Tips For Automotive Touch-Up Paint
October 12th, 2009 by Bob ClarkeYou pay an arm and a leg for a new car and in only a few short weeks, you get that first scratch. It could happen in the parking lot or while driving down the highway, but your show room perfect car now has an imperfection. If you would like to repair that imperfection, all you need is some automotive touch up paint. You can repair the damage so that no one ever sees the scratch. Just follow the paint instructions.
There are several ways to attach touch up paint. You may choose a paint pen for small scratches. Scratches that are somewhat larger but still smaller than a dime can be repaired using a touch up paint that comes in a bottle like finger nail polish. The built in brush is used to apply the paint. Even larger scratches will need the use of touch up paint that is from a spray can.
Begin the job by thoroughly cleaning the area that you will be touching up. Start with soap and water and then move to a product that is designed to remove grease and wax from the area. Masking tape can help to protect the rest of your vehicle.
To start the process you will need to cleann the area you are repairing with some soap and water. After this, be sure to remove any remaining waxes or greast with good cleaning solutions. Automotive-style masking tape can be used to protect the rest of the area.
Make sure that you sand away any rust using fine (220 grit) sand-paper that has been
coated with a rust converter.
Next, you need to put the primer on the unpainted surface. Primer is made specifically to stickto the metal car surface and to have paint stick to it. You can also use it to fill in any holes or cracks in the surface of your vehicle. Make sure you allow the primer at least
10 hours of drying time, and then use the same grit sandpaper from before. Then feather the edges of the primer to make it real smooth.,
The clear coat is also to be applied in thin layers with twenty minutes for drying in between layers. Once you have the clear coat looking good, give it another overnight period for drying. Imperfections in the clear coat can be smoothed using very fine sandpaper or rubbing compound. After three more days use the rubbing compound and an old t-shirt to smooth the entire area.
The compound also will work well to remove oxidation that may have formed on the rest of your vehicle. Just be careful that you do not rub too hard, or you may expose the primer or bare metal on your vehicle.
Let the touched up area cure for thirty days and then wax the entire vehicle. After the final waxing, you will hardly notice the area that was scratched anymore. It may even be invisible.
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