Uneven Touch Up Paint Fix
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- This should give you an easy and pretty affordable way to clean up your mess ups from using touch up paint on your vehicle.
Items Required:
o 2000 Grit Sand Paper
o Water
o Microfiber Towel
o Rubbing Compound
o Polish/ Polishing Compound
Good video, but a couple of tips I can give:
- layer the paint fill. Multiple thin coats until it sits proud of the original paint will allow you to get a perfect finish.
- never sand in circles, only straight lines. It's easier to remove the scratches
- never sand with your hand. Wrap your paper around something flat that is just slightly bigger than the painted area.
- rubbing compound is basically cutting compound. What you are doing is cutting into the clear coat to level out the scratches. Drying itself isn't the issue, it's overworking the compound
- when doing a final polish, make sure you use a polishing compound that doesn't contain any glazes or fillers. Otherwise you are only masking the scratches and haze and it'll come right back once its washed off.
I hope those few tips help.
When you polish you also add wax on top to seal it. This will prolong the life of the polish 💪
@@gangstashots3298 This is true, but it is still only masking the damage itself.
Far better to correct the damage out of the clear coat and THEN use an LSP. In my opinion.
My car I used an aerosol spray can and it's uneven! I can send you a photo of what it looks like! Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I've watched a bunch of "touchup" videos on UA-cam "University", hahah. Many of them are unhelpful, even inimical. Some are fraudulent - the genuine definition of "mis/disinformation". But most of them have something to take away that is useful. Here is a list of useful tips that I know work:
1. Feel the scratch. If you can't feel it with your fingernail then you are in for an easy one. Try rubbing compound first to see if you can lose it. Rub across the direction of the scratch, or along with/parallel to it. Circular motions are okay with rubbing compound. But predominating parallel and perpendicular motions are better.
2. If that doesn't work, then tape off the scratch and wet sand lightly across the scratch, or along with/parallel to it. The tape will stop you from using circular motions which are not recommended. Circular motions produce widespread hazing and light scratching that is much harder to get out.
3. Use the lightest wet sandpaper grit that will cut with a minimum of pressure and expenditure of time. I use 2000 grit. Double the paper by taking the two halves of the piece of sandpaper between your thumb and first two fingers so that the extended work surface forms a rounded contact patch. Hold the paper close to that curve. You can push down and the paper flexes but does not crease. This works for following the direction of the scratch between the two rows of masking tape. For light scratches that you can't feel with a fingernail this will be enough pressure to get rid of the scratch.
4. When you see milky residue in the water, you are cutting clear coat. Wipe the area clean and check your progress. If it looks like the scratch may be gone, then remove the tape and try a bit of rubbing compound again to remove all the sanding haze. If the scratch appears to be gone, proceed to polishing compound. If you see evidence of the scratch still, replace the tape and lightly sand some more, checking your work again as soon as you see milky residue in the water. Doing the repair in short sanding and inspection steps, with rubbing compound to get rid of the hazing, you should come nowhere near cutting through your clear coat, which is TOP PRIORITY.
5. If the scratch is deep enough to feel with your fingernail, you will sand parallel or with the direction of the scratch. Only sand until you have reduced the highest edges of the scratch. A scratch that you can feel is either almost through the clear coat or actually is into the base coat. Do not keep sanding! Check when you see the milky residue in your water. Remove the tape if you need to inspect more carefully. Reapply the masking tape close to your touchup and sand a little more. Make sure that you keep seeing milky residue. If it isn't there then you have sanded off all of your clear coat. STOP SANDING NOW! You will likely still see some of the scratch. You are NOT going to get to the bottom of this deep scratch without cutting into the base coat, the primer coat or even reaching bare metal! Ask me how I know!
6. Leave the tape in place, or refresh it. Once you have stopped sanding, clean everything thoroughly, making sure that you have gotten all residue out of the scratch. Wiping down with isopropyl alcohol is essential to final clean up. Then carefully apply the base coat color with the tip of the applicator or correct sized brush. Avoid blobs and globs. Put enough light layers on to completely fill in the scratch and area between the tape.
7. When the base coat - touchup color - is dry then remove the tape and apply it just further out enough to work on the raised touchup. Return to the wet sandpaper and again follow the direction of the scratch or laterally to it, do not use circular motions. Wrapping the sandpaper around a pad or squeegee will provide a stiffer edge for cutting down the touchup more quickly. But don't just sand away. Wipe off and check your progress and sand in short spells. Check with your fingertips and nails to make sure that you have made the touchup smooth with the immediately surrounding paint. You should not need to sand any further as soon as you start to see the milky cleat coat residue appear. The touchup is now down to the level of the surrounding cleat coat. Sanding is done!
