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candy eg
06-23-2006, 03:22 PM
Think i can do it?
i`ve read using a tooth pick is the best method b/c of the capillary action or something, but with a chip this big, can i just place the toothpick in the middle and will the paint still fill it, or do i have to use an artist brush?
Fix this:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/azncoolguy510/re.jpg
Using this:
http://images.andale.com/f2/118/116/11675253/1144751035245_1144992888289_HOKKBC11_4Z.jpg
MrSelfDestruct
06-23-2006, 03:27 PM
How big is it (in mm)? Looks to me like brush would be better than toothpick.
candy eg
06-23-2006, 08:12 PM
please help me. i also wondered if should i apply a base coat, would that help it match better?
candy eg
06-23-2006, 09:40 PM
and where can i buy touch up clear coat?
Chris A
06-24-2006, 02:23 AM
Get clear cote here. http://www.paintscratch.com/
I would use several light coats and build it up before applying the clear though.
Accumulator
06-24-2006, 01:09 PM
When you start doing it IMO you`ll find that the toothpick and brush aren`t as (fuctionally) different as you might think. I use the brushes because I have them, but I had good results from the toothpick approach too.
I don`t think that`ll require primer, just color and clear.
I too use stuff from paintscratch.com.
Was your car painted with the HOK KBC11? You oughta be able to get clear from them (assuming it`s a basecoat/clearcoat paint, I`m not familiar with their stuff).
candy eg
06-24-2006, 03:00 PM
i hope that my car was painted with the HOK KBC11, i don`t really know because i bought the car from someone painted already, and its been passed around quite a bit so i lost contact with the person that actually painted it this color. and i went to bodyshops trying to get them to mix me some touch up but they weren`t willing to do it.
xTravBx
06-24-2006, 03:14 PM
So did the original owner state it was that color, or are you guessing it is?
candy eg
06-25-2006, 07:13 PM
i know its kandy apple red for sure, but i don`t know if they added anything like a pearl to it.
Accumulator
06-26-2006, 10:05 AM
IMO you need to find a helpful paint shop (or painter at a body shop) to help with this. Good places can computer-match paint and good painters can do it the old-fashioned way (by eye). Guessing isn`t too likely to give satisfactory results IMO.
I`d rather put time and energy into something that`s likely to yield a good outcome, even if it`s a PIA.
candy eg
06-27-2006, 09:26 AM
the thing is, i did go to bodyshops and they turned me away saying they rather paint the whole door.
Accumulator
06-27-2006, 10:08 AM
You just need to find somebody who genuinely wants to help solve the problem in a sensible way. Painting the whole panel over that is utterly [insert negative here]. I`d try going to an autobody/paint supply place and talking with them about it.
E-Jag
06-27-2006, 11:55 AM
Another suggestion re application is to take a book of matches, tear out a match, trim off the torn end with scissors and use it to apply the paint.
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E-Jag
On the topic of paint scratch/chip repair, are the paintscratch.com kits good?
It looks like the primer is still there, so just base color coat and clearcoat.
Accumulator
06-27-2006, 02:48 PM
On the topic of paint scratch/chip repair, are the paintscratch.com kits good?
Haven`t used mine yet, but it oughta be OK. Matching an aftermarket paintjob like the one the original poster is dealing with might be tricky though.
E-jag- yeah, the paper match application can work fine too :xyxthumbs Not too hard to trim the end of the match to the size you need.