dealer and saying
I WANT ONE........
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Ask them for honda touch up paint in the spray can. If they don't have it, they
should be able to lead you to a supplier that does