paint chips & touchup paint (brush on vs. aerosol)

I have used the brush-on type touchup paint to repair paint chips on
my white Honda accord. I have always found it difficult to get a
uniform amount of paint in the chip using the brush. Recently, I have
seen companies that offer touchup paint in aeorosol cans. They even
match the color to the model of your car. Has anyone tried aerosol
touch-up paint to repair paint chips with better results? I know some
offer paints in basecoat and clearcoat. Are there some good
instructions on how to repair a paint chip with aerosol touch up
paint? Thanks

 

(Joe Blo) muttered darkly in

The word "aerosol" is actually a Swahili term meaning "overspray gets all
over the place and is impossible to get off the glass, chrome and the paint
you didn't want to get paint on".

Aerosols are for large areas. They also go on thin and require lots of
coats to build up to the level of surrounding paint. They're messy and
impossible to apply seamlessly on patches.

Stick with the brush and live with the bumps.

--
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I believe there's a product out that offers color match plus two sizes
of applicator--one side is the typical brush, and the other is like a
Sharpie pen, more exacting. I'd love to hear if anyone has used this
product and what they think of it.

 

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As revelation stated, the 'Sharpie' pen type is much better for small
chips. Honda has them, but they are available elsewhere. Store upright
in a cool place (not glove box), and the instructions are interesting
(like you'd need to follow instructions to use a paint marker pen??)

'Curly'

 

First off DON'T USE THE BRUSH. If you have found a color that actually
matches your paint there are some easy steps to use to fill a chip.
1. Clean the area thoroughly with a wax/grease remover.
2. Use a pencil type sander (glass fiber made by 3M)
3. Clean the area again.
4. Spot in primer (if needed) Use a round toothpick to transfer the
primer/paint.
5. Once dried lightly scuff the primer. Wipe area again.
6. Spot in paint as you did the primer. Make it SLIGHTLY higher than the
surrounding paint.
7. Use 1000 grit paper on a small block to sand paint level with
surrounding area.
8. Buff out area with a good polishing compound.
9. Wash the entire car and wax it.
10. Watch for more chips........

For even more in depth steps.

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/gorf/bmwtips/cleanpaintchip.html

Steve Williams

 

Spray can be used with good results sometimes. Say it's a small part
you want to touch up and it has more than a few scratches. It might be
better to take the part you want to touch up off the car, sand off the
paint a bit and spray a thin layer, wait for it to dry, spray again,
repeat for quite a few times. Even spray from left to right everytime.
Don't worry when the paint looks rough at first, it will smooth out.

If you get bumps after painting with brush, use fine 2000 grit block
to sand it down. Do it wet and do it in one direction only.

See http://www.carcareonline.com/howto.aspx for some good info

 

The problem with this approach is that most metallic touch-up paints seem
to achieve a color match only when they are "blobbed" on. It seems like
the metal chips stay on top and the pigment settles to the bottom. Once
you sand down the blob, the color changes (usually darker) and the repair
looks worse than if you hadn't levelled the repair in the first place.

 

I've been very pleased with the results of this product:

http://www.langka.com/index2.htm

 

This is my idea of Hell Lite.

And this is Hell.


Get the sharpie touch up, or use a toothpick with the brush on kind
and ignore the brush. Make it quick, make it passable. Wait a couple
of years for someone to hit you and then replace the hood, etc. Works
for me everytime.

JM

 

why don't you use the touchup paint and buy a fine brush for intricate detail?

 

Amen, brother!

 

Nice tip! Never heard of this product. I ordered it on the spot.
I'll post back if I have any trouble getting it to work as advertised.

Ron

 

That depends on how thick you apply the paint. If you have a deep chip
you need to layer it and take your time.

--
Steve

 

I'd use an air brush to fix the places you describe. Spray cans suck.