Any tips for touching up Ivory Pearl?

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drtech

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Got some rock chips on my newly painted front bumper, sigh... I'm new to touching up but after reading Picus's article on touching up, want to give it a try. Bought touch up paint from paintscratch.com, unigrit 3000 and Menzerna IP. I'm going to polish by hand as I don't have a PC. Anyone who's good at touch up please give me some tips, especially those who have experience with Ivory Pearl color. I would like to try my best to match the color. Also, if my front bumper is newly painted, how long do I have to wait before I touch up and polish?



Thanks.
 
Pearl can be tough - I've touched it up before, and never gotten it quite right. Is the touchup a 1-step (single stage), 2-step (BC/CC) or 3-step (BC/Pearl/CC) combination?



You are probably not going to get a perfect color match, but do your best and try to leave a very slight "bump" - the touchup higher than existing paint. Do it with a toothpick. Let it cure for 24 hours, then sand until it is even. Hand polishing is a pain - use a cotton (terry) towel folded in 4 and work the scratch out. Use a MF and finer polish if you've got it.
 
It sounds like you are in a place where that can happen frequently. Once you get it all fixed, why not hit up a bra?
 
It's a 3-stage paint...I have had a clear bra before the accident, it's really nice...but as I am keeping my car for one year more, a clear bra doesn't seem worth it...
 
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