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Using touch up paint

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by ArdotheWan, Jul 22, 2004.

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    ArdotheWan New Member

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    Using touch up paint

    Has anyone touched up any scratches with touch up paint? Did you just use the paint (from the pen or whatever) or did you use primer+clearcoat. I just want to use it on some scratches.
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    well, i'm no master with touch up paint, but usually I put a very small a mount in the scratch or chip, (not enough to fill it in) then I wait for it to dry, then I put another small amount in, until I finally fill in the blemish. Afterward I am left with a little "paint pimple" I gently and carefully sand it down with 2000 or 1500 grit until it is smooth with the body panel. then I buff it out, continue with glaze and then a thin coat of polish. In the end it looks a lot better than it was, it just takes a bit of patience to get a good result.
    Sorry if this is really technical, it's just what I have picked up from working in auto body
    good luck!
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    Ok. But what is glaze and where do I get glaze/polish?
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    Glaze is essentially a polish that is designed to be used with machine polishers.
    It fills in all the tiny scratches that rubbing compound creates. Generally a big auto supply store like CarQuest or Parts Plus should carry a good machine glaze.
    I think you would be best off with a product like Scratch-X or the equivelent. In the end you get the same results, just a little more time consuming.

    The polish I was refering to was any hand polish. Like Meguiars Deep Crystal Polish, or Wizard's Shine Master. There are dozens out there.
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    Ah I already have meguirs polish =p. I also tried the 1st step thing in their process (the oxidation thing or whatever forget the name) and it didn't help much with the scratches.
    I'll try the scratch-x

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