Using the touch up pen

[DinB]

So I got a tiny nick on my driver door edge. I bought the Audi RS5 pen but it seems wonky. The tip is some kind of a fiber thing that comes out. At first it wasn't getting wet so I flipped it around and that made things better but it is a messy way to do it. Anyway, I am finding the paint to look a bit chalky. I haven't applied the clear coat pen, but is there any advice on using the paint pen better?

[yas]

You shouldn't need to flip the tip - just push it down a few times to prime it with paint.

Next time, go with Dr. Colorchip.

[04onken]

Watch this, it will help you out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xi3xmeO6C4

[DinB]

You shouldn't need to flip the tip - just push it down a few times to prime it with paint.

Next time, go with Dr. Colorchip.

Yeah I tried but there was very little coming out. I will try again.

[kevinnijjar23]

At first it wasn't getting wet so I flipped it around and that made things better but it is a messy way to do it.

[marinse]

LOL I saw that haha

[Mops@Nemesis]

Ha!

Those pens are garbage. Get some out of the pen and use a proper brush to touch it up.

I use these by E-Z Mix

[rs5mikev]

The dealer paint sticks are useless. My dealer told me to go to Michael's or any art and crafts store and buy some fine point or angle fine paint brushes depending on the type and size of chip you want to touch up. I bought several brushes, angled, round, fine point ect. and even some that only had maybe 10 bristles on them because the most recent chip I did was only a pin point size. 6 brushes cost $10.00. Then followed my own process.

1. Since it was so small I used wax over the chip and surrounding area.

2. Then I removed the wax with in the chip with rubbing alcohol and bit off the end of a Q-Tip so it was flat and rolled it over the chip removing the wax inside the chip.

3. I mixed equal amounts of paint and clear coat in a small cup. I put a tiny drop of paint on a fine angled brush and in filled in the chip with just a little extra outside the chip on top of the wax.

4. After it cured for 5-7 minutes I used some leveling fluid to remove the over filled chips excess paint lightly going over chip but not into the chip.

5. After the touch up fully cured I used some light rubbing compound with a micro fiber towel and then repeated that step with 3M scratch remover.

6. The next day I re-waxed the area and by golly no one could tell it was there.

Easy, inexpensive, and it worked for me plus looks great.

[DinB]

Hmmm any idea why the paint does not seem to dry even after a few days? I can pretty much run it off with just a light run with the finger. :/

[Beast]

lmao u sala phud

[ernsrs5]

I had a what sounds like an very similar chip in the raised portion of my driver's door. While the Audi touch-up sticks are not great they work OK if you are patient enough to commit to a 2 to 3 week process. Clean the chip, apply a very very thin layer of paint from the stick, and leave it alone for a couple of days to dry/cure (OK to use the car). Repeat the process until you've almost filled the chip. Very carefully even(only) the applied paint with something like a 3M Microfine finishing sanding foam pad, and apply a couple of coats of the clear stick over a few days. Micro sand the last coat after a few days, and use a fine polishing compound to blend it into to rest of the door. Wax, and you are good to go....hopefully.
If your paint won't dry, it sounds like you are not mixing the componnets in the tube by shaking it long enough, applying it way to thickly, or the ambient temperature is way too cold. Touch up isn't a one step process, if the paint doesn't dry between applications, or if you apply it too thick, it will shrink inside the chip when it does dry.
Good luck, the alternative is to repaint your door, blending into the adjoining panels(expensive). Some (very few) professional detailers/paint shops can accelerate the chip repair process using heat lamps.

[GotRS?]

Watch this, it will help you out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xi3xmeO6C4

Thanks for this, although I can imagine less attention to detail going in to disarming a bomb!