I have just bought some black touch up paint from the honda dealership which was only $4.16, i was wondering if anyone knew ant tips on how to do it nice.

thanks

 

First of all, make sure the area to be painted is clean. Second, shake the bottle "viciously" as it says on the bottle LOL. Don't use the brush that is attached to the cap to apply the paint. I use a toothpick to dab into the bottle and apply it to the paint. Use sparingly as you don't want a blob of paint on the car. If the first application isn't enough, then keep at it applying very small amounts giving a few minutes before subsequent tries. There was some kinda pipette-like paint applicator from H and A which I've seen on their site recently so I went ahead and ordered that - it remains to be seen how good that is.

 

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.

 

had anyone tried the new pen style paints that honda has? with the color on one end and the clear coat on the other??

 

never even heard of that!

 

Griot's Garage has nice little paint dawbers, but the pros use the following:

1) Clean area with silicone remover (I use DuPont's product from pro auto paint stores) or mineral spirits

2) Clean out the area of debris - I use glass-fiber tools such as 3M

3) Clean area with #1 again

4) get a paper match - cut the head off - cut it into a V-tip by clipping both sides at a 45 deg angle - use a a tiny amount of paint and build up slightly above the surface with multiple coats, allowing an hour or so between coats - let dry several days - lightly wet sand with 1200 then 2000 grit - polish with #3,2,1 cutting and polishing compounds. Beauty!

 

JL...im assuming you are saying when sanding to basically wet sand correct?

 

That's correct. Sorry I wasn't being clear.

 

how big of an area around the chip/scratch should you sand down

 

Another method is to use the product made by Langka

You should be able to find a discussion about it using search on this site.
Or go to their website

http://www.langka.com

It presents a solvent-based alternative to sanding.