alamike
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Any tips for doing paint chip touch ups? I was thinking of approach this as if I were doing a rock chip touch up on a car. 1) Remove any wax with Dawn/water 2)apply thin coat of touch up paint and dry. 3) local light sanding of area of chip with 2000 grit wet sand paper 4) reapply a coat of paint if necessary let dry and repeat 3. 5) apply clear coat and let dry. repeat 2. 6) do step 5 one or two times. 7) rewax area.
Am I on the right track? Any suggestions?
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Lon
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Reged: 12/20/03
Posts: 595
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Call Dean.
They have a touch up kit they sell. It has all the sandpaper, touch up etc. along with directions.
Good luck.
Lon
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alamike
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Reged: 01/09/04
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I got the paint from Dean at Calfee but no directions or any other materials. I will send him an Email and see if he can provide some guidance.
Thanks,
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KYCalfee
friend
Reged: 01/08/04
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Please keep me posted here. I received the touch up paint too but no instructions.
Thanks,
KYCALFEE
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Thomas
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Reged: 12/20/03
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You guys need INSTRUCTIONS for touch up paint??? C'mon.
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skagwayroadie
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Reged: 12/20/03
Posts: 141
Loc: Alaska
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whoa man lighten up...
Nothin wrong with asking before doin...you ever hear of the phrase "measure twice cut once?"
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Lon
sage
Reged: 12/20/03
Posts: 595
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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The instructions are far from slop on some paint. They involve various grades of sandpaper etc.
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alamike
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I found the following procedure on the serotta site. Calfee never returned my email so I gave it a try.
Use this procedure for long scratches and for large chips.
1. Use 1000 grit paper and wet-sand the scratch and the area around it. Make sure to use lots of water when sanding. This keeps scratching to a minimum.
2. Use DuPont Prepsol to clean wax off before touch-up.
3. Using microbrush and liberal amounts of paint, touch up the full-length of the scratch. As soon as the paint drys (10 minutes) do another coat. Repeat until you have done sufficient coats to have built a small mound of paint over the length of the scratch.
4. Let dry for 24 hours.
5. Now wet-sand the touched up surface with 1500 grit wet sandpaper. Sand in a front to rear motion since that's the direction the car is painted with, hence: you're going with the grain of the paint. Sand until you have eliminated the mound and any touchup paint outside of the scratch.
6. Clean area thoroughly and let dry.
7. Take a clean microbrush and begin to apply the clearcoat to the area. Don't be afraid to be liberal with it and don't try and keep the clearcoat within the scratch area. Apply approximately 3-4 coats, again until there is a small mound. Let it set and completely dry for 4-5 days.
8. Now, wet sand with 2000 grit wet sand paper. You will begin to see the clearcoated scratch blend into the rest of the paint - thus disappearing. (It produces a very gratifying feeling!
It came out pretty good. The only variance was the substitution of 1500 grit in step 1 and I used alcohol as a wax stripper. If I had to do it again, I would mask off the area in painters tape to confine the area because 1500 grit does scratch the clearcoat. I also would let the paint dry for a little longer than 24 hours in step 4. I felt it may have been a little soft when it was wet sanded.
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