8. Remove the masking tape now. Use rubbing compound until you see the base coat color starting to get into your towel or pad. Don't overdo the rubbing compound on the touchup, in fact avoid it after the first few passes. Rubbing compound is mainly to take out any serious hazing that your wet sanding may have caused. Use a circular as well as horizontal and vertical motion with the rubbing compound. Use the lightest compound to get the job done. If you overdo this, you will wind up taking down your touchup paint too far and have to start over!
9. Do most of your restoration of the high gloss of your clear coat with polishing compound. This will also polish the touchup that you have just done. Use the lightest compound that will work to restore the shine. Elbow grease and a light compound is better than a stiffer compound. There is little to no risk of overdoing this step.
10. Once your shine is restored, apply your preferred protective layer of wax or ceramic.
11. Do "10" again and again, and do it again. Wax layers fill in tiny low spots with repeated applications. This is only practical when you have a fairly new car with very few touched up spots. If you have a bunch of touchups already, of course, regular full-car waxing/ceramic renewal is how your touchups will last for the life of the paint.
12. Any little imperfections that you might notice at this point should be ignored if they don't attract your eye from five or six feet away. You can tell if you have done it right, if you can walk past or up to the car and not have the area you just fixed attract your attention.
@@AntEloftheHouseofEl What is LSP?
Probably the best "regular person" touch up video I've seen. Now I'm convinced I can do it without making my car look worse. Thanks.
Seven minutes of my life 'Not' wasted on UA-cam. Thanks for breaking the streak. Great video, good sir!!
a tip: before using rubbing compound, use 3000 grit, it will make the blending process easier.
thank you!
Would 2500 work I couldn’t find 3000
I used 2000 like he recommended and now it has obvious areas where the top coat didn’t get it’s shine back with the wax and polish combo. Am I just out of luck now? Kind of wish I’d just left it alone at this point.
@@Fookseyify its possible you sanded through the clear coat.
Should you apply the clear coat before this process or after ?
Best video HANDS DOWN ON THIS TOPIC! Nothing is as simple and TO THE POINT and literally perfect as this. Every other video I've been watching has some guy first doing some rain dance then karaoke then they use a knife to scratch even more paint from it and followed by a butter knife to gouge out more and then they say wait 72 hours or some more bs, then they do step 8, 9, 10... 114 and next bust out the buffer and it comes out looking obvious and this is so much better. I also see people in the comments saying the same thing cause its true, no one wants to bust out a grinder and buffer if they're someone to have bought "touch up paint". Great vid!!
What he said!
you're right. simple and straight to the point. this is the video i been looking for.
Some hard core detailer do that but us mere daily driver tryin to DIY we just need quickie methods.
Thank you! I just spent an hour watching professional detailers try and touch up rock marks/scratches and the results look like crap. This kid did it better than they could in his backyard without a polisher lol
all that huh?> hahaha
Dude you've saved me hundreds! I had someone door ding my new car 3 days after driving it off the lot and thought I was gonna have to sink hundreds into getting the paint fixed (I'm a student working multiple jobs to get by so I have to spend sparingly). I spent around 65 bucks for everything (touch up pen, towels, application pad, etc.) And you can't even freaking tell there was a scratch! Thank you so much! It works like a charm and I really can't express my gratitude for this! I showed my mother this and now she's using this method to fix some nicks on her car! Again, THANK YOU!
I wet sanded the touch up and almost had a heart attack when I saw the large matte spot which looked way worse than the chip. I found this video and followed the instructions and it went back to its former shine. After reading some of the comments on here I though that I would have to polish the spot after every car wash but I just rigorously washed my car and the fix is still in place. This seems to be a permanent fix. I used the exact same products OP used. Thanks a lot man - I just touched up all the other chips on my BMW and waiting until tomorrow to finish the job.
Check back in 4-6 months, you'll have a dull spot. The proper way to really fix this is to polish with an orbital buffer and then wax. You can't get sanding marks out by hand polishing.
He gave you the same steps that are listed in this commercial product. His instructions are fine. www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Scratch-Removal-System/?N=5002385+8711413+8716716+3292958889&preselect=8709313+8744186&rt=rud
@@6thgeardiecast The Meguiar’s M 105 works really well after the 2000 wet sand. Then M 205 if you are a perfectionist.
I know the feeling... 🤯
Is it still good?
Great video. Only thing I would add is often touch-up paint has two parts, the paint and clear coat. Apparently the rubbing compound has wax in it, so don't use it before you put the clear coat on. So paint, wet sand, clear coat (optional wet sand again), then rubbing compound and polish.
Agree. Don’t leave the clear coat
why would the clear coat's wet sand be optional?
@@ikigai47 The rubbing compound may be good enough for that.
I recently touch up painted my car. Whats the reason for clear coat?
