i just stumbled upon www.touchup123.com any of you familiar with it. sounds to good to be true. bc

 

I'm a little skeptical of anything applied to 'repair' paint that doesn't need 'prep' work prior to it's application.

Paint Chip Repair:Why repair paint chips and scratches; to improve the vehicles appearance, to prepare vehicle for lease return, increase retail value and to protect the vehicle from further damage. Chips and scratches aren't just aesthetically unpleasing, the exposed metal underneath may be prone to rusting or additional chipping. Fixing these spots with touch-up paint is an easy step in protecting your investment-
1.Apply isopropyl alcohol (ISP) to a q-tip and dab on the rock chip or scratch a few times.
2.Take a clean towel and dry the paint chip.
3.With a utility knife cut the paint around the edge of the chip, the edge of the paint chip indentation will be slightly higher than the surrounding area and/or the edge of the chipped area may have separated from the metal surface or there could be some wax/dirt in the area or the paint may have oxidized on the edges (it is not absolutely necessary, but it does improve the results and will avoid leaving a dark outline)
4.Angle your blade toward the centre of the chip and press down gently. Work slowly and carefully, removing a small piece at a time, it’s not necessary to remove a lot of material. Clean the area with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) again and allow to dry.
5.With painters masking tape cover the area surrounding the rust spot
6.Use 3000 grit finishing paper and sanding block to remove the rust
7.Use an AutoSharp paint pen (http://www.autosharppen.com) colour matched to your vehicle. The pen itself is very easy to use. You simply shake it, depress the felt tip a few times to start the paint flow, and then begin to "colour" paint into the damaged areas, much like you would highlight a section of text in a book.
8.Do not to try to fix the chip in one application, apply a small amount of paint and allow to dry, repeat over a couple of days. Once the painted area is slightly higher than paint surface, allow to dry.
9.Once completely dry, using 3000 grit finishing paper and sanding block, level touch-up paint with the surrounding paint surface
10.If done correctly, you will hardly notice the repair.
11.Finally apply wax/sealant protection

Alternative products- a) Langka Paint chip and scratch repair technologies - http://www. Langka.com
Langka and Metallic Paint-the reason metallic looks different after using the product is the metallic flakes migrate to the upper level of the paint surface while setting up. To counter this, use the blue sanding card on edge immediately after applying the touch up, like a razor. This will remove most of the touch up while the metallic flakes are still suspended evenly throughout the paint, smearing the excess across the local area. Let dry and use the Langka to wipe away the smear tail left across the original (OME) paint.

b) A system called Sprayless Scratch Repair http://www.magictouchinc.com/

c) AutoSharp pen the pen itself is very easy to use. You simply shake it, depress the felt tip a few times to start the paint flow, and then begin to "colour" paint into the damaged areas, much like you would highlight a section of text in a book. http://www.autosharppen.com/

 

Give it a try. You never know, let us know how it works. I use a tooth pick and Langka for my repairs. The good thing about the kit you are referencing is it sounds like it will fill all of those tiny spots that are too small to touch up normally and may actually make the car look as good as they say. An old buddy of mine use some type of system and used to go around to car lots fixing cars and said it worked excellent. I wish I would have asked him more about it but this was a few years ago.

 

Looks interesting, I would also like to get a forum members testimonial. Something like this if worked as stated would be prefect for my daily driver. The front of it looks like it was sand blasted with all the little chips is has.

 

thanks for the tip.
looks like a brand new product, since the web page is not yet even set up to take orders. sure would be nice to know someone who's tried it.

I do have a vehicle I could try this on - will have to think about it. The price isn't that bad.