Modern manufacturers produce cars with anti-corrosion treatment of the body with various primers and compositions, improved paintwork. Minor damage, such as scratches and chips, especially to bare metal, can cause serious problems in the future. It is worth asking in advance how to properly tint chips on a car. The services of professional car painters are usually expensive.
Minor body damage cannot be prevented. They appear during operation. Pebbles knock down paint, reagents, saline solutions, moisture accelerate the appearance of corrosion. You can solve the problem on your own. To repair the paintwork easily, quickly, without high costs, you will need a special tint. This is an inexpensive material that does not require special skills or special equipment.
How to tint chips on a car in order to achieve the perfect result? The procedure can be performed independently, and so that the new coating cannot be distinguished from the factory one. It is enough to follow simple instructions.
Diagnostics to detect damage
First, the body must be washed well and wiped dry. As you inspect each component, try to spot defects right away. This will allow you to immediately assess the scale of the work, determine the required amount of materials, and not miss anything. Good lighting is required for viewing. It is best to do this in clear weather.
Choosing the Right Materials
First you need to determine the degree of damage, their scale. The choice of material depends on the nature of the defect:
- a small scratch or chip - buy a small bottle of tint, along with a degreaser, primer, varnish in the same amount;
- medium defects, or it is necessary to restore the whole body element - you will need an aerosol can of soil with a volume of 520 ml, paint;
- significant disadvantages - cans of professional paint, primer, varnish with a capacity of 1 liter or more.
Tints from aerosol cans are no worse than professional ones in terms of characteristics. To choose the color of the material, you should use the VIN code of the car or the paint code. An effective option is computer shade selection. It is good if the body has darkened, burned out or been repainted before. If in the latter case an enamel made according to the international RAL standard was used, the process will go faster.
Material application process
To carry out repairs efficiently and achieve a lasting result, you need to use several devices. This is a primer for plastic or metal, degreaser, varnish, paint. If body defects are small, 60 ml bottles are sufficient.
How to paint chips on a car? The sequence of work is as follows:
- To remove grease, dirt from the surface, you need to apply a degreaser. If you neglect this procedure, you may encounter delamination of the coating. Traces of corrosion are removed with special rust converters or fine-grained abrasives.
- Deep defects are primed after degreasing - this is necessary for corrosion protection and good paint adhesion. Plastic parts need a specialized primer.
- The compositions are applied with a special brush. Materials must be distributed evenly. The remains are erased with light movements, with a rag. If several layers are applied, between them you need to take breaks of 15 minutes.
It remains to cover the treated and previously degreased area with varnish. So, it will naturally shine, acquire an aesthetic appearance. Lacquering should be started only after the paint has completely dried.
Polishing
This procedure will help align the transitions between the new and old coating, smooth out uneven areas. Residues that protrude from the surface should be smoothed out with fine-grained abrasives with a hard backing. In the process, the body is wetted with water. Car polish is used to restore shine.
The technology described above will restore coverage and save on the services of specialists. A primer with a degreaser will provide a high-quality, lasting result.
How tint is used
Chips and scratches are not always evident, but their appearance negatively affects the condition of the car. The paintwork has a protective function. Deep damage gradually rusts, and then their repair will be very expensive.
How to paint chips on a car? The technology is as follows:
- Examine the surface, evaluate the scale of the work. If the paint layer is not damaged, you can use abrasive polishing.
- The area to be repaired must be washed and dried.
- In addition to removing rust, use acid or etch primers. Then, for better adhesion, you need a primer for metal.
- The cleaned area is degreased. There are tools designed specifically for this.
If in doubt about the safety of a degreaser, or if you are not using a special fluid, test the material first. Apply a small amount to a rag and wipe the most inconspicuous area of \u200b\u200bthe body. Do you see traces of coating on the rag, or notice that it was painted in the color of the car? So, they chose the wrong liquid.
The best option is solvent or alcohol formulations. Petroleum products and aggressive solvents will only harm the vehicle.
If you have chosen to apply a bottle of paint with a brush, shake the container well beforehand. With a brush, fill the defect smoothly and evenly throughout the entire depth. Try not to do this for long, because one-component tinting compositions seize quickly.
In modern body coatings, there are no NC enamels. Buy methacrylic or urethane compounds, the use of which involves a two-layer layout. First, a base coat (paint) is applied, then a varnish.
If the kit contains too large a brush, it will not be possible to carefully paint over the defect. It is better to use a different brush, or just cut off the extra villi.
After completion, inspect the treated areas. Poorly painted places are cleaned of the dry coloring composition with solvents or degreasers. Then the painting procedure must be repeated.