@@gabrielleyva1684 Clear coat gives the car a shine and protects the paint.
Buddy I know the video is 3 years old but I just did this on my FK8 Type R, I was terrified but this worked so so so we'll! Thanks man, really appreciate you making this video!
Just a quick tip, only move back and forth in a linear motion when sanding. It's much more predictable and will produce more consistent results across the entire area as opposed to going in circles.
Not when polishing. Circular motion makes it much easier to blend.
@@Makingblah71 correct. Linear when sanding, circular when polishing
Short story - you saved my sanity - THANK YOU! Long story - I tried to do touch up paint, but the tutorial I watched skipped the part where you mess up the clear coat via the sandpapering. I felt so happy that I had nicely blended paint...but then saw this swirl of doom like in this video. So...I thought I had destroyed my car. After watching this, I tried just a bit of compound and wax like you say and like magic the job is done. You helped me realize I hadn't ruined anything, I just was only halfway done. Thank you so much!
Dude I know this video is like 2 years old but I just did it on my 2015 Porsche and I can believe how good it worked! I was scare to death to try it on my Porsche but man, it really works! I did used a power drill with a pad to do the final couple of Polish coats and that made the paint look like new! Awesome video my friend! You just save me thousands of dollars....
Can you tell me what you used to touch up the car in the first place? It looks like he had already applied some paint before but didn’t really explain much. Thanks.
@@briangarcia201 he probably used the paint pen that can be bought from ebay which can be matched with the exact car colour from your VIN number
Brian garcia I got my paint pen from the dealership. If you buy the color online, make sure it matches to the color code on the door/hood.
What color was your Porsche?
@@hchoutx4111 black
OMG, Thank you! This is exactly the info I was looking for (and hadn't been able to find yet, and I've spent hours looking) in order to clean up my touch up mess up. ;-) I'm saved! Also, you seem like a really nice guy, polite to your helper (thank you), patient with your boy, and just seem like a nice guy. So refreshing and more pleasant to watch that way. But mainly, thanks for the clear, step-by-step info.
Thank you for this insightful and straight to the point video! Did a lot of crappy touch up work on my FRS a few years back and never minded it until I realized I can wet sand it off!
Good job without all the fancy equiptment and expense.
I've been studying painting with a spray gun and discovered a fantastic resource at Magic Painter Method (check it out on google)
Just used a touch up pen from TouchUpDirect for a scratch I got on my rear bumper on my Golf R. Followed the steps, and as expected, ended up with it looking uneven. It’s not that noticeable since my car is white, but after the new paint gets a couple of days to dry, i’m definitely going to be sanding/polishing it down so that it looks brand new again. Thanks for this!
Before coming across your post, I had ordered a touch-up paint from TouchUpDirect. Now reading this, I am afraid to use it, mainly because I find the extra steps seen in this video a little too much for me to do.
Honestly just go to the dealership. Their touch up pens are pretty good and they give you the clearcoat as well as the paint. Doing it for my 2016 Jetta right now and it's pretty good
Saved me 780 bucks at the body shop getting my door repainted. A touchup paint pen followed by your advice did the trick. Thanks!!
I've been watching youtube vids for hours on how to make my repair look perfect. Finally my search is over. Thanks bro.
This video was a life saver. Something flew out the back of a truck and hit the hood on my week old 2020 Nissan Sentra. I put touch up paint on the chips, but it looked horrible. I buffed it out using these instructions, and it came out great. Thanks.
How does it look after multiple washes?
Used this method on 11/19 on a 16’ Honda Accord V6 with Modern Steel Metallic paint
This video is so spot on. Thank you for posting. I had some blotchy fill-ins with the Honda touch-up pen, and the method you provided was perfect, cleaned everything up really nicely with no spots or haze.
Only suggestion, instead of Turtle brand rubbing compound, try the 3M Rubbing Compound. It’s much highly quality and requires very little polishing after using it.
Thank you sooooooo much for this. Haven't had my new to me van for a month, and I dinged it with the grocery cart! Was thrilled about a touch up pen, then....the horror! Thought I made a bad situation worse. Ordering all the supplies you listed and excited to try fixing my mess. Thank you again.
Great video! I've mastered curb rash repair. Saved $$$.
Now I'm determined to fix chips on my Tesla Model Y. I am using the techniques shown in this this video...but also insights from the comments, which I appreciate.
I have minor chips. Also a small scratch. I used a pen kit: primer, base coat, and clear coat. Here is what I am doing:
1) dab scratch with primer pen, 2 light coats. 10 minutes between coats.
2) Wait 30 minutes.
3) dab with base coat pen, 3 light coast, 10 minutes between coats.
4) Let dry overnight ( I am at this step, will commence with the rest tomorrow).
