You do not have to have to be certified in auto painting to be able to fix those little chips all over your car from long road trips. You can do it all yourself in the privacy of your own garage and be proud of the professional looking results. Just block out some time on Saturday or Sunday morning and make your car look as good as new again. You need to protect your investment and feel good about the car you drive. Using a good paint chip repair kit that you purchase from a reputable retailer will make the job go quickly and smoothly and produce the results you are looking for.  

First, wash your car thoroughly with a good car wash detergent, making sure to rinse well. Dry the car thoroughly with lint-free towels. The weather should be warmer, at least above 50 degrees Fahrenheit for best paint drying results, unless you can work in a heated garage. As with any type of painting, make sure the area you are working in is well ventilated. Also, the car surface should be cool to the touch, do not try to work on a car that has been sitting in the sun for a while.

Step 1:

Put the glove provided in the chip repair kit on the hand that will be applying paint. Shake paint bottle until steel balls flow freely. Apply a minimal amount of paint to chips. Immediately ‘zip’ over the paint with your finger to smear it and smooth out the surface. You could call this the ‘dab and smear’ method. This helps the paint uniformly fill the chips and expedites drying time, which should be less than a minute to the touch. You may want to do small sections until you get a feel for the removal process.

Step 2:

Paint should feel dry or tacky to the touch after a minute or two. If it is wet after two minutes, you have used too much. Smear the paint more with your finger to spread out evenly. It should dry very quickly. Working in small quadrants, apply a liberal amount of pre-fast blending solution to folded T-shirt rag or other smooth cloth. With light to medium pressure, rub over the painted area, letting the chemical do the work. Do not scrub. The excess paint will begin blending away from the ‘overpainted’ areas after a few passes with the towel. Keep the towel moist, re-applying pre-fast as needed.

Immediately buff the pre-fast residue to a shine using the enclosed microfiber towel. Repeat this process until all excess paint is gone. The paint should remain in the chips. You may want to repeat steps 1 and 2 for deeper chips, painting, then removing the excess until the fill level is satisfactory.

The kit we used was one purchased from Dr. Colorchip at http://www.paint-chip-repair.com. It is a great product and makes what used to be a tedious job into an easy and satisfactory experience. To see photos of the process of fixing paint chips, check out the site.

Mary Brander – Learning how to keep her car nice, aided by her husband. Check out our great paint chip repair kit at http://www.paint-chip-repair.com.

Author: Mary Brander
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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