Car Paint Repair - How To Touch Up Auto Paint With Ease
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@fnlostx Actually the entire process takes less than 45min (total time) to get a permanent pro result. There is another method that requires a catalyst for the paint and solvent to level for even faster job. However I suppose if you don't really care all that much about your vehicle I guess u could use a sharpie felt pen?
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thank you
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I think you apply too much TBSR paste, but that's just my humble opinion...
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It all makes sense now!!!
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<---vinyl floor installer...#1, I hear black is the easiest to touch up. 2, there was a quarter of a second of the finished area shown, real nice. 3, The car had to have had a clean/shiny/new spot afterwards. Clean spots stick out like sore thumbs sometimes too. 4, the sealer must take the place of clearcoat? How long with the sealer last under normal conditions?
bigwalt2990 8 months ago
@bigwalt2990 you are right black is easiest to touch up. Yes so fresh reconditioned area dont stand out polish surrounding areas so everything has a nice luster. Body shops have to do this, repair a panel, spray it buff all adjacent panels to bring them back to original color due to oxidation etc. Yes the sealant is necessary to protect all of the polished area and the touch up paint as well. In the real world a pro sealant will last 6-8 months. apply 2X year spring & fall good to go
CarScratchRemover 8 months ago
When do u put 'touch up clear coat' on?
nautica825 9 months ago
@nautica825 I don't use a clear coat on this type of repair. mobile touch up guys dont either. It will be sealed up just fine and permanent. I know all of the online consumer touch up paint companies say to use clear coat on top of the base....which is correct if you were spraying. But for shallow scratches, chips etc,in the real world, it just does not work so well. You end up with a bump of clear...which stands out like a sore thumb and I like a repair that you cant see..
CarScratchRemover 9 months ago
@nautica825 the type of clear that is sold for hand touch ups is a different formula when compared to the base color. Hand applied (air dry -non catalyst) clear does not respond as nice as base color when you are talking about wet sanding or a "leveling" solvent. Some people mix a little bit of clear in with the base color and apply and just leave it without trying to blend it in or level it. once again...the clear just does not like to be messed with.
CarScratchRemover 9 months ago
you didn't use a paint thickness gauge
urgedduke 1 year ago
@urgedduke Good point. I usually don't use my paint depth gauge on a simple touch up like this. However for sure would use it if I were doing a full on paint correction on a vehicle, using a DA or Rotary.
CarScratchRemover 1 year ago