5) wet sand with 2000 grit...I am pretty good sander in general...no circles...make level...right not it isn't level and somewhat rough.
6) dab with clear coat pen, 2 coats, 10 minutes between coats.
7) Let dry overnight (that will be 2 days from now).
8) Review and possibly wet sand, should be smooth and only micro-scratches remain.
9) Use turtle wax with microfiber towel. As in this video.
10) Use some kind of polish, as in this video.
You can also apply masking tape around the impacted area.
Wish I had read your comment before I started would have saved myself a lot of hard work, looking back it makes sense as everything does with hindsight lol.
I tried it on 2012 Mustang with 1500 grade sand paper, Meguiars compound, polish and past wax. I prove it works. Thank you!
上蜡是因为你全车有蜡吗？我也准备按这个方法盖掉mustang上的划痕。
@@zejunli2876 这个办法是研磨清漆，是不可逆的，会越磨越薄。如果不严重建议直接用蜡盖住就好了。这个办法是用于比较严重的划痕。
@@yanghu3592 主要我touchup pen 弄的多出来一堆，想弄的不那么明显，就跟这个up主似的
Great video! you manage tp explain the process better than pretty much all of the detailer's on utube, easier for us layman to understand. Thanks! :)
I had the same problem with the pen and used a 2000 grit piece of sandpaper on my vehicle and was immediately like oh sh@t I figured there would be some wizardry out there and viola thanks man!
Its HILLARIOUS, pretty much ALL of these paint fixing videos are about Hondas, and im searching this info to work on my Honda :D
great video, straight to the point w no fillers!
This video is even better than the guys that actually make the touch-up paint pen. Thank you
Exactly the information I needed. And definitely within my ability to fix my gloppy scratch repair! Thanks a bunch.
Out of 8 videos I have watched this is the best results!
Thanks man I tried it on my car and got great results my paint didn't really match my factory paint so all I wanted was to remove the pen paint and did what you said and I got excellent results thank you very much 👌
What color is your car? I messed up using the touch up paint pen and I want to fix it but I’m a little skeptical using these steps
yes my touchup paint wasn't the same color either. i can't seem to sand it off. how long did it take you to sand off the touchcup paint?
Dude, I looked everywhere for a fix and all I could find would have required me to own a body shop with the tools that were needed. Thank you so much! I thought I was the only one that happened to but I see I have company lol.
This worked perfectly!!! Had someone bang my door with theirs and it was instant fail when I tried to apply touch up. I was able to fix it with this process and it looks like it was never banged into. Thanks alot for sharing. I used the exact products you used.
Did you sand the failed touch up until it was gone or left some like him?
One thing I learned is if we use that method it's a temp fix and fades away within few weeks/months. So I ordered spray paint and just used it on top. Works for me. Have to see how long it lasts
Thank you! Your video was the best I’ve found by far!!
TaraRockRevival BeBe. Wao Tara! With all due respect I find you to be very beautiful. 😊
@@MrElPoderozo1 That certainly is random. Are you handsome? Does it make any difference?
@@susanrooney6327 Did my comment to Tara made you upset? I don't know if im really handsome but I have been told that I am.
You asked if it makes any difference. Not sure what you are trying to say but what I said to Tara was a compliment with good intentions, I did say with all due respect.
@@MrElPoderozo1 I know you meant well, and Tara probably appreciated the compliment. But let's pretend that you are a guy that really loves to sew. You participate in forums about sewing to learn more about the thing you really love, meet people that share your enthusiasm, and to be able to improve your skills.
If you really try to think about what it feels like to be really into sewing and trying to be really good at it, and maybe you give others advice too, and you keep getting comments like "I think it's so cute when men sew" and stuff like that. After a while it might make you feel irritated to keep hearing comments that are irrelevant to what you are trying to say. These comments are demeaning because they ignore and trivialize your knowledge and participation in the forum.
And then think about what it would be like if at every sewing activity you participate in the women just think you're cute. While Tara may well be thrilled to have someone say she is beautiful in response to her comment about her car, it can start to seem like a put down rather than a compliment quite quickly. It really does trivialize a woman's interest in cars.
I love cars myself, and it really bugs me for a guy to say he joined the female car enthusiast group because it's so great to see some women who are interested in cars. I mean, I know he means well too, but why shouldn't I be interested in cars? What is so damn cute about it? 😋 You know?
So I really wasn't wanting to hurt your feelings, and I'm sorry if I did. I realize you meant well, but comments like "you're beautiful" in response to her comment about her car are demeaning, if not to her, at least to women (and men who like sewing 😏) in a general way in our society.
Sorry for the sermon, and if I hurt your feelings. Peace? ✌️
@@susanrooney6327 Lady ,thats YOUR opinion. You making a big deal about a compliment and it is so important to you that you write me a bible about it.
