Touch up paint repair.
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Those look smaller than the typical brush that comes in touch-up paint bottles. I got micro-applicators from these folks, who also provided the paint and clearcoat:
https://www.automotivetouchup.com/
Just the smallest drop of color should do it. I think they have instructional information on their site too. Don't work in the sun and watch the surface temperature.
https://www.automotivetouchup.com/
Just the smallest drop of color should do it. I think they have instructional information on their site too. Don't work in the sun and watch the surface temperature.
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If you are really patient and careful you can use the techniques in this article to get an almost invisible result:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/car...ped-car-paint/
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I have used this product/technique to repair chips its a really fast way to cover up chips but not completely repair them. It makes chips pretty invisible but at the right angle you can still see paint damage.
If you are really patient and careful you can use the techniques in this article to get an almost invisible result:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/car...ped-car-paint/
If you are really patient and careful you can use the techniques in this article to get an almost invisible result:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/car...ped-car-paint/
#12
I too created a blob
In my case, it looks like the paint on the car puckered upward, thus holding the paint. There was still some touchup paint around the edges. To fix the blob, I surrounded it with blue painters tape (many small pieces to form a kind of circle, and swabed them in a circular motion with a QTip at the blob. It’s better now and I’m just going to leave alone.
Next time (and I hope there isn’t one) I’ll use the toothpick method. Other than that, I’ll have the bonnet repainted and clear wrapped.
Last thing: I don’t drive too close to trucks in front of me.
In my case, it looks like the paint on the car puckered upward, thus holding the paint. There was still some touchup paint around the edges. To fix the blob, I surrounded it with blue painters tape (many small pieces to form a kind of circle, and swabed them in a circular motion with a QTip at the blob. It’s better now and I’m just going to leave alone.
Next time (and I hope there isn’t one) I’ll use the toothpick method. Other than that, I’ll have the bonnet repainted and clear wrapped.
Last thing: I don’t drive too close to trucks in front of me.
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I just ordered a bottle of paint for my IRR. There are some really small "spots" on the hood that I want to fill in before I put on a clear bra and then the ceramic coating. I also want to touch up a few spots around the car. I have ordered a Colorchip kit before, and made sure I carefully read the directions. It's a pretty decent process that satisfied me enough to feel good about it.
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I too created a blob
In my case, it looks like the paint on the car puckered upward, thus holding the paint. There was still some touchup paint around the edges. To fix the blob, I surrounded it with blue painters tape (many small pieces to form a kind of circle, and swabed them in a circular motion with a QTip at the blob. It’s better now and I’m just going to leave alone.
Next time (and I hope there isn’t one) I’ll use the toothpick method. Other than that, I’ll have the bonnet repainted and clear wrapped.
Last thing: I don’t drive too close to trucks in front of me.
In my case, it looks like the paint on the car puckered upward, thus holding the paint. There was still some touchup paint around the edges. To fix the blob, I surrounded it with blue painters tape (many small pieces to form a kind of circle, and swabed them in a circular motion with a QTip at the blob. It’s better now and I’m just going to leave alone.
Next time (and I hope there isn’t one) I’ll use the toothpick method. Other than that, I’ll have the bonnet repainted and clear wrapped.
Last thing: I don’t drive too close to trucks in front of me.
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I have used the Dr. Colorchip paint kit twice. Both times on metallic paint. In one case it was lighter than the factory paint, in the other it was darker. A fail as far as color matching.
However it did a pretty good job of filling the chips. One car only needed one application, the other needed two to bring the paint up to the level of the surrounding area.
But I found the method of using a latex gloved finger to smear the paint cross the chip to be unsatisfactory. I had a little silicone squeegee that came with a screen protector kit for a cell phone and that worked perfectly to level the blob. You would think for what Dr. Colorchip charges for their kit that they could also include a silicone squeegee like the one that came with a $10 cell phone screen protector.
However it did a pretty good job of filling the chips. One car only needed one application, the other needed two to bring the paint up to the level of the surrounding area.
But I found the method of using a latex gloved finger to smear the paint cross the chip to be unsatisfactory. I had a little silicone squeegee that came with a screen protector kit for a cell phone and that worked perfectly to level the blob. You would think for what Dr. Colorchip charges for their kit that they could also include a silicone squeegee like the one that came with a $10 cell phone screen protector.
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