my hood, fenders, and bumper have a whole bunch of chips. I plan to get some touch up paint to cover them up. Is there a special technique to applying it or do I just apply it to the spot?

 

bump

 

I read somewhere to use a toothpick. Never did it.

 

I too have the same situation with chips all over my front end


Fortuantely When I went to pick up the touch up paint the guy reccommended that I get "touch up magic".

After filling the chips with touch up paint and having it dry, you apply this stuff on. You use the plastic razor this stuff comes with to wip away the excess paint so its plush with the cars surface. Weird thing is that this product onlyh removes the touch up paint and doesnt affec tthe regular paint job


Its supposed to help make it look like there was never a chip. Good Luck, and lemme know how it turns out.



OH BTW....will yopu be prepping the chip area in any way so the paint adheres better?

 

Yea I've heard to use a tooth pick for chips and to dap not brush like your painting.

 

DO NOT PAINT IT LIKE ITS A WALL!!!

depending on the sizes of the chips you should be able to use the brush that comes wit the paint (if they give you one) Just dip the brush in the bottle. Then remove the xtra paint on the brush by dabbin the side of the bottle (prevents from dripping, and puttin to much paint on the car and having a problem.. also Like you would wit a water paint, to apply on paper or w/e) Then just jab the brush lightly in the middle of the chip until the chip is the same color as the car. Any paint excess on the car should be wiped off before it dries.

The Platic "tool" They prolly want you to use is more than likely a plastic squeegee. Is what that will do when you apply the touch up paint, it will glide acrosse the contour of the surface and remove (smear) any unwanted paint on the good paint. I wouldnt recommend using it.

If you have any other ?'s or concerns feel free to pm me or IM me on aim: slammed96ga

let me know how you make out

 

I applied some touch-up paint to my car today and it was pretty easy. I made sure the scratch/chipped area was clean and lightly dabbed the area with the included brush. It won't look perfect, but it looks much better than before. You want to make sure you apply it in layers, one layer at a time, allowing each layer to dry for a few hours before attempting to apply another over it, especially for the larger chips and scratches.

 

I wouldn't use it.
Every time I have seen a car with touch up,
It looks like touch up, but more like they try using nail polish.
If you really want to try it, look for a spot with a chip that dosn't stand out, incase you don't like it.
Really if you have that many chips the only option will be to repaint, but even then it could happen again or it could be worse.
Try getting a bra.

 

where can i get some touch up paint other than from the dealer? also what color code is a black cherry pearl? thanks.

 

3P2 BCP

and got it and it looks lighter then the rest of the car you can tell where the rock chips where

 

As far as where to get tough-up paint other than the dealer, this site was very popular in the VW New Beetle forum I used to hang out in.

http://paintscratch.com/

I haven't used their stuff before. But they supposedly have good options. They can even provide a spray paint can. Can anyone say custom colored interior bits without having to get a paint shop to do it?

 

yeah im just going to take it to a body shop

they quoted me $430

 

http://www.langka.com/

great stuff. Makes touch up paint really easy to use.

 

The 3P2 BCP is the universal code for Black Cheppy Pearl rite? Can I get it at pep boys or auto zone?

 

I get lots of sand paper, starting from 1000 and up sand down the area that is chipped. (dont sand too big of an area you gonna cause yourself more work)After its been sanded add touch up paint. Sand again. Touch up. Sand again. Touch up. Then use rubbing compound 3m. Wash it off sand some more. Add clear coat. and rubbing compound. Lots of work but it comes out looking like new. no visible marks.

 

Ditto!

 

me too. I was very dissapointed. thought they had given me the wrong color. Now you can see the scratch even more. Looks like someone accidently got paint on my box.

 

I used a match from a matchbook to apply the touchup paint to my BCP. Worked pretty well. These scratches were larger than the typical hairline scratch. Otherwise I would've tried a toothpick first. Either way it's easier than using the brush.