Kia Stinger Touch Up Paint

[Kia Stinger]

Of course, if it's not in the US it doesn't exist....

Now if I had the time to go into the eBay store of every country...

 

[oxide365]

For touchup, I'd prefer this: Loew Cornell Painting Pens - BLICK art materials .. just put a tiny amount of paint in and then do tiny touches to the surface. Ammo NYC used it as well ... seems to work nicely for precision work. The normal pens are always a bit of a mess .. not enough or too much paint etc and they can break

Ordered .Thanks!

 

[voon]

Here's the video I meant btw:

Also shows, that proper touchup isn't usually a "I'll do it on a nice sunday afternoon" job ... takes longer

 

[StingerGT68]

So I botched a touch-up spot on my hood...the pen tip dispensed just a bit too much paint. I bought that Loew Cornell pen which is much better. Question is: how can I fix that spot I messed up? How can I remove the touch-up paint?

 

[Kamauxx]

So I botched a touch-up spot on my hood...the pen tip dispensed just a bit too much paint. I bought that Loew Cornell pen which is much better. Question is: how can I fix that spot I messed up? How can I remove the touch-up paint?

Use some rubbing compound to smooth the surface out and then use some polishing compound to restore the shine.

Lots of elbow grease required.

 

[StingerGT68]

Use some rubbing compound to smooth the surface out and then use some polishing compound to restore the shine.

Lots of elbow grease required.

Wonderful, looking forward to that. I wonder if I should just have the local detailing place handle it...if I mess it up again I'll be so angry.

 

[Kamauxx]

Wonderful, looking forward to that. I wonder if I should just have the local detailing place handle it...if I mess it up again I'll be so angry.

How big is the spot? Has the touchup paint essentially spilled over onto the factory paint? In other words have you repaired the problem with the paint but simply used too much paint?

If that's the case it should be pretty easy to fix. The rubbing compound will smooth out the service but remove some of the luster from the paint. After getting it factory smooth you just apply the polishing compound and it will restore the shine. It's a simple process if the spot is small.

I wouldn't pay someone to do it if it's small.

 

[StingerGT68]

How big is the spot? Has the touchup paint essentially spilled over onto the factory paint? In other words have you repaired the problem with the paint but simply used too much paint?

If that's the case it should be pretty easy to fix. The rubbing compound will smooth out the service but remove some of the luster from the paint. After getting it factory smooth you just apply the polishing compound and it will restore the shine. It's a simple process if the spot is small.

I wouldn't pay someone to do it if it's small.

Yeah it's small, but basically the paint covered the chip spot but it was too much paint and when I tried fixing it it became a bit uneven. So while it's not really on the factory paint, maybe the rubbing compound could help smooth it out. Or maybe some 2000 sandpaper and then the compound.

 

[Kamauxx]

Yeah it's small, but basically the paint covered the chip spot but it was too much paint and when I tried fixing it it became a bit uneven. So while it's not really on the factory paint, maybe the rubbing compound could help smooth it out. Or maybe some 2000 sandpaper and then the compound.

You shouldn't need sandpaper for a small area. Rubbing compound will smoothen it out. If you have a powered drill you can buy some pads to use like a buffer. That'll make it a lot easier.

 

[StingerGT68]

You shouldn't need sandpaper for a small area. Rubbing compound will smoothen it out. If you have a powered drill you can buy some pads to use like a buffer. That'll make it a lot easier.

Would something like this make sense? Or just straight rubbing compound then separate polish? Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance

 

[Kamauxx]

Would something like this make sense? Or just straight rubbing compound then separate polish? Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance

I don't think that will work by itself. The grit in polishing compound is good for removing swirls and fine lines. I don't think it'll be abrasive enough to remove any high spots in the paint.

 

[Coast GT]

Hey Sal, any movement on getting these paint pens in your store? I know this thread hasn’t had any movement in a while, was just wondering. My dealership spare parts told me they can’t source them because they’re a Kia America product not available in Australia. I’m thinking about doing the rebadge thing and thought if you had them I could throw one in when I get the badges to save on postage etc.

 

[AV8R]

Hey Sal, any movement on getting these paint pens in your store? I know this thread hasn’t had any movement in a while, was just wondering. My dealership spare parts told me they can’t source them because they’re a Kia America product not available in Australia. I’m thinking about doing the rebadge thing and thought if you had them I could throw one in when I get the badges to save on postage etc.

Paint pens are not good go for the brush type and use a plastic tooth pick to apply to chips. You can get paint on eBay.

 

[GenesisG70]

Awesome Thank you !

 

[Madman]

Paint pens are not good go for the brush type and use a plastic tooth pick to apply to chips. You can get paint on eBay.

Links? Can't find DCB.

 

[ST1276]

Hey everyone! I was wondering how many coats you normally use? I'll attach a photo of the scratch/chip some ass did to my bumber a few days ago. The lighter marks are after 2 coats from the OEM paint pen. I planned on using compound to bring down the high spots and blend the over application. This paint pen feels very thin.

 

[Revvdmedia]

Hey everyone! I was wondering how many coats you normally use? I'll attach a photo of the scratch/chip some ass did to my bumber a few days ago. The lighter marks are after 2 coats from the OEM paint pen. I planned on using compound to bring down the high spots and blend the over application. This paint pen feels very thin. View attachment 25994 View attachment 25994 View attachment 25999

Your car looks white like mine. I never did find the paint match acceptable from the official touch up pen, it always looked a little grey. I did achieve a better color match using a tri-coat system from Paint Scratch, it is the white base coat (no speckles, just flat white), a tinted mid coat that has all the metallic flake, then clear. While the big chip I touched up is still a bit visible, it looks a lot better than the 1 stage paint pen ever did. As for your scratch, it seems anything down to the base material (metal, plastic bumper, etc) needs a good amount of thickness to blend with the surrounding paint. As to how many layers, that depends how thick you lay them on. My tri coat paint usually needs 1 to 2 coats of base, 1 to 2 coats of mid coat and 1 to 2 coats of clear. Usually between 4 to 6 coats in total. My base coat goes on pretty thick, I apply the mid coat very thin because if it is too thick, it makes the white look grey compared the the factory paint.

 

[westcoastGT]

Hey everyone! I was wondering how many coats you normally use? I'll attach a photo of the scratch/chip some ass did to my bumber a few days ago. The lighter marks are after 2 coats from the OEM paint pen. I planned on using compound to bring down the high spots and blend the over application. This paint pen feels very thin. View attachment 25994 View attachment 25994 View attachment 25999

I would suggest taking some 3000 grit wet sanding paper and removing that pen paint then laying in some white primer ( buy a spray can and fill up a small cup ) with a small thin paint brush , dry it for a day , wet sand again and then apply top coat and clear , the OEM paint pens are not good , not even close to the real color , I would buy an after market touch up kit ( I have SWP )

 

[Chark]

I highly recommend Dr. ColorChip for fixing paint blemishes! I had a 2002 Subaru WRX with hundreds of road rash blemishes. DCC made them all disappear quickly and easily. Most recently, I used their SWP on my 2012 Optima. Again, fantastic results.
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[ST1276]

Thanks for all the helpful advise everyone! I will post pics once I finish fixing the scratch. Will look into both the other paint brands that were mentioned.