Dealer touch-up paint
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From: Danielson,CT
Dealer touch-up paint
So I put the first "big" scratch in my saddle bag a few days ago.(not to happy about it by the way) Its about an inch in length and its deep enough so I can see the white of the fiberglass. The bike is black pearl so it stands out like a sore thumb. I went to the dealer and picked up some touch-up paint (they only give you about half an ounce of color and half an ounce of clear coat by the way). My question is do I sand the area around the scratch with some real fine paper or just clean it real good? The package didnt come with instructions and I dont want to mess it up more than it already is. Ive never painted fiberglass before nor have I used HD touch-up paint/clear coat so im lookin for some input...other than "dont do that again!"...cause Ive already got pleanty of that from my own guys lol.
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From: Yale, MI
You will need these products to do a nice job 3M Rubbing Compound, and a scratch stick from your local auto paint supplier.
use the fiberglass scratch stick to ruff up the surface under the scratch, then apply the base coat of paint. after it drys use the 3M Rubbing Compound a small dab on a rag, using just your finger tip, smooth out the excess paint (using it as sand paper) until it is flush and smooth across. clean with alcohol and the apply the clear/pearl coat let dry and then use the 3M Rubbing Compound again. it wont be be perfect but it will be close.
Hope this helps
Jim
use the fiberglass scratch stick to ruff up the surface under the scratch, then apply the base coat of paint. after it drys use the 3M Rubbing Compound a small dab on a rag, using just your finger tip, smooth out the excess paint (using it as sand paper) until it is flush and smooth across. clean with alcohol and the apply the clear/pearl coat let dry and then use the 3M Rubbing Compound again. it wont be be perfect but it will be close.
Hope this helps
Jim
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From: St. Bonifacius, MN
I just finished touching up my tank and saddle bag on my 2011. The dealer warned me that he was unsucessful in there attemt to touch up my color on one of their bikes due to the translucent color top coat. Mine uses a black base with a reddesh top coat that is translucent and has metal flake in it.
What worked for me was cleaning the area with alcohol and then dapping as fine a line as I could with the brush the base coat along the scratch. I then used Q-tips with the paper shafts. Cutting the shafts in half with a razor blade at a 45 dig. angle I used the paper shaft tip to help absorb the extra paint and I could rub off the fresh paint from the sides of the scratch leaving paint only in the scratch.
I applied 2 or 3 base coats and about the same top coats this way allowing each coat time to dry before applying the next coat. The Q-tip body worked great and they do not scratch.
I then finished up with fine and then ultra fine rubbing componds and then wax. Even close up you cannot see where the scratch was on my bag.
What worked for me was cleaning the area with alcohol and then dapping as fine a line as I could with the brush the base coat along the scratch. I then used Q-tips with the paper shafts. Cutting the shafts in half with a razor blade at a 45 dig. angle I used the paper shaft tip to help absorb the extra paint and I could rub off the fresh paint from the sides of the scratch leaving paint only in the scratch.
I applied 2 or 3 base coats and about the same top coats this way allowing each coat time to dry before applying the next coat. The Q-tip body worked great and they do not scratch.
I then finished up with fine and then ultra fine rubbing componds and then wax. Even close up you cannot see where the scratch was on my bag.
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