Paint touch up trick

[SHYNEMAN123]

TESTOR MODEL PAINT MARKERS

Very easy to use with great control

[Zuke]

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[Andy M.]

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Thanks for sharing this with the forum Frank.

Guys and Gals I actually seen Frank use these and they work great. Actually we used them on my car.

Andy

[reasoned]

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Seems like these might not blend with some colors. I looked online and it looks like these only come with pre-formulated colors. I have a 2004 twilight blue 6mt g35 coupe with chips in the front - I would be worried about matching the paint with these markers.

Am I wrong?

[Andy M.]

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You could be absolutely correct in some situations.

In some cases like mine it worked pretty well.

Saturday Open Garage in Dillsburg, PA.

Andy

[SHYNEMAN123]

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Seems like these might not blend with some colors. I looked online and it looks like these only come with pre-formulated colors. I have a 2004 twilight blue 6mt g35 coupe with chips in the front - I would be worried about matching the paint with these markers.

Am I wrong?

I have a pen that I used until it was empty than I cleaned the tip with reducer and you can dip it in your color of factory touch up It gives great control and you can get replacement tips for them. they give you the right amount of paint so you do not over do it.

[J. A. Michaels]

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Great tip. Thanks Frank.

[ClearlyCoated]

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At the TNOG's, Mike Phillips advised owners of black cars to touch up their chips with a black sharpie! Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective. Good heads-up!

[Eddie6th]

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Pretty neat. havn't seen them here. good for quick touch ups.

[the_invisible]

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Hey Franky, I have a question. I've been attempting to do some touch-ups on some of the rock chips. What I did was that I cleaned up the chip with the Prep pen (upon your recommendation). I used an automotive primer pen with a fine point tip like the testor pen shown above. Then after the primer has dried I painted over the primed area with the touch up paint the bodyshop gave me.

Here's the problem. The touch up paint doesn't stick to any surface. It wipes off very easily with something like alcohol, CLAY, or swirlX, etc... basically leaving pigments of paint transfer. That's unlike any touch-up I've used.

Soo... I attempted to cover the touched up area with a clear coat touch up pen. But when I try to dab over the touch up paint with the clear coat pen, the clear coat "melts" the "settled" touch up paint, leaving a mess of some sort. The problem is definitely caused by the touch up paint. Is it because there's too much solvent content in the touch up paint? Should I drain out the excess solvent once the solid separates from the solvent?

[Eddie6th]

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The touch up paint they gave you....doesn't sound right. You say it doesn't stick to any surface. Is this paint left over from when they did your hood?

Was it thinned with anything other than the proper thinner?

[the_invisible]

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Nope it's not from the hood, but another job another performed. It doesn't sound right for sure.

After it's been sitting for a while, I could see the thinner separated from the metallic content. The paint do seem very thin, and I wonder if it is best for me pour out some of the thinner and then give it another go.

[SHYNEMAN123]

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I have never had an issue where the paint would not stick and would seperate
It sounds like a contamination issue with the touch up you are using.

is the base color a water or a solvent base?

[the_invisible]

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Probably a water base, but I am not sure! One thing for sure, it doesn't have a very strong smell to it, unlike the aerosol spray paint.

The color and consistency feels fairly good. The paint actually MATCHED really nice to the original color. Perhaps, the touch-up separated due to insufficient drying time?

The Duplicolor touch-up clear coat I used was probably Solvent based. Therefore, when I apply the clear coat onto the supposedly water based touch-up paint, the color coat separates. I guess I will give it a better drying time.

I just redid the area by wiping out the clear coat and base coat with 99% alcohol. The primer still remains, so I did not reapply the primer. I rolled up a piece of paper to finely apply the touch-up paint. The touch-up paint fills the chip very nicely. How long do you suppose I should wait before applying the clear, Franky?

[SHYNEMAN123]

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Probably a water base, but I am not sure! One thing for sure, it doesn't have a very strong smell to it, unlike the aerosol spray paint.

The color and consistency feels fairly good. The paint actually MATCHED really nice to the original color. Perhaps, the touch-up separated due to insufficient drying time?

The Duplicolor touch-up clear coat I used was probably Solvent based. Therefore, when I apply the clear coat onto the supposedly water based touch-up paint, the color coat separates. I guess I will give it a better drying time.

I just redid the area by wiping out the clear coat and base coat with 99% alcohol. The primer still remains, so I did not reapply the primer. I rolled up a piece of paper to finely apply the touch-up paint. The touch-up paint fills the chip very nicely. How long do you suppose I should wait before applying the clear, Franky?

You could force dry with hair dryer if you have one, than let it cool back to ambient temp than wait about 1/2 hr and you should be good to go or let it sit in the sun for 1hr.