Howdy,

First off, im not being pervy talking about "Touching Up A Mini"...im talking about filling in holes in the body (once again, not pervy)...i mean chips on the exterior that just need a little paint to fill in.

Could anyone help out with a brief process on how to do this?

I see that if i want to buy touch up paint there are 3 things - the paint itself+clearcoat+primer.

If I can set the scene by saying there is a chip down to the metal on a side panel could anyone provide a quick run down of the process to fill it in with these 3 items?

Cheers!!!
SCT

 

What color?

 

Hey, its horizon blue body and also the black roof pillars.

Cheers,
SCT

 

If it's chipped down to metal, you need to cover the metal. Usually, the metal is covered with a layer of zinc to prevent rust. So you only need to add some paint and clearcoat to seal it. Otherwise, dab in a bit of primer.

Most touch-up kits are just paint and clearcoat. Dab very carefully and sparingly. Once done, and after all is dry, you can polish it flat.

So the order is usually primer - let dry - paint color - let dry - clearcoat - let dry - polish. Note you should let the clearcoat dry a few days (if not months) before polishing. In the old days (more than 15 years ago). If I had my car repainted, I would be advised not to wax it for at least a month.

My car is getting old so I've given up fixing all the chips that land on the bonnet. I only cover the bits where it's gone through the paint. I figure, I will just have a bodyshop repaint the entire panel sometime in the future.

Good luck with it.

 

I asked because the Coole Blue touch up paint doesnt match well. Well, the paint matches fine but the clear coat is clear and the original paint job has a metallic sheen in the top coat. My touch-ups look horrible. I think you should be fine with Horizon Blue.

As for the how, beken gives good info!

 

Metallic paint doesn't really touch-up well, but it's still better than having the chip. It's just impossible to get those little metallic flecks to lay right, and then they reflect light all screwy so they never really look quite right. But it is definitely better than having the chip there. Just use lots of thin layers and take your time

 

Cheers! I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help.