Fixing paint chips..

Hey all, i picked up a duplicolor all in 1 pen and have tried it out on a rusted paint chip.. i had to do quite a bit of digging to clear all of the rust out of the hole. Now it is pretty depressed compared to the surrounding paint. Would the plan be to slowly build up layers until the paint is even with the original, dab a clearcoat over it and then use some sort of compound to smooth it out? I have a DA orbital.. heres where i am at now, only got 1 coat so far, will build it up slowly over the next few days (will give it an alcohol wipedown between coats)..

Let me know if i should change my plan. Ive never done this and dont expect a factory finish just to get rid of all rust and at least not look like garbage. Post cleaning rust out. That other spot is next. I have more Only one coat applied. Hoping to apply more until it's level.

 

Here is my plan of attack on my chips:
Spot sand the area to get rid of all rust
Treat the spot with a De-Ironizer (I use Chemical Guys’ one)
Wipe the area with water and isopropyl alcohol diluted 1:1.
Use a paint pen to fill the spot.
Let dry (it should shrink as it dries)
Keep adding layers of paint and letting it
Dry until the new paint is above the old paint

Wait 60 days.

Then use some wet sand paper and ever so gently sand the blob down to paint level then use a DA polisher to polish it up and get rid of the marring from the sand paper.

The paint in the paint pen is not the same type of paint you find at a paint shop. It is a self cure paint rather than a heat cure paint. It takes 60-90 days for it to harden.
If you use the pen to fill a spot and then hit it with a polisher, the paint you layed will come right off. The heat in the polisher pulls it right up.

So give the paint blob a good time to harden before polishing down.

 

Thank you. I have some Iron-X, I'll be sure to follow this protocol for my next chips! I'll do the slow build up until I am a hair above the surrounding paint. I'm guessing I cannot wax it for the 60-90 days?

 

No you can just make sure you aren’t trying to keep adding layers of paint if you apply any waxes or sealers. If you are done painting its fine

 

Oh ok, so the chips dont need to cure like a real paint job i imagine?

 

They are self cure so they cure on their own over time rather than by heat like you see during vehicle production and body shops.
Covering it up doesn’t stop the curing.

 

Google Kevin Tetz paint chip repair. You should be able to find a YouTube video on how to make chip repairs disappear.