Hi all,

 

Boris, my battered mk1 estate is looking a little bit worn around the edges from previous owners and I was looking into touching it up slightly.

 

It's a lovely Rallye Red and I have the paint code, but I was wondering what the best way of approaching all the pits and chips in the paintwork was?

I know you can get touchup pens/brushes etc. but wanted to rub it down properly, paint it and polish it smooth.

 

Could anyone point me in the direction of a decent set of instructions with the tools I'd need?

 

Cheers

Nobody pitched in yet?! 

 

Red is a doddle,   just clean it and dry ( no need for panel wipe this time) hopefully the red is solvent, the way to tell is if it has a strong smell to the paint.

Using a thin brush or match stick fill the stone chip in one quick clean move. Nice and thick so it just covers the edge of the chipped paint. Build up so its a little above the original paint. Allow 30 mins between coats, two should suffice. Dont be tempted to go to fast as you will just smudge the previous coat.

 

Let dry.

 

T-cut and some elbow grease will get it shiney and smooth, if your good it can be 90% invisible.

 

If its water based paint and not smelly then fill chip with paint ( no to fussy ) then do the step for solvent paint above with the laquer instead.  Dont worry about flatting down and wet and dry for touch ups.

 

Its really best with just the solvent pens. Finish with a polish ( not a wax ).

 

Thats the simple way.  

 

Go for it, if you arse up then thinners will fetch it all out again in seconds.

On 11/07/2017 at 08:43, Graffiti said:

Nobody pitched in yet?! 

 

Red is a doddle,   just clean it and dry ( no need for panel wipe this time) hopefully the red is solvent, the way to tell is if it has a strong smell to the paint.

Using a thin brush or match stick fill the stone chip in one quick clean move. Nice and thick so it just covers the edge of the chipped paint. Build up so its a little above the original paint. Allow 30 mins between coats, two should suffice. Dont be tempted to go to fast as you will just smudge the previous coat.

 

Let dry.

 

T-cut and some elbow grease will get it shiney and smooth, if your good it can be 90% invisible.

 

If its water based paint and not smelly then fill chip with paint ( no to fussy ) then do the step for solvent paint above with the laquer instead.  Dont worry about flatting down and wet and dry for touch ups.

 

Its really best with just the solvent pens. Finish with a polish ( not a wax ).

 

Thats the simple way.  

 

Go for it, if you arse up then thinners will fetch it all out again in seconds.

Excellent guide, to the point and makes it worth a punt. Thanks!