If Tara didn't like what I said she can speak for herself. Woman like you are the reason why MGTOW. You probably would get upset and start an argument with a man who gave you a compliment because you think is wrong for a guy to do so.
You strike me as a woman with issues against man. Let Tara be the one who tell me that my comment makes her uncomfortable and mind your own business and remember that you too came out NOT only from a woman but also from a man.
I've been searching for a decent video that shows how to fix those bloody imperfections for a bit now. I was getting a bit exasperated until I watched this. Great video man. Really helps. Thanks for the upload
Excellent technique. I used this on my 2018 Chevrolet Traverse and it worked great! Not a lot of work to do and since you are working on a small area you don't need additional power tools. One area where I had two scratches only took me about 30 minutes. Thank you! Great video!
Great DIY video about touch up paint finishing. I am going to try this out now. I have 2000 & 3000 & 5000 grit sandpaper. This video gives me some great ideas. I think I’m going to try your sanding method on a fully dried touch up paint blob. After sanding to smooth, then use polishing compound, then clay the whole car, then polish, then DIY ceramic coating after all is shined and prepped. Gives me motivation! Awesome video and thanks for sharing.
how did it go?
This was the best 7 minutes of my life watching this, I did a horrible touch up paint job on my hood of my 2019 Honda Accord and it looked terrible, last night I tried doing this in one spot just to verify that it worked and it did, i wound up using 2000 grit sandpaper and removed all the bad spots on the hood, it took a few hours but got it done. PS it is easier to use a DA polisher than by hand if you have multiple spots like I did. Thank you for the useful information and tips. !!!!
I've watched a bunch of "touchup" videos on UA-cam "University", hahah. Many of them are unhelpful, even inimical. Some are fraudulent - the genuine definition of "mis/disinformation". But most of them have something to take away that is useful. Here is a list of useful tips that I know work:
1. Feel the scratch. If you can't feel it with your fingernail then you are in for an easy one. Try rubbing compound first to see if you can lose it. Rub across the direction of the scratch, or along with/parallel to it. Circular motions are okay with rubbing compound. But predominating parallel and perpendicular motions are better.
2. If that doesn't work, then tape off the scratch and wet sand lightly across the scratch, or along with/parallel to it. The tape will stop you from using circular motions which are not recommended. Circular motions produce widespread hazing and light scratching that is much harder to get out.
3. Use the lightest wet sandpaper grit that will cut with a minimum of pressure and expenditure of time. I use 2000 grit. Double the paper by taking the two halves of the piece of sandpaper between your thumb and first two fingers so that the extended work surface forms a rounded contact patch. Hold the paper close to that curve. You can push down and the paper flexes but does not crease. This works for following the direction of the scratch between the two rows of masking tape. For light scratches that you can't feel with a fingernail this will be enough pressure to get rid of the scratch.
4. When you see milky residue in the water, you are cutting clear coat. Wipe the area clean and check your progress. If it looks like the scratch may be gone, then remove the tape and try a bit of rubbing compound again to remove all the sanding haze. If the scratch appears to be gone, proceed to polishing compound. If you see evidence of the scratch still, replace the tape and lightly sand some more, checking your work again as soon as you see milky residue in the water. Doing the repair in short sanding and inspection steps, with rubbing compound to get rid of the hazing, you should come nowhere near cutting through your clear coat, which is TOP PRIORITY.
5. If the scratch is deep enough to feel with your fingernail, you will sand parallel or with the direction of the scratch. Only sand until you have reduced the highest edges of the scratch. A scratch that you can feel is either almost through the clear coat or actually is into the base coat. Do not keep sanding! Check when you see the milky residue in your water. Remove the tape if you need to inspect more carefully. Reapply the masking tape close to your touchup and sand a little more. Make sure that you keep seeing milky residue. If it isn't there then you have sanded off all of your clear coat. STOP SANDING NOW! You will likely still see some of the scratch. You are NOT going to get to the bottom of this deep scratch without cutting into the base coat, the primer coat or even reaching bare metal! Ask me how I know!
6. Leave the tape in place, or refresh it. Once you have stopped sanding, clean everything thoroughly, making sure that you have gotten all residue out of the scratch. Wiping down with isopropyl alcohol is essential to final clean up. Then carefully apply the base coat color with the tip of the applicator or correct sized brush. Avoid blobs and globs. Put enough light layers on to completely fill in the scratch and area between the tape.
