Touch Up Paint Brush - Great Item!

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The BMW dealer I work for had his paint shop supply 2 of these sample touch up applicators.



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We tried them out on a BMW 745 Li that had some stone chips and scratches on the front bumper cover.



His paint shop also provided some clear + hardener touch up to be used after the base coat has filled the scratch/chip.



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We've had problems with touch up paint (especially metallics) in that, the cleanup after using a rubber squeege to level the paint ruins the touch up. The paint shop said to use the touch up base color, then wait until it dries and apply clear/hardener mix. After the clear dries, you can compound/polish the area.



I'm going to try the exact process on the next car and post pics of the results.



Has anyone used these applicators? I'd appreciate some tips and tricks.



Totoland Mach
 
I've used them; I have different size ones- both the yellow and the white (forget which size is which). They work OK, nothing special usage-wise that you need to know, at least nothing that stuck in my mind as important.



I prefer small artist's brushes overall, but there's something to be said for the convenience of the disposables, and they work a lot better than the matches and toothpicks that I used to use.
 
Thanks for the info folks!



I'm going to try them out and post some process pics. My problem in touch-up is with BMW metallics. After touching up a scratch using a brush or with a rubber squeege, I try to clean up the excess paint around the scratch and the metallic changes color!



The paint shop suggested these applicators + a 2-step method of touch up for big scratches on metallic: 1st is applying the color coat, allow drying, then apply clear coat and allow drying. After that, I could compound/polish that area and the clear coat will protect the metallic.



That's probably the most frustrating portion of my job.



Toto
 
Totoland Mach- Coincidentally enough, I first used those disposable brushes to apply BMW Byzanz metalling to some spots on the M3 (in the wheelwell, so my lousy abilities were good enough ;) ). I still found the artist's brushes a lot better, maybe you just need different ones. I was using a size "0" for most of the work IIRC.



Yeah, metallic is tricky...pretty much have to get it right the first time. I do maybe two applications of basecoat (thin ones) and then enough coats of clear to get the right amount on there.



Sounds like you need a way to get less paint on with each application. If you're using touchup paint in the little bottles, I generally find that stuff to be *way* too thick for a really nice repair. Maybe try thinning it out. The touchup paint I got from Paintscractch.com was pretty good, but the best I've ever used was mixed up by the painters I use (I told them it was for a by-hand touchup). Maybe the paintshop you're working with can help get the paint to the right consistency.



The painter who worked on my Jag used a small brush to do some chips and I had a really tough time spotting them...some people really have the touch.
 
Accumulator said:
Totoland Mach- Coincidentally enough, I first used those disposable brushes to apply BMW Byzanz metalling to some spots on the M3 (in the wheelwell, so my lousy abilities were good enough ;) ). I still found the artist's brushes a lot better, maybe you just need different ones. I was using a size "0" for most of the work IIRC.



Yeah, metallic is tricky...pretty much have to get it right the first time. I do maybe two applications of basecoat (thin ones) and then enough coats of clear to get the right amount on there.



Sounds like you need a way to get less paint on with each application. If you're using touchup paint in the little bottles, I generally find that stuff to be *way* too thick for a really nice repair. Maybe try thinning it out. The touchup paint I got from Paintscractch.com was pretty good, but the best I've ever used was mixed up by the painters I use (I told them it was for a by-hand touchup). Maybe the paintshop you're working with can help get the paint to the right consistency.



The painter who worked on my Jag used a small brush to do some chips and I had a really tough time spotting them...some people really have the touch.
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Thanks Sir: I've got several sizes of artist brushes and these seem to work a little better for small stone chips. You're right about my paint being a little too thick. We use an automotive paint store for color mixing and I'll try to thin out the touch up paint before applying. The metallics are definitely a pain. I did a Green/Gray metallic BMW 745 and every time I tried to clean up the area after touching up, the paint would turn silver. Now that I have some Clear Coat to protect the base color, that should stop it.



I guess in the end...I'll have to acquire "the touch" LOL.



Totoland Mach
 
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