Mazda Miata: Red paint questions continued

You will need to use a solvent to remove any wax and other stuff from the
areas that you intend to touch up. A very small artist's brush will be
needed if you intend to just fill the chip. In addition, a mild solvent
wetted lint free cloth should be available to immediately wipe off a goof.
Test whatever red paint you use on a "so what" area first. This is for color
match, and compatability. Hobby stores sell a plastic backed package of
extremely fine wet & dry sandpaper. There is a small tube of "body putty"
available at most auto stores that can be used to fill a chip before touch
up paint is used. One of my neighbors is in the touch up business, and uses
an air brush with heavily thinned paint. Depending on the climate and the
paint used, there is a drying time, and a cure time. The drying time is
fairly short, and the cure time is longer. It is easier to clean up
overspray and other little problems before the paint is completely dry and
obviously before it partially cures. Cleanup may need to be done within an
hour or so, and hand applied rubbing compound is more effective when used
before the paint is completely cured (usually a few hours). After final cure
(a few days minimum), fine rubbing compound can be used to get a glasslike
finish if desired. Once this is all finished, then a decent wax job is
appropriate. The solvents and compounds used in touchup have removed all
protection from the paint.

Just the high spots. There are lots of gritty little details.

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Dawn dishwashing liquid is the standard product for stripping wax.

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Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C
the alignment page:
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Chuck's info might work fine for an expert but seems totally inappropriate
for a guy who is asking how to do this, sounds like for the first time.
Nothing personal Chuck!

I'll try to give you a simple / feasable (sp?) method that can be quite
effective w/o sanding, spraying or filling!

You do need to remove any wax, autoparts places sell it as 'wax and grease
remover'. Of course make sure your touch-up paint is properly stirred and is
an acceptable match before proceeding. I apply the paint with the tip of a
tooth pick. A small amount for a small chip, on up to greater amounts for
larger chips. The idea is to 'deposit' the correct amount into the chip to
'fill' it, for best results. For large rock chips, you might want to rub
around a small amount of paint to get good adhesion and to help the
'droplet' of paint that you deposit to spread out into the area better. The
key is getting the correct amount of paint on the tooth pick (we're talking
very small amounts here), you can put a few drops in a cap of some sort so
you can see and controll it well. With a little practice you can do quite
well. I'm just afraid Chucks method takes much practice and has opportunity
for disaster, which, I'm all for opportunity but......

Good luck,
Chris
92BB&T

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