7. When the base coat - touchup color - is dry then remove the tape and apply it just further out enough to work on the raised touchup. Return to the wet sandpaper and again follow the direction of the scratch or laterally to it, do not use circular motions. Wrapping the sandpaper around a pad or squeegee will provide a stiffer edge for cutting down the touchup more quickly. But don't just sand away. Wipe off and check your progress and sand in short spells. Check with your fingertips and nails to make sure that you have made the touchup smooth with the immediately surrounding paint. You should not need to sand any further as soon as you start to see the milky cleat coat residue appear. The touchup is now down to the level of the surrounding cleat coat. Sanding is done!
8. Remove the masking tape now. Use rubbing compound until you see the base coat color starting to get into your towel or pad. Don't overdo the rubbing compound on the touchup, in fact avoid it after the first few passes. Rubbing compound is mainly to take out any serious hazing that your wet sanding may have caused. Use a circular as well as horizontal and vertical motion with the rubbing compound. Use the lightest compound to get the job done. If you overdo this, you will wind up taking down your touchup paint too far and have to start over!
9. Do most of your restoration of the high gloss of your clear coat with polishing compound. This will also polish the touchup that you have just done. Use the lightest compound that will work to restore the shine. Elbow grease and a light compound is better than a stiffer compound. There is little to no risk of overdoing this step.
10. Once your shine is restored, apply your preferred protective layer of wax or ceramic.
11. Do "10" again and again, and do it again. Wax layers fill in tiny low spots with repeated applications. This is only practical when you have a fairly new car with very few touched up spots. If you have a bunch of touchups already, of course, regular full-car waxing/ceramic renewal is how your touchups will last for the life of the paint.
12. Any little imperfections that you might notice at this point should be ignored if they don't attract your eye from five or six feet away. You can tell if you have done it right, if you can walk past or up to the car and not have the area you just fixed attract your attention.
This is exactly the video I needed. I had the same issue and wasn't sure how to fix it until this video came up. Great explanation and detail on how to rectify the raised up areas. Thanks!
You’re a lifesaver! I was able to find everything you used at the local autozone for around $20, it worked like a charm! Just took a fair amount of elbow grease.
I was stressing about my trucks touch up paint, because it wasn’t even, thanks to you I know how to take that out!
Man this was so helpful, my paint pen is so bad at creating an even layer.
Use a tooth pick to get some paint off the pen and get some of the clear coat and mix together, and use the toothpick to dab a few coats or dabs and then wet sand 3000, buff polish you're done.
Spoiler alert they all are unless you're a heart surgeon with 20 20 vision and hands as steady as a rock.
@@brienmaybe.4415 how long would you let the paint sit to dry or can you use a blow drier to speed up the process
@@brienmaybe.4415 did u have to buy the clear coat that you spray? Did u mix them in a container then apply the layers so the paint sticks better and you finished by waxing and polishing it?
Thanks for the video. I have been stressing over my touch up paint job and wet sanding attempt. I have the rubbing compound and polish and I’ll try it soon I’m hoping for my car to look half as smooth as yours! I also going to wax after the paint is fully cured and hope for the best! I really don’t want to try and clear coat the whole door. If all else fails I will take it into the shop with my head hung and confess to my body work crimes! Fingers crossed!
Best tutorial I found! I was able to take out uneven touchup paint for the first time. I just had to use a buffer since I cant make the polish shine. Overall it saved me 1k$
Thanks for contributing to the youtube community bro, you helped a lot of people.
This worked perfectly for me! Would have never had the courage to sand my car paint before watching this video. And to all of the people commenting that it's removing the clear coat and replacing with wax -- if that's true, it's at least a semi-permanent solution until I feel like spending a load of money having it professionally painted.
You can't replace clearcoat with wax because wax is extremely thin and wears off after days or a week or two at most.
That is the cleanest hood I’ve seen in my life
Thanks for this, I just bought a car and the previous owner already used a touch up pen.
I'll try this, the results look great.
Did you try it?
@@jaydawg3031 I want to know too
You are a lifesaver, my car looked lumpy after I used the pen on my hood and this method really works
Was a little worried after the wet sand but amazed how the compound and polish made it turned out. Thumbs up from me!
Good work on fixing that. I'm just starting my research and your video was quite helpful. Thanks for sharing that.
I used this technique today on my Obsidian Black Lexus RX. Worked great. I messed up and used 1000 grit sandpaper and panicked. But then went over that lightly with 2000 grit, heavy compound, light compound, then wax. It looks pretty amazing. If you didn’t know exactly what you’re looking for you would never find it. This technique is great but DO make sure to use 2000 grit sandpaper. Luckily I hadn’t burned a bridge.
Renee' L did you do base coat and clear coat or just the base? I can’t seem to find anyone that’s specified this
Emanuel Hoyos I did only the color coat. In retrospect I should have followed with a clear coat and then possibly lightly resanded and polished it. One thing I will say, use the 2000 grit and definitely keep it wet and light pressure. Sand the least amount possible. Good luck!
