Paint Chips & Scratches - Procedure

My paint code is 473- Champagne Metallic & the car is an '83SD.

If a paint chip is not down to bare metal, are these the steps?


1. Clean Area

2. Apply Base Coat

3. Apply Clear Coat

4. Polish/Rubbing compound on Clear Coat.

Do you sand anywhere in the process?

If down to metal do you use primer as first step after cleaning?

What's best product to clean area?

[manny]

Try this: www.langka.com

[placo1]

Here are some steps I used which worked well.

1. Clean chip using wooden toothpic

2. Swab chip with rubbing alcohol to remove any wax/contaminants.

3. Use the end of a matchstic, cut it at a 45 Degree angle and dip the tip into touch up paint. Apply a very very thin coat on the chip. Reapply up to 5 to 7 coats until the chip has filled.

4. Use Langka to remove any excess paint and to enhance the metallics in the paint.

Good luck.