Touch up paint smear help - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

crakajakz · 03-27-2016, 05:45 PM

So had a scratch on my hood. Got given on of those paint touch up pens from the dealership when I bought the car. So I thought I would give it a try. It seems that was a mistake. All I got left with was a big smear way wider than the initial scratch and it doesn't seem to be at all the same colour (yes it was asphalt coloured pen).

Any tips on how to correct this? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Teseo · 03-27-2016, 07:32 PM

Professional paint shop is the best shot. Seems like someone are really envy with you

bhmax · 03-27-2016, 10:00 PM

I'd probably wet sand and then polish it. Room for error if you've never attempted that though. Dr Colorchip is a good touch up kit to make repairs like that easier next time.

housecat · 03-28-2016, 03:07 AM

The clear coat is very thin on our cars, be careful if you resort to wet sanding and use a very high grit like 2000. I tried to fix a scratch on my bumper and ended up making it look worse by sanding too much paint away when trying to level the touch up paint. Try adhesive remover or rubbing alcohol to remove the touch up paint. If neither help, try rubbing compound followed by polish.

Turbo95eg6 · 03-28-2016, 12:16 PM

This is used to safely level or take off factory touch up paint. Get the whole kit if you want to give it another shot:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Langka-LANGKA-The-Blob-Eliminator/dp/B000BAT622"]Amazon.com: LANGKA The Blob Eliminator: Automotive[/ame]
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/LANGKA-Complete-Paint-Chip-Repair/dp/B000BAV602/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1459181819&sr= 1-2&keywords=langka+kit"]Amazon.com: LANGKA Complete Paint Chip Repair Kit: Automotive[/ame]

humfrz · 03-28-2016, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by housecat

The clear coat is very thin on our cars, be careful if you resort to wet sanding and use a very high grit like 2000. I tried to fix a scratch on my bumper and ended up making it look worse by sanding too much paint away when trying to level the touch up paint. Try adhesive remover or rubbing alcohol to remove the touch up paint. If neither help, try rubbing compound followed by polish.

I concur.

Start (again) by trying to get all the old touch up paint and wax off.

humfrz

crakajakz · 03-28-2016, 01:29 PM

Alright, awesome thanks guys. I'll give these ideas a shot.

Go figures I tried to clean the car up without looking at the weather forecast for the week. Rain rain and more rain.

The art of finesse is going to be hard to aquire coming from the off road jeep in world. Only one way to learn though.

Thanks again for the advice

Cheers

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daftpunk · 03-30-2016, 12:15 PM

If it's the Toyota dealership pens, simply wipe with rubbing alcohol, it will remove the touch-up paint with ease.

03-27-2016, 05:45 PM	#1
crakajakz Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2015 asphalt frs 6mt Location: toronto Posts: 19 Thanks: 6 Thanked 20 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Touch up paint smear help So had a scratch on my hood. Got given on of those paint touch up pens from the dealership when I bought the car. So I thought I would give it a try. It seems that was a mistake. All I got left with was a big smear way wider than the initial scratch and it doesn't seem to be at all the same colour (yes it was asphalt coloured pen). Any tips on how to correct this? Any help would be greatly appreciated Cheers

03-28-2016, 12:16 PM	#5
Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	This is used to safely level or take off factory touch up paint. Get the whole kit if you want to give it another shot: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Langka-LANGKA-The-Blob-Eliminator/dp/B000BAT622"]Amazon.com: LANGKA The Blob Eliminator: Automotive[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/LANGKA-Complete-Paint-Chip-Repair/dp/B000BAV602/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1459181819&sr= 1-2&keywords=langka+kit"]Amazon.com: LANGKA Complete Paint Chip Repair Kit: Automotive[/ame] __________________ Instagram: stimson

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Teseo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: frs Location: Gunsai Posts: 4,880 Thanks: 7,185 Thanked 2,922 Times in 1,769 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Professional paint shop is the best shot. Seems like someone are really envy with you

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bhmax Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 13 BRZ, 16 FiST, 05 WRX Location: AL Posts: 291 Thanks: 377 Thanked 96 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'd probably wet sand and then polish it. Room for error if you've never attempted that though. Dr Colorchip is a good touch up kit to make repairs like that easier next time.

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crakajakz Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2015 asphalt frs 6mt Location: toronto Posts: 19 Thanks: 6 Thanked 20 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Alright, awesome thanks guys. I'll give these ideas a shot. Go figures I tried to clean the car up without looking at the weather forecast for the week. Rain rain and more rain. The art of finesse is going to be hard to aquire coming from the off road jeep in world. Only one way to learn though. Thanks again for the advice Cheers Sent from my SM-N920W8 using Tapatalk

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