Touch Up Paint

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Hey whats the best way to apply touch up paint to stone chips.

I followed the instructions on the touch up paint pen and it came out all f*cked up. images/icons/mad.gif Which leads me to my next question.

How would i be able to effectively remove the paint i put on and the clearcoat so that i can do it again or am i just screwed images/icons/confused.gif images/icons/shocked.gif

[shortyb]

How long ago did you do the touch-up? you may have some luck with laquer thinner if its been less than a couple of days. Obviously go light on it. Might also try a clay bar or one of the many cleaner products designed to be used prior to waxing. If its been too long, the only thing left to do is a spot wet sand. Last resort kinda thing though. I use the touch-up paint from the dealer but also use a product called Langka. What that stuff does is smooths out the blob of touch-up paint so it blends to the surrounding surface. Used it a few times and you really can't tell where its been touched up. Neat stuff. Do a search, they have a web site but I don't remember it off-hand, sorry.

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yea its been pretty long. whats wet sand?
I'll try find that other stuff for later use b/c i have other chips to do, but after my first i dont even wanna try. I let the paint dry for like 8 hrs and when i applied the clearcoat it still mixed and f*ked up. gRrRrR images/icons/mad.gif

[GimmeTorq]

Originally posted by mrmatt:
yea its been pretty long. whats wet sand?
I'll try find that other stuff for later use b/c i have other chips to do, but after my first i dont even wanna try. I let the paint dry for like 8 hrs and when i applied the clearcoat it still mixed and f*ked up. gRrRrR images/icons/mad.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial[/img]Langka www.langka.com (http://www.langka.com) will remove some or all the touchup paint/clearcoat without hurting anything.

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Can langka be bought in stores or must i get it shipped to me? Oh i live in Canada.

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This looks like a great product guys - thanks for the link. I have a few chips in my wife's Pathfinder that I've resisted doing anything about because I figured I was more likely to mess it up worse than fix it. Seems pretty simple if their product works as advertised.

mrmatt - their web page says they do international orders!

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With the touch up paint pen that Nissan sells, I've found it pretty much unusable. By the time you get some paint to the tip it becomes a giant blob that goes beyond the chip.
Some thing that has worked for me if to get a pin, yes a pin and dip it into some of the touchup paint and apply delicately. I'd suggest doing this in a well lit area indoors to prevent dust and other crap from getting in there. Let it settle for at least half an hour then apply the clear coat. You'll need a steady hand for this one!

[MiamiGrinch240]

I saw the guy at the body shop use the corner of a piece of paper. Came out great. When I used to use the little brush thing that the Nissan bottle comes with it came out like crap.