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Offline stevenmac

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Chips in tank paint
« on: February 18, 2022, 10:54:41 AM »
I had a recent mishap with my gas tank, and now have two tiny chips in the paint. Looking for advice on how to touch up that paint so the bare metal doesn't rust.

Here's what happened. The tank on my bike is one that I purchased NOS (an incredible find), so it has nearly perfect original paint, in Candy Bacchus Olive. That is, until I was at a gas station filling up, and this drugged-out guy who thought I was trying to steal his gas yanked the hose from behind me. He also threatened to light me on fire. But what bums me out the most is that the nozzle made two little chips in the paint. I live in a damp place, so the bare metal will rust immediately. Any thoughts on how best to remedy this without much impact on the rest of the original paint?

BTW, I was pretty stressed/angry on the drive home. Looked down at one point and saw the speedometer at 110.
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Re: Chips in tank paint
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2022, 11:15:24 AM »
You can buy very close matching paint from vmrpaints.com. Apply with a syringe, seriously, to fill the hole in the paint until it’s level to the surface. May not even show soon enough.
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Re: Chips in tank paint
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2022, 11:57:47 AM »
Dont fill the chip with colour, just enough to colour the holethen fill with laquer from a touch up. Polish flat with3,000 grade wet and dry using warm soapy water then polish
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Re: Chips in tank paint
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2022, 12:49:20 PM »
Visit a cosmetics counter. They have nail polish in virtually every colour and shade! Pick one that is close. Use a tooth pick to fill the chip with the stuff and follow the instructions above. It dries to the touch in a few minutes, but leave it 24 hrs. before smoothing.
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Offline ekpent

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Re: Chips in tank paint
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2022, 01:16:47 PM »
Testors model kit brush paint might be a cheap option also. Might be able to buy a couple of colors to mix to get it close.
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Re: Chips in tank paint
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2022, 02:35:23 PM »
If you are using acrylic enamel
Or acrylic polyurethane, you could use color,
very little reducer, hardener, wait until it’s a
a pudding consistency apply and leave high.
Let dry. Let dry. Let dry thoroughly. Lightly sand
high repair with wet fine sandpaper and buff to
desired shine..

I now a guy that can do this just by spreading the
Paint over the chip lists a wiper type of rubber not requiring any sanding.

It’s not me.
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