I recently traded that car in at the Lexus dealership and they didn’t even mention the repair. And I got exactly what KBB said was fair.
I have lots of chips to do and remember from years ago those touch-up paints always looked awful afterwards, so I thought I'd have a quick look on youtube for some tips. Thank you very much for sharing this 👍
Thank you man. I tried touching up some nasties on my car and feel like I've made it worse. I'm confident to make it better now.
How did it come out?? I’m trying to muster up enough courage to do mine.
@@swervv2957 not too bad, but not perfect. It only an old Fiesta that I use for work so I'm not too bothered but if it was a better car I'd have got it done professionally
@@hatthewmartley damn. So this is my baby, it’s a almost flawless 😒 G37s coupe. And I don’t want to mess up also if the results ain’t all that big of a difference myself then do you suggest I just go get it done? Also how much would you suspect for a lil job like that
Awesome video bro. This helped so much. I could never get the white circle cloud to go away, well I just figured out I didn’t do enough layers of polish compound. Good job, well said, and thank you for getting right to the point and not wasting our time with a lot of bla bla bla lol. Thumbs up!!
Thank you so much from the UK, I bought those products and it worked really well, saved me lots of cash and hassle! Will know just what to do in future.
Awesome video! Just did the same thing to my mustang with touch up:) my husband found your video and I can not tell you the relief I'm feeling. I tried sanding slightly and used the ultimate car wax many times. Now I will get the turtle compound and succeed:) thank you! Best video ever!
Thank you for the video. I followed the exact steps and it worked perfectly. Same products. The sanding had me worried however with 5-8 hits with the orbital polisher the gloss is now back. 3000g. Black color.
@Bri Agiurre I wish there was a way to post pic reply so that I could possibly see a before and after. 😊
Mate that's awesome. I've just done some scratch repairs to the wife's car and wanted to get rid of the tape masks where it has raised. This will do perfectly 👍
I just made my white hood look like crap with a dupli pen chip repair! I'm going to try this. I will let you know!
This saved me! I touched up some scratches and didnt know what to do bc it was not even. I just ordered all the supplies. Thank you so much!
Found this video, and you saved me hundreds!
YOU ARE AMAZING! I had seriously destroyed a touch up job on my BMW that I’m about to sell. You saved the day with this video. Thank you so much!
Awesome video, thanks. I just purchased a 2021 Chevy silverado 2500HD. The truck is so tall I need to use a step stool to be able to clean the hood. Climbing off the stool my foot caught the leg and it flipped over and hit the painted bumper chipping the paint. I have seen numerous videos where people use paint pens to fix it but they never try to blend it in and it looks like crap. Yorus is the 1st video I've seen where the paint pen has been smoothed out and blended in. Thanks for posting.
Man, you made my day! 6 weeks ago I bought a 2019 Scat Pack Challenger. Cruising down the highway, I heard a big, BONK!, on the roof. I thought, crap! That's a chip. I was too, about 12" over the windshield in the middle of the roof. You saw it at every angle. I had a couple chips on the door jamb from letting the seat belt go and whip around, tried it there first and was very happy with the results. I used 3G grit, and waxed right after also. Only thing I'd recommend is to be very careful with the sandpaper and try to apply even pressure with circular strokes. Don't use too much pressure. In prominent spots you might see a little wave in the finished product, but overall, anything is better than a big ole' chip and you can always go over it again with the pen. Thanks a lot for this vid, it did wonders for me and now I don't get sick so my stomach about those nasty paint chips anymore.
Great video. Simple 3 steps process. It is useful you shared the products you used for the job.
thx for the good explanation, I have ordered some touch up paint for my Miata ND , I can't wait to receive it so I can fix a few scratches and chips.
Excellent an actual clip that tells me what to do, excellent. Really good explanation and exactly what I need. Thanks
Looks better than the dealership and or last owner of my car did when filled in some chips on my car. I’ll give this a try
Thanks for this video. Just touched up my HRV, back passenger door and need to buff/shine it out. It's white pearl. Like how you included the list of items. Well done.
Actually this is not Alex lol did not know I was in my husbands account. LouAnn Scott :)
Did it work for you? My car is also white pearl and I messed up with my touch up paint as well
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’m so glad that I came across your video for this as I had performed somewhat of a noob touch up job on my 5 series and started to panic. Your exact steps helped to bring things back as if they were done professionally.
I've got the F10 in carbon black but was unsure if I should try it myself but hearing that you've got good results makes me more confident. Do you have the F10 as well?
Good stuff man. Just got done with the paint pen and knew there had to be more to it. Thanks bubba
followed these steps on my Q50. Worked like a miracle!
