Directions for Custom Mixed 2 oz. Touch Up Paint
Surface Prep
Thoroughly clean area to be repaired with dish soap and water. Then dry completely. The use of prep solvent and a clean lint-free towel assures the best clean surface free of wax, grease, and other oil-based surface contaminants. For better results do not apply in direct sunlight.
If sanding is needed: Use 180 grit sandpaper to remove rust or bad surface damage. Then use 320 grit sandpaper to remove 180 grit scratches.
Primer
Primer will fill in 180-320 grit sand scratches. Apply touch-up primer over bare metal or plastic 2-3 coats 5-10 minutes in between each coat. Primer can be sanded with 600 wet sandpaper in as little as 30 minutes.
If you want to blend: after sanding the area with 600, sand the outer edge with 1500 wet sandpaper. Clean the sanding dust with water and dry well. Touch-up paint base coat color will cover over 600 grit scratches, and clearcoat will cover up 1500 grit scratches.
Touch Up Paint Application
Thoroughly shake the touch-up paint base coat color before applying. Before first application, wipe the brush attached to the touch-up bottle cap off with a paper towel and then dip it into the bottle as necessary. Apply as many coats as necessary to cover the area leaving 5-10 minutes minimum between light coats.
*Do not wet sand or use prep solvent in between coats of touch-up paint or clear coat.*
Tri-Coat Application
If you ordered one color but received two bottles labeled "Step 1" and "Step 2" then your color is a tri-coat. So just use Step 1 first, then use Step 2 on top of that. For both Step 1 and Step 2, apply one coat at a time until you achieve the pearl effect of the factory color.
Clearcoat Application
Allow 30 minutes after the last layer of base coat color application to apply touch-up clear coat. Again, before the first application wipe the brush attached to the touch-up bottle cap off with a paper towel and then dip it into the bottle as necessary. Apply 2-3 coats of clearcoat using a light dabbing motion waiting 10-20 minutes in between each coat. Be gentle with the brush because you do not want to disturb the undercoats.
Clearcoat should be dry to the touch in 1-2 hours, but will completely dry overnight. Use Rubbing Compound once fully dry to bring out an optimum level of gloss.
*Do not wax the fresh paint for one month.*