Doing it Right: Removing and fixing old, incorrect touch-up paint?

Accumulator said:
DownFlyer- Those disposable brushes oughta be perfect, and you answered another of my Qs by posting about the headlamp :D

I`m guessing your eyes are decades younger (or at least "much better") than mine, otherwise I`d be telling you to get a magnifying visor or somesuch (I use mine all the time).
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I have a paint chip I am going to tackle today after I pick up a Fine Line Fluid Writer Paint Applicator Pen. Will also use my magnifying visor.
 
bcgreen- I had to google up that Fine Line Fluid Writer...it sounded kinda familiar. Gee, now I want one! Between that and the visor you oughta do great :D

What visor are you using? After my latest Eye Rebuild my wife got me an LED illumination setup for mine, made it even better. Now if I just get a monocular add-on to compensate for my Monovision I`ll *really* be able to see what I`m doing without squinting/closing one eye.
 
Accumulator said:
bcgreen- I had to google up that Fine Line Fluid Writer...it sounded kinda familiar. Gee, now I want one! Between that and the visor you oughta do great :D

What visor are you using? After my latest Eye Rebuild my wife got me an LED illumination setup for mine, made it even better. Now if I just get a monocular add-on to compensate for my Monovision I`ll *really* be able to see what I`m doing without squinting/closing one eye.
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I am using a Magni Focuser going back to the days of the Glomar Explorer so they didn`t have high illum. The pen arrives from Amazon and I should be good to go. I don`t expect miracles but it will beat seeing the white primer. I have high expectations as its a step up from my tooth picks.
 
Accumulator said:
DownFlyer- Hey, a Q just occurred to me...what kind of cloth do you plan to use with the Langka? Remember that it`ll be trashed by the old/removed paint, but don`t let that tempt you into using something "really disposable" that`s so coarse that it causes marring. No point in making more issues.
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Last time I did this (on my old car,) it was lacquer thinner and Q Tips. And all the old paint got absorbed into the Q Tips. After that, I just thoroughly wiped the area out with IPA.

Do you have recommendations on other cloths or methods?

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bcgreen- I too used toothpicks, and I bet you`ll like the pen a lot better (I sure prefer my little brushes, never looked back).

DownFlyer- I used an old MF (which was promptly ruined). The swabs might work fine as long as the old paint is really liquified/thinned to where it wipes right off.
 
OK, I finally got back to this issue (after being overseas for some time.)
I don`t know what that `touch up paint` is, but langka seemingly had no effect. I went at it about 5 times with considerable elbow grease, and only a tiny bit at the edges came off. That was probably due to friction.

At this point, I think I won`t push my luck and will just live with it. I don`t know what the stuff is, or what damage I`ll do by trying other methods to remove it.

Thanks again everyone for your advice.
 
DownFlyer said:
I don`t know what that `touch up paint` is, but langka seemingly had no effect...
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Hey, that`s interesting! I wonder what they`d say about that. Never heard that before but it sure piques my interest!
At this point, I think I won`t push my luck and will just live with it.
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Smart move IMO.

Thanks again everyone for your advice.
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Well, I wish *my* advice had been more useful :o Sorry to have wasted your $ on that Langka..
 
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