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Paint touch ups

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by dwntntruckie, Jun 26, 2021.

  1. Jun 26, 2021 at 1:47 PM
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    dwntntruckie

    dwntntruckie [OP] Member

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    Hi everyone,
    Thought this might be worth sharing here.
    I've worked around body shops in the past and have become a fairly adept amateur deatailer. I've found a very helpful trick for chips, nicks and deep scratches that will make them almost invisible.
    I've been using Colorndrive for touch up paint for several years now. There color match has always been spot on, I've bought at least a dozen of their touch up kits and never been disappointed. The kit comes with prepsol, paint, polish and wax all included (although I've never used their polish and wax, i stick to Ardex for that). The real key to making it less visible is using a pinstriper brush. I use a 00 or 000 Mack brush. With these you can get a line thinner than 1/16" and only fill the scratch not build up around it. It you go too wide building up on the good paint it stands out like a sore thumb.
    Use the Mack brush and do 2 or 3 light coats and follow the instructions qith the paint, to wipe it with the prep liquid after a few minutes to help it harden. I've always had great success with this method, hope you do too
     
    Last edited: Jun 26, 2021
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