How To Use Your Touch-up Paint Kit
Product Repair Procedure: Your car is painted in layers from the factory so when your paint is scratched there are different levels of damage occur in a single impact.
The two main types of scratches that occur in non-metallic paint.
The first type of scratch is light brushed scratches where only the paint color layer is scratched but not pierced. These types of scratches are light and whitish-looking. These types of scratches may be removed using the blemish remover or quick-cut polish.
The second type of scratches are deep and/or fully discolored where either bare metal or bare plastic is visible.
Where primers & color layers that are completely removed and either bare metal or bare plastic are exposed the appropriate paint layer needs to be applied in the same way the factory formula is sprayed. Note: If metal has been left bare without any paints for more than 2 hours we recommend you apply stop rust treatment before applying metal primer undercoat.
Do The Paint Scratch Test? You can usually tell which layer the scratch is in by using our Solvent Clean-up solution. As the solvent is applied it will give the area a wet look. While it is wet if the scratch disappears that usually means that your paint scratch is confined to the top coat layer of the paint and may possibly be removed without using paints & colors. Note: Be mindful that impact paint transfers should be removed (if it's nitrocellulose impact transfer) while doing the paint scratch test.
1) CLEAN-UP
Definition: Clean-up is a product solvent and waterborne solution that does a number of tasks when used within our car touch-up paint scratch removal kits. Remove impact residue commonly known as paint transfer or whatever hit your car and left its mark or smear on your paintwork, easily correct and rectify spills and overfills, or remove nitrocellulose or rubber residue, road grime, and other various types of industrial fallout.
If the residue is enamel and can not be removed then blemish remover will be required. Clean-up is a high-grade paint solution that is used to thin and your factory exact match paint products and also is used for cleaning brushes, spills & others as already mentioned.
Procedure: Always check in an inconspicuous area first to make sure the part being repaired is not refinished in nitrocellulose paints. Apply a generous amount of clean-up to the work cloth that is included free in the paint kit. Hold the moistened work cloth against the repair area for a short seconds where impact residue is visible. Proceed to massage the whole damaged area cleaning impact residue and other industrial fall-out and blemishes. If the clean-up does not remove the impact marks use blemish remover.
Clean-up Tips & Tricks: Clean-up is the first step in any touch-up paint scratch or paint chip repair as it removes most residue transfer and prepares the repair area for the next step in repairing scratches & stone chips and paint blemishes.
2) BLEMISH REMOVER
Definition: Blemish Remover is a very fine Sand Paper in a cream form and is used to polish out light scratches, swirl marks & minor residue on the painted surface.
Procedure: Apply a small amount of blemish remover cutting agent to the polish cloth. Massage the scratch and surrounding area removing minor residue and fine scratches caused by the impact of a foreign object. Blemish remover will remove and prepare the bare metal surface that has been exposed to the weather and has the initial rust corrosion. Polish, and clean until a high gloss is reached on and around the scratched paint. Note: If the Impact paint transfer Residue Will Not come Off, Use a Color Touch-up To Camouflage. Please be aware that Quick-Cut polish kit selection should be used if there is heavy scratching & excessive urethane transfer in the paint.
Blemish Remover Tips & Tricks: When light scratching can be seen on metallic paint surfaces always try to remove the scratch first without painting. Using our quick cut or blemish remover will remove light scratching. Tip: Be generous with the cutting cream and be persistent with attempting to remove paint scratching. We recommend with light scratching in the clear you use & apply the Blemish Remover 2 or 3 times.
3) PAINT COLOR
Definition: Brush Touch Non-Metallic Paint Color is used to cover deep discolored scratches, chips & paint defects caused by the impact of an object where color coats are completely removed and/or left paint transfer that is impervious to solvent & is too thick to remove using cream cutting agents.
Procedure: Shake color contents well. Remove the cap and squeegee brush. Check the color is correct. Apply and blend color only to the fully discolored areas of damaged paint where the paint layers including the color coat have been severely defaced and or completely removed. Allow 3 minutes of drying time in between coats in good weather.
Paint Color Tips & Tricks: Always know your paint layers and make sure you not touching up scratches with the wrong material or the scratch will look just as bad as the original scratch. Use our Automotive Touch-up Paint Top Coat Polish to blend, lustre and protect your paint.
4) CLEAN-UP
Definition: Clean-up is a paint solvent that can be used for a number of tasks when used in our paint products. remover impact residues & marks from car paint, thin paints, clean spillages & clean brushes.
Clean-up Tips & Tricks: Always wear protective clothing, gloves & eyewear, and use this product in a well-ventilated area test this product in an inconspicuous area first to be sure the area to be repaired is not affected by the solvent. (2k acrylic urethane enamel is impervious to this product) in other words, this product will not affect your car body's original paint with all current makes & models. Do not use this product on unpainted plastic parts or interiors of your vehicles.
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