How to Touch Up a Tesla Model S
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- I'm Uri from TouchUpDirect. Today I'm going to talk to you about Tesla touch up paint. We get a lot of requests here at TouchUpDirect about Tesla colors. People ask if the paint is unique? The paint is, but the procedure is not. Tesla tends to live in the city where it's very difficult for cars. Tesla gets a lot of common small scratches, scrapes, scuffs, and wheel rash. At TouchUpDirect, we have a perfect match for OEM quality touch up paint for all Tesla Models.
Remember before you do your touch up, always test the color and make sure you purchased the right color. Every one of our touch up paint kits includes a test card. In this case, we have the Tesla Monterey Blue, and it looks like a good match. If you make a mistake while doing your touch up, don't panic. You can contact us, and we're here to help and guide you.
How to fix a back bumper scratch?
Here we have a small stone chip. We're going to use the touch up brush. It is always good to wash your car before starting your touch up project. The first step will be to take a wax and grease remover to clean the damaged area. If you see part of the plastic, aluminum, or steel, you need to use a primer. Try to keep all the paint within the confines of the scratch. Do one coat and let it dry. I applied two coats of primer and let us dry for about 30 minutes or so. To achieve an OEM quality finish, you have to let the paint dry. Do not brush it. After using the primer, apply the color next. We're going to add our first coat of color. The color is the Monterey Blue Model S. As we apply the color, it's going to look different than the rest of the car. This is a trait of waterborne paint; as it dries, the color will come in. We've added three coats of color. The paint now is the proper color with good coverage. Let it dry for about 30 minutes or so in between. To achieve an OEM quality finish, you have to let the paint dry, do not rush it. Now I'm going to add clearcoat. It will be at a total of 2 to 3 coats of clearcoat. Use the same procedure. Let that dry about 10 to 15 minutes in between coats. Adding the final coat of clear, this is my 3rd coat. Let it dry for at least 24 to 48 hours, and you can polish and wax it.
0:00 Tesla Model S Touch Up Projects
1:08 How to Touch Up a Back Bumper Scratch
3:54 How to Fix a Deep Scratch
14:25 How to Touch Up a Front Bumper Scratch
16:14 How to Use a Touch Up Pen
18:41 How to Touch Up Small Nicks
Have a great time with your Tesla. Let us know if you have any questions at help@touchupdirect.com - Авто та транспорт
Great info!
Very nice vid, great instructions, and superb results given this is diy. Patience is the key here, go easy, use thin layers of paint, wait 30mins in between, don't stir up the paint once it sits on the respective surface. If it runs, sand it back down afterwards. wet sand for non-water based paint.
what is the primer pen for? I don't see any footage of it being used in the video above.
The Primer Pen is a limited use product. In many cases it's not required where a Pen is the best solution overall. The exceptions are deeper nicks or dings that are deep into the substrate yet very small. This type of damage is more uncommon so it makes the Pen Primer a less commonly used product.
do you recommend buying this putty today in addition with the new bundles to touch up chips in?
It all depends. We debated making the Putty included in some Kits but frankly, it's just not always necessary and would be wasteful to force a purchase of it. Our Putty is great for small cracks, chips, nicks, etc, but it does add some work and some sanding to make it nice and smooth. It really depends on the extent of the damage and desired repair.
@@TouchUpDirect I ordered one of your platinum kits but I was wondering if I could fill my paint chip with another primer for the meantime to avoid oxidation while waiting for my package to arrive.
@@TysonET You won't have any oxidation in the short amount of time until your Kit arrives. Keep in mind, cars are weather protected in a lot of ways now, including anti-corrison baths (like zinc) prior to any primer or paint is applied. It's why it's very rare to see rusty cars on the road anymore. And if you do see one, it's almost always due to a poor refinish job using substandard parts.
If the chip has been there for several years and it is rusty do you suggest sanding the rust off before putting the putty. 2015 white Tesla S
@@SamWhiteBoston Yes, if there is rust light sanding to remove it will be best.
where do you get the putty?
We're working on developing a small container of putty, but we're not ready to launch it just yet. In the meantime you can just use any spot putty or 1k putty.
So the very last step is Waxing, after the shown steps
That’s right, yes. Wait a couple days and then you can wax with whatever product you prefer.