Chpped paint

[Big Duke]

I bought the X with a few scratches. As of now I don't have the flow for a new paint job. However, I do have a small 1 inch scratch that is pretty much down to metal. I can see that there is also some oxidatiiion starting and I don't want it to eat up the metal under the paint. So what should I do?

 

[mmsdrummer]

This link is a very thorough guide. http://www.bettercarcare.com/articles.php?articleId=27
If you don't have that much time, or its not important to get it looking completely perfect, all you need is touch-up paint and something abrasive to clean the bare metal.

The best advice I can give is to do the repair in coats and not all at once.

 

[Big Duke]

Drummer, Thanks for the article. Very Informative. What do you mean about coats? What about the rust? Should I oversand the area surrounding the scratch?

 

[mmsdrummer]

For sanding, oversand the edges just ever so slightly. This should take care of the rust. The coats I was refering to were the coats of touch-up paint. Use something small like a toothpick to apply the touch-up paint instead of the brush that comes in the bottle.

 

[Big Duke]

Gotcha. I'll give it a shot.