Hey bro I need some help, I’m thinking of doing this on my G but I’m already basically did the paint and polish part and it’s just bumpy and not flush. (Pens&brush) suck! Any who do you think of I can go straight to compound or Polish just to make it smooth and flush? Followed by wax? Or is sanding completely necessary? I’m trying to avoid the sanding if possible cause it’s on the edge or the door opening.
Thanks so much! This really helped. I got an 09’ Honda Civic but the previous owner did not care about the outside at all! It has tons of little scratches on it. Want to fix them without getting a new paint job
I can't be the only one impressed on the mirror finish of the vehicle.
I never comment but thank you soooooo muuuuuccccchhhhhh you are a life saver! I bought a whole touch up paint system with clear coat and did not not turn out the way I expected. :-(.....Thought I was just going to have to ride around with a messed up car....guess not, Yayyyy!!!
You did this and it worked for you?! Damn, I’m scared shit to do this on my g. Lol but also do you do this step four step? I’m thinking of I can skip the sanding. I spray painted and coated so I just want to smooth out and blend a lil. What you think? Any advice?! Thanks
I literally just did exactly what you said with the exact products you said with great success. There’s still some small scratches but not sure if you said how long to rub the products on or how long between coats. Either way thanks so much
Clear and easy. Thanks for sharing, it really helped me with my motorcycle tank.
My baby has chips and scratches, applied the touch up paint and came uneven. I found this video, bought all the items and next week will give this a shot!
That matte finish scared the crap out of me! lol
Thanks for this video!
Excellent video. I just used the paint pen on a rock chip I got the other day and it's raised. Going to give this a try.
Keep the videos coming! Love your matter of fact no BS manner. Great job!
Pretty sure It's not how long you keep the compound on the car that can cause damage, its the force used when buffing that can eat through the clear coat...
Been looking for a video detailing exactly this for our JGC. Was curious about the correct sand paper grit. Meguiars FTW. Thanks man
Thanks, Alexander. I was looking for this video. God bless you.
Thanks for making the video, I got to do one on top of my 2022 Rebel hood. It's my first one that hurts but I know it won't be the last one good think is I have a white truck. Thanks again buddy 🇺🇲🤙🏼
You could also buy a cheap DA from Harbor Freight for about $50.00 and a pink foam pad used with the compound then use a black foam pad with the polish. It saved a lot of time. I was nervous using 2000 sandpaper on my car for the first time but it really helps smooth out touch up paint.marks.
dphotos please give more details . Im new to this. What is DA? If there is a link it would also be helpful. Thanks
Amazon has a Black and Decker random orbital for $30, with great reviews.
S. O. Rooney i use that one it’s awesome did a heavily oxidized black BMW came out like new
@@Gnux91 Super reassuring. Thanks! Just getting to that part...
S. O. Rooney yeah just do the velcro mod on it so you can fit any pad and you’ll be golden that buffer is great no need for anything more expensive
Looks good mate, I’m going to have a go now after seeing your excellent presentation, thanks .BM uk
you can wet sand it lightly, then make sure it bends to surrounding paint. Then, instead of using heavy duty compound, use something like Maquires Ultimate Compound, or another light compound. This way, it only takes off the paint in small amounts, and pressing harder can take more off too. But, it may take a few more passes, but you are safer than heavier compounds that carry a higher risk of damage. Also, once it is buffed out with compound, you can use polishing compound or just polish. Then, wax it. then buff.
Key is to use proper equipment. Wet/dry sandpaper, and use a compound pad in a drill. The compounds are meant to be used at certain RPM range. Too fast, and burn the paint, too slow, just not enough done.
Good job. Thanks I’m trying this tomorrow. I recall my uncle did this ages ago and it works well.
How did it come out?! I always painted and clear coated mine before this vid and it’s kinda bumpy and not flush. Smh. But can I just use compound & Polish and get the same results? I would rather not sand. Thanks for the help
Thanks so much! I didn't know you shouldn't let the compound dry.
Hi Alex, thank you for the video. quick question - before you started sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper, did you apply the clear coat as well or only the touch up paint ? I have a similar problem and trying to get this done myself but i have no background.
Thank you ! this is the best video I found...I am gonna try exactly the same steps on my car
Not bad, thanks for the tips as I just did this and the product left much to be desired.
Just what I needed. This will definitely save me money.
Thank U! I used Black Pearl Duplicolor On 2017 Honda LX And Ended up Crappy- UR FIX Did that job right! Nov 25, 2018 -
Soo yours came out good?? I’m too nervous to do mine. Can you tell me any tips and if you did exactly this? Also can I just skip the sanding?
I just tried this and it worked pretty damn good. Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
Great video. Whoever had my car before me did a godawful job, and didnt even use the right colour, so i at least want an even finish on it because it stands out like crazy