You can actually get a better end result by over filling the chip slightly, and then wet sanding with 1500/2000 and then cutting then polishing the paint
1) Clean the area first to get rid of any grit. 2) You didn’t use the clean pen applicator nib to clean out any tiny bits of grit from the chip. 3) It’s easier to use a toothpick to apply the tiny amount of the primer/main colour to the chip. Thank you so much for this. I have the same kit. The lad who sold me the kit said watch youtube firstly. I would have made a complete mess of my black car. Great tips. When my hubby used this kit for his old car. It was like he splodged nail varnish all over . It was horrendous. 🙄😂
Bro YOU ARE AWESOME, AND A ABSOLUTE PROFESSIONAL, I BEEN DOING BODY WORK FOR OVER 35 YEARS. I HONESTLY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN SHORT CUTS, BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT LIKE YOU SAID, AND IF YOU DO IT CORRECTLY, YOU WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM, AND IT'S MUCH, MUCH MORE PROFITABLE THANK YOU BRO.
my friend has offered to do my stone chips and scratches on my car, he said he will flat it back and polish it, hes very skilled like that, you can see on my car that someone else previously has touched it up on bonnet but you can see it's sitting high and some of it has come away no doubt they used primer 100% 😂 to be honest they made a right pigs ear out of it, thank you for the video though cause I have no doubt I would have followed halfords instructions if I was doing it myself and I would have had clear coat running on my body work 100%
So I accidently found this out, but there is an other way to use the touch ups kits. The clear plastic lid can be removed and it can literally be used like a pen, found this less messier than the brush end.
Just been to halfords and bought kit, thought I best you tube it before use and came across this video. So useful 👌 great content 👍 Think I may just call in the pros now though
Bought a Halfords kit yesterday for my brilliant black SQ5. Can’t wait to try your process. I’ve also got a new Mequiars machine polisher to get it looking good again. 🙌🏼👍🏼
Have tried to use stone chip repair kits in the past and have failed badly, chips covered but you can still see the repair, I used King Vehicle Damage Repair on some chips on a car I bought and didn't want to attempt anything myself, amazing job and well worth the money, Back to Fresh!!
I have just bought repair kit from Halfords and thought I would RU-vid to see how best to do it, my car is white so only primer and paint , so will see how I get on using your method 👌. Thanks
Hello Just wanted to say my heat gun action ended making the metal bulge so a little job turned into a disaster. Just leave it to dry for the hours it says on the package! All the best
Marvelous got the Halfords kit ready for hubby's Merc.Thanks for tips. My touch ups on my car now need wet and dry to remove my bumps 😢 perhaps a video to correct this as second hand cars come with touchups done already.
You can mask tape around deep chips. Fill in deep chips with primer. Layer and dry. Sand the prime dried chip level with original paint level with wet 2500 grit and then dap on the final paint
The primer is needed if the stone chip has gone beyond the grey primer layer. Once bare metal is exposed, rust will form. It all depends on the stone chip. No primer is needed and will in fact raise the paint if its still there. Wet sanding with a daisy is needed after to smooth is down flat, then buffed.
Im after buying this product just looking around best ways to use it, in regards to the bump you have mentioned surely you still need to buff and polish it afterwards.. its not the product to just pen it over the scratch and leave as is
King AWESOME video on a touch-up on a chip. Can u do a video on a SUV plastic bumper with a one inch to two inch gash that went down to the black base of the bumper with a touch-up pen. Thank for your knowledge. God bless 🙏🏻
Outstanding wee informative video and just as I myself am looking at the Halfords product and I now think with your help, I'm much more confident to tackle it, thanks for sharing. A must to subscribe now mate.
Great video and advice . I got this kit for my phantom black Audi and spent ages trying to get it right with no joy. Then i did what you said with the masking and it worked first time Thankyou so much for your time and video!
Great video. I have a couple of scratches and chips on my car that were touched up by a previous owner using totally the wrong colour. What is the best way of removing the bad touch up paint before starting again myself?
