Touch Up Paint

[SportLt]

thats right.

last night i pulled my car in the garage and taped off a total of 9 nicks the largest being about the width of your pinky nail. i plan on applying the paint at noon today and around 6pm tonight apply some protectant and let it sit until sometime tomorrow.

my question is with those SMALL little touch ups how long must i wait for a wash and for a wax?

 

[dman090]

id say like a week or two to make sure the paint is fully cured

 

[sundevil07]

what is this protectant youre applying?

 

[SportLt]

the guy that my family uses told me for the small stuff to use clear nail polish ( yes thats right)

he said it will act as a clear coat.

 

[sundevil07]

ok gotcha, wait a week. also when your applying the touch up paint dont try to paint over the scratch just fill it from the center

 

[SportLt]

sweetness.

 

[cobalt123]

i used this method on my bowties

 

[SportLt]

well i went to apply the nail polish a second ago...all that was in the house is clear nail hardener..will that be equal to the effect of normal polish or should i just run and get some?


im having my bowties painted right now at a body shop he is doing it for free since i got him a ass load of busniness after some of my friends saw my dash trim.

 

[sundevil07]

i dont know dick about nail polish lol

 

[SportLt]

psh, w/e

 

[sundevil07]

lawls you gonna wetsand and buff it after?

 

[SportLt]

i dont trust myself with a buffer.

after this paint sits i plan on rewaxing it again and put polish on it * first time to do it on this car*

hopefully that should cure the swirls

 

[sundevil07]

nice, hand polishing i assume? what polish and what will you be applying it with?

 

[SportLt]

i put the wax on with a round micro fiber pad with carnuba wax seen below

i take it off with a micro towel

im not 100%sure how to do the liquid polish..never done it before

 

[sundevil07]

http://www.autopia.org/forum/guide-detailing/77859-test-swirl-removal-hand.html

check it out! youre in for a looong day by hand tho

 

[Tuner923]

http://www.autopia.org/forum/guide-detailing/77859-test-swirl-removal-hand.html

check it out! youre in for a looong day by hand tho

wow nice find!

 

[dman090]

http://www.autopia.org/forum/guide-detailing/77859-test-swirl-removal-hand.html

check it out! youre in for a looong day by hand tho

wow thats awesome, looks like megs works pretty well by hand

 

[PoweredByLE5]

I'm afraid to use touch up paint last time i used that stuff on my moms altima it came out MAD noticeable and it's white!

 

[xxxxsh4d0wxxxx]

I'm afraid to use touch up paint last time i used that stuff on my moms altima it came out MAD noticeable and it's white!

If you tape it off, it shouldn't be noticeable at all. It's only really noticeable when you overlap the actual paint.

Or if they happen to be fairly large chips.