Touch-up paint approach?

[lucifuge]

OK, so I got myself some Mazda "Sunlight Silver" touch-up paint to rectify some small chips in the paintwork.


What's the best application here. Tiny brush? I've heard some suggest a toothpick and just build-up filling chip with that. Also, if you use a brush, what cleaning fluid is required to lean brush??

Any experiences muchly appreciated.

[bd581]

I find a brush works best, I know others that use toothpicks with great succsess.
Any thinners will clean the brush
another trick would be to see if you can get a small amount of 2pac clear to mix in. Metallic colours go dull when dried without the clear

[CharlieBrown]

I've used the toothpick approach more than once, works a treat

BUT also, I've had a really really fine art brush, used that now. Easy as to apply. I throw them away once I've used them once.

I just use the big bottle brush to dab a little on the end of the brush and work it in carefully (just in the chip only).

[RadiantKnackers]

I find a brush works best, I know others that use toothpicks with great succsess.
Any thinners will clean the brush
another trick would be to see if you can get a small amount of 2pac clear to mix in. Metallic colours go dull when dried without the clear

That is a top idea...never thought of that.

Know what you mean about the paint going dull when it dries...have to try that one.

[dOttY]

I gave up... Felt like I was fighting a losing battle with stonechips

[lucifuge]

Thanks for advice everyone. Where can be 2pac be sourced??

[pHiLix]

IMO the diameter of the brush on the factory Mazda touch-up paint is too big for stone chips. I've used a toothpick a few times and it works well

[zippymps3]

Toothpick works a treat and you don't have to clean it afterwards.

[AD07]

used the toothpick method today.....wish i thought about it years ago....works a treat.