Evening all,

 

Strange question. I asked my local dealer for a touch up pen to improve the look of a few stone chips etc.

When I went to pick the pen up, it turned out that the parts department was closed, but the receptionist went to ask some other staff about it.

I heard the reply which said that there had been one in stock for ages, but they knew nothing about me.

 

I therefore am asking: is there an issue with using an old touch up pen? And also, has there been a change to the colour of Rallye Green which may mean the pen is a different colour?

 

Many thanks

Don't know the answers to your question, but having used the dealer / Skoda touch up kits, I'd look at something like Chipex.

Or get a 50:50 mix of paint and lacquer and spread over chips before polishing away. There's a video online showing this: I'll try to find it, but there's a link elsewhere in this forum.

As long as it hasn't been previously opened/used, there should be no problem as long as you shake vigorously for several minutes.

And, they don't change the colour/shade of a paint...they bring out a different one with a new name!

As long as it hasn't been previously opened/used, there should be no problem as long as you shake vigorously for several minutes.

And, they don't change the colour/shade of a paint...they bring out a different one with a new name!

 

Apparently there are 2 versions of Black Magic Pearl!

Not sure on the paint code colour - I highly doubt they'd do a new version by the same name though.  That would be daft,

My only word of advice is don't use the standard brush with the kit.  They are nearly always far too fat.  Go to your nearest modelling shop - Kind of places that do train sets / model planes / warcraft etc.  Get the finest brush you can and apply smaller thinner coats into any marks.  Will ultimately achieve a better result, but will take longer.

Thanks for all your replies, guys.

Doesn't look like I need to worry then. I like the idea of a small paintbrush- I have done a bit of modelling before so already have some

Use a pin OR a cocktail stick. Very effective

I use those things women use to put dots on their nails. Forget what they're called!

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Use a pin OR a cocktail stick. Very effective

Sound advice, I use a cocktail stick and dab the paint in little by little

Sound advice, I use a cocktail stick and dab the paint in little by little

 

+1 for the pin head approach; works well to fill bad stone chips;

apply in layers if needs be; if it is a deep chip, then polish back. 

I've also got an old carbide knife from work that's a flat disc with a sharp edge that I lay flat on the panel and can shave off any excess if I go a little too high.

Then a quick machine over the top and its normally a pretty neat repair

Some fine wet and dry paper on a loilpop stick is very effective too

The tiny blobs of paint must be built up gradually..over several hours before you use the Wet & dry and polisher to finish off

Use a pin OR a cocktail stick. Very effective

 

One more for a Cocktail stick, drop a small blob of paint into the chip, if it needs more another blob when the first blob has dried