Touch-up Pens.
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Touch-up Pens.
So I was claying/waxing my car, and I noticed I have waaaay more paint chips than I originally thought on the rear doors, rear quarter panels, rocker panels, and hood. I Google'd real quick and found a site that sells touch-up pens for $12. Is that what I should be expecting from the dealer? Also, that site wasn't selling Phantom Black.. Is there a PB touchup pen?
Also, I've heard mixed reviews about them.. Are they effective for the normal driving paint chips?
Also, I've heard mixed reviews about them.. Are they effective for the normal driving paint chips?
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Hey man, I have a PB... I used the touch up pen on my sideskirts and the rock chips are barely noticeable now- Especially the spots lower on the car. If your spots are higher up, you're gonna notice em unless they're repaired professionally.
Just follow the instructions on the pen. It comes with a clear so it lasts a bit longer
Just follow the instructions on the pen. It comes with a clear so it lasts a bit longer
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I always can't seem to get the clear to go on smoothly without messing up the paint part (even after waiting a long time). The paint side of the touchup pen works fine for me though! Any tips on using the clear?
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I ordered Dr. Colorchip for my damaged areas, as they are more knicks vs. chips. I plan on just smearing and rub. Hopefully it will hide them well. I have regular touchup for chips with Lankgo to dissolve the blob or whatever that stuff is called.
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Have your local autobody shop mix you some touch up paint. To touch up a chip get a toothpick and break the very tip off. A toothpick works great in filling in chips..
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Any pen paint can work fine, but I like Dr. Colorchip better. Either way, the key to getting a good match to cover the chip is in what you do after you apply the color. You can literally get the body to look like factory if you follow some steps in doin the work.
Needed supplies:
How to do it:
I've done this more times than I can count on cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Works awesome.
Needed supplies:
- Paint pen/tube
- Clear pen/tube
- 800 grit wet sandpaper
- 2000 grit wet sandpaper
- 3M/Meguiars polish - finish cut and the one up from that
How to do it:
- Clean the chip with auto body degreaser
- Lay a drop of paint onto the chip
- Let it dry
- take the 800 grit sandpaper, wet the body panel and sand the paint drop smooth to the chip edge. Try not to sand the surrounding area as much as possible.
- Lather, rinse, repeat until your finger can feel the transition between the chip paint and the original paint.
- Apply a drop of clear, repeating the above steps.
- Once smooth, use the 2000 grit paper (wet), to remove any tooth left by the 800 grit.
- Once dry, take the rougher of the two polish compound cuts and rub the hell out of the chip and surrounding body area until everything is an identical haze.
- Clean the surface of the panel.
- Put the the final polishing cut compound onto a rag and rub the crap out of the panel in circular motions until you can't tell there was ever a chip.
I've done this more times than I can count on cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Works awesome.