Any help would be appreciated for your recommendations on reparing small 1/16 inch paint chip.

Thanks

 

DO NOT use the brush that comes with the OEM touch up paint (Too broad) is better to use a toothpick and just dab it. Take your time...
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Daniel

 

i actually had really good luck with a very sharp pencil tip, trust me dangarza is right TAKE YOUR TIME, i know you want to hide the chip asap, but if you try to do it in one coat it will drip and lookl ike crap, use very light coats and wait about 2 hour between every light coat,

 

You can also mix in a little bit of enamel reducer to make thinner coats.

 

First peel off any loose paint around the chip and lightly sand the chipped place, then clean the area with dish detergent or Simple Green.

Let the chip dry overnight, then start applying thin layers of touch-up paint. Let each coat dry for around 30 minutes or so until the touch-up bulges higher than the rest of the paint. Let the paint cure overnight, then sand down the area with a 1500 grit sanding block. Always have enough lubrication for this. Afterwards, use a compound or strong polish and give the chipped area a good rub, then use a light polish to remove swirl marks, then finish off with some wax.

Good luck.

 

I prefer 2000 grit to 1500 (leaves finer scratches) to sand it flat, then 3M swirl mark reducer to buff out the micro scratches.

 

BTW, not sure what color you have, but I've found that Honda's red touch-up paint leaves a lot to be desired in the color matching department. I've heard good things about the AutoSharp? pens that were recently promoted here on s2ki.

 

If you get silverstone, I suggest you just forget to paint now and wait until more chips then repaint the whole bumper. You almost impossible to match the factory color either from OEM touch up paint or autosharp. Because I have the same problem. It comes out two different colors (you can see it under the sunlight) on my bump now.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jeffbrig
[B]BTW, not sure what color you have, but I've found that Honda's red touch-up paint leaves a lot to be desired in the color matching department.