Great tips there , I feel more confident of using these kits now , What would you recommend for Plastic ? Eg , around the Fog lamps on my Vauxhall Agila the Matt Grey has chipped and it's Black ,so I'm wondering what paint to use ,I'd not be confident with Spray
Thanks for the video. I wasn't aware such a product existed till now. I hope you might be able to answer my question. I have small pits on my bonnet which I covered with T Cut scratch removing pen. It obviously did nothing for the pitting, but I hope it has stopped water and air penetration, to prevent corrosion begining. There is a clear cover of the thick viscous liquid over the pits. Under the clear cover, I can see a dark(black) colour in the pits, among the original silver colour of my bonnet. What is your opinion. Have I stopped corrosion and what should be the next steps I take? The pits are about the size of the point of a ball point pen. Any advice will be appreciated.
We use to use cocktail sticks back in the day.what do you reccomend for stopping stone chips as much as possible without getting the film applied or a bonnet bra.it’s always my bonnet that gets it
It’s impossible to stop stone chips without a paint protection film , when your driving the stones will hit the car no matter what you do , so the only way to stop stone chips is don’t drive the car ever and leave it in a garage
Just sand it you can touch up anything slightly scratched afterwards with the gloss. I put just gloss in a couple little scratches n u cant even see them now, but u can see the excess gloss slightly in the right light on black car but that could be polished down probably
Thank you for the advice! I bought a used vehicle with scratches on it, just don't need a lot of what gets recommended. (But 'tween you n me, the 'as per' thing is misused, it is a 'double'. Try maybe, 'as X recommends' or 'per X's recommendations'. Much love.
What do you do when you have rusty stone chips? I was going to gently scrape the rust off then primer,base,lacquer... unless I can wing it with base and lacquer 🤷♂️ good video I've added masking tape to the list 😎👌
The kit from Halfords for the Ford Transit ( Frozen White) doesn't have a clear coat in it. Is this any good? Or should I get some clear coat seperately?
I don’t know why Halfords even bother selling these kits anymore. They’re rubbish and most of them have been on the shelf that long the paint is like treacle
Great video mate, I must say I can’t believe you have to justify the condition of your workhorse van to certain idiots out there. Haters everywhere! Great channel, professional service, keep it up and the newer content is great too, although I was very happy before anyway. Thanks for your efforts 👍
I just had to remove superglue on a spanking brand new Caulk Grey Porsche 911. Owner took it through a swirl tunnel and it ripped the plastic gas filler insert right out. He glued it back in and a THICK glue run went 4 inches down the side of the car, but he did nothing. As a professional detailer, I came in and saved the day with Acetone. BUT, you must proceed with caution and a stop watch. 30 second increments with a dampened microfiber towel. Washing thoroughly that area, between each step.
@KINGVehicleDamageRepair Hi Scott, what is the best DIY tool for removing rust from a tiny chip and how would you check that rust has not spread under the surrounding paint? What is the best tool to sand and create a nice small circular localised area around the chip? (I heard using a fine grit that is hole punched and then the small circular punched piece is glued to a pencil end, to create a sanding tool), I would use an applicator swap and I have Chipex VW white silver metallic. I'm a slightly more advanced weekend warrior detailer btw. Also which areas do you cover, I'm considering a front bumper and bonnet re-spray on a 2018 WSM GTI, I'm North London / Hertfordshire based
I've used it have to build it up in layers, wasn't very good gently tried to flat it level broke through lacquer finish had to repaint the wing,I think ok for small chips nothing,to noticeable, and I am time served carpainter.so take what you will from that.
Just got one of these n its got sandpaper to sand it first and to sand every layer u put on it. (Not the best Anyone with half a brain would pick the prissel out of the chip, if your to dumb to remove it then your probably too dumb to drive😂😂😂😂 seems a good little kit just cant open the pen part instead of brush part. U also get a little dabber tool with it for chips. I went abit mad n even tried using brush for a scuff on door n seems good 🤣🤣🤣 compared to my last cars rusty square from spray cans, i turned a rusty spot into a square rushing it