Title says it all. I remember using some touch up paint on one of our old cars and it didn't turn out so well. I'm going to buy some Blue Onyx touch up paint for the G and touch up little scratches here and there but I wanted to know how to properly apply it so it won't leave an obvious mark.

 

In order to do it properly, I think after you apply the touch up paint and let it cure, you have to do some spot sanding to level the paint down and then follow with polishing preferably with a buffer. I remember reading a how-to by Kevin that was pretty detailed, I think it might be on his website: http://www.gtaindetail.com

 

good link!

 

I think he had it on autopia ???

 

Just checked, on Kevin's site he mentions a little bit about it in the FAQ section but there's probably a more detailed how-to on it on autopia.

Hullio I'll probably be doing some touch up and sanding on my car in a few weeks time since I got some stone chips to take care of, if all goes well I can probably help ya if you haven't taken care of it already by then. I have a porter cable and there's a power outlet in the underground parking of my condo in Sauga so it's pretty decent environment to work in, I do my polishing down there usually.

 

Kevin's Thread: https://g35driver.com/forums/care-detailing/95437-how-chip-repair-wetsanding-some-obligatory-polishing.html

Pay attn to the autopia.org links he has in there too.


Words of advice: Use an EXTREMELY light touch when sanding. I was just holding it using the weight of the block and managed to sand nice little troughs where the edges of my block (a 2x1 eraser) were.

Also, lightly sand the edges of the chip or scratch so there's not a hard edge. They do make sanding pens for that.

Use a tooth pick to apply in chips. And once it flows off the toothpick, LEAVE IT ALONE. I had it curl on me and level some nasty dark spots.

I was worried about dying times with low temps and rain coming, and used some halogens to speed the process along. Seemed to work.

 

Thanks for the info

 

Thanks everyone for the info.!