Precise Tinted Clear Automotive Touch Up Metallic Paint User Instructional Manual
TWO-STAGE CAR PAINT REPAIR SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE & EXCELLENT RESULTS
Product Repair Procedure: There are two main types of scratches that occur in metallic paint. The first type of scratches are light brushed scratches. These types of scratches are light and whitish looking and only need tinted clear to camouflage. The other type of scratch are deep & discolored where the either metal or plastic surface is visible and will require primers so this type of scratch does not need clear at this point of the repair so GO straight to color.
Stage 1: Your car is painted in layers from the factory so when your paint is scratched there are different levels of damage that occur in a single impact. Stage 1) light scratches where only the tinted clear is damaged and needs the first 3 steps of this metallic repair manual to to either completely remove the scratch or camouflage it so it is barley noticeable.
Stage 2: Where primers, color & tinted clear layers are completely removed and either bare metal or bare plastic is exposed & the appropriate paint layer needs to be applied in the same way the factory formula is sprayed. So Basically fix the light scratches first using stage 1 & then using stage 1 & stage 2 together to repair, remove & camouflage heavier paint chips, scratches & blemishes.
STAGE 1. PAINT SCRATCH & CHIP REPAIR
How To Use The Car Paint Products.
1) CLEAN-UP
Definition: Clean-up is a product solvent solution that does a number of tasks when used within our car touch-up paints scratch removal kits. Remove impact residue or commonly known as paint transfer (whatever hit your car left its mark or smear behind). Clean-up will only remove nitrocellulose or rubber residue along with 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/solvent is a high-grade paint thinner that is used to thin your factory exact match factory paint products & 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.
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 painted surfaces.
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 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 be able to polish out light scratching. Trick: 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.
2) TINTED CLEAR GLOSS
Definition: Brush Touch Tinted Clear is used over metallic paints on cars when manufactured. The shine that is seen a metallic-painted car is in fact not the color it is a clear gloss. This tinted clear gloss is used to ideally protect the metallic paint color as well as give the paint an appealing good look. Unfortunately when a scratch happens in metallic paint the clear is the first scratched paint layer, so the tinted clear must be repaired first.
Procedure: Shake tinted clear contents well before use. Remove the cap and squeegee brush. Accurately apply 1 coat to light scratches not putting any brush touch tinted clear on good paint.
Tinted Clear Gloss Tips & Tricks: Brush Touch Tinted Clear Gloss can be applied to metallic painted surfaces where the clear has started to peel off in spots. By sealing the peeling paint with brush touch clear you will possibly be able to slow/stop the peeling effect. Trick: As soon as a sign of peeling clear appears seal it with the Tinted Brush Touch clear to stop the peeling from travelling.
STAGE 2. PAINT SCRATCH & CHIP REPAIR
Where the paint has been completely removed use Stage 1 and Stage 2 together excluding the clear gloss in Stage 1
4) PAINT COLOR
Definition: Brush Touch 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 color only to the fully discolored areas of damaged paint where the paint layers including the color coat have been completely removed. Allow 3 minutes of drying time in between coats in good weather. If you have impact residue that did not come off in earlier steps, apply one or two coats of color directly on only the discolored area.
Paint Color Tips & Tricks: Always know your paint layers and make sure you are not touching up clear scratches with color or the scratch will look just as bad as the original scratch. Test what layer the scratch is in when using the solvent or cleaning 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 Clear Gloss should be used.
5) TINTED CLEAR GLOSS
Definition: Brush Touch Tinted Clear gloss is used to shine, seal & protect metallic paint color.
Procedure: Shake tinted clear contents well before use. Remove the cap and squeegee brush. Apply 1 to 2 coats of clear gloss over the applied paint color performed in the previous step. Do not apply tinted clear to good paint.
6) 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, and 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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