How To Use Touch Up Paint on a Car

In this video, we walk through the steps to use a paint pen stick to touch up nicks in your car's paint.

[@seanquattro]

Great video!

[@DriversTherapy]

Thank you so much! I hope you found it helpful. :)

[@boldlyaspire5293]

I like how this applies to pretty much any car! Thanks!

[@travisjohnson6672]

Thank you! Clear and simple. Used this video to touch up my 2017 Mazda. Great help :)

[@DriversTherapy]

Awesome! Love to hear that. Thanks for watching. 🤘🏽

[@carlosesparzavazquez4753]

Good video . Straight forward unlike these other videos they talk too much and waste my time .

[@DriversTherapy]

Thank you Carlos. Appreciate the comment and watching the video.

[@vmanservicesllc5221]

Helped me understand how to do it. Really simple

[@DriversTherapy]

Awesome! Glad it helped.

[@yodaddy000]

Thank you for this video 🎉

[@DriversTherapy]

Thanks for watching!

[@CameronsCars]

Anxiously awaiting the courage to fix the side-swipe Damage to my 2015 BMW 335i. This video helped a lot! Sadly I don’t have chips, but if I do, this should work well!

[@DriversTherapy]

If you have some paint exchange you can some 3M scratch/polisher compound. If you do, make sure to apply just in the area you want to fix, it is hard to stay in such a small area but it is important. Also, do not press too hard.

[@FoodBeveragesAndLifeAdventures]

Thanks for sharing

[@DriversTherapy]

Thanks for watching!

[@FoodBeveragesAndLifeAdventures]

@@DriversTherapy I actually got a scuff mark and paint chipped while driving through a narrow bridge, ordered the paint pen hopefully it helps.

[@FoodBeveragesAndLifeAdventures]

@@DriversTherapy do you think it’ll work ok for the paint chip, and like couple scuff marks I hope so🤷‍♀️👍

[@MrClary69]

I would like to see the after

[@DriversTherapy]

Thank you Nicholett for that recommendation. Next time we make a similar video we will add an after photo. Thank you for watching the video.

[@bingfannumberone]

ty ty great video

[@DriversTherapy]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate it.

[@cheekothechiweenie]

Good tips!

[@DriversTherapy]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching the video.

[@TheInternationalist]

Super easy. I got one for my Santa Fe. So I guess there's no need to wipe it down? The paint will settle itself?

[@DriversTherapy]

Yes, it will dry within a few hours but don’t wash it for at least 24 hours.

[@kalbrar7169]

Thanks for the instructions. Mine didnt come with any from dealer. How long do you let dry between paint coats?

[@DriversTherapy]

I let it dry for at least 15 minutes. :)

[@mm-ct1to]

Let it dry one hour before paint

[@6atlantis]

Does the Hyundai touchup paint come with the clearcoat on the other end? Also I noticed the duplex color aftermarket pens have paint and primer, which do you think would be better paint and primer or paint and clearcoat from Hyundai?

[@DriversTherapy]

I would recommend using Hyundai setup. The color is identical and works well. There is a clear coat side to the pen as well. I didn’t show that but you just add a coat or two after your touch up.

[@6atlantis]

@@DriversTherapy yes thank you. I was just wondering if I should get both pens so I could do primer paint and clearcoat, but something tells me that the Hyundai paint is a paint and primer in one. Thanks again

[@nicksantoro6183]

About to buy a touch up kit for my BMW 528i but not even sure how to use it and I don’t want to mess anything up. I see after you apply the paint brush to the scratches I can do a few coats within one hour as long as they dry in btwn each coat. But when it dries you see the color difference still ? Am I supposed to buff it then put the clear coat ? Or does the clear coat take away the color differential ?

[@DriversTherapy]

Hello, depending on the size of the scratch, I would start off by cleaning the area and applying one coat. Let is dry and see how it looks. Also, see if the touch-up paint filled the scratch and that it is close to even with the rest of the surface. If it is NOT, then you can apply another coat. The main thing is to not add too many coats otherwise the touch-up paint will be higher than the regular paint. You should not need to buff anything if you are doing a simple touch up. If it is a long and deep scratch, you might want a professional to do it. Good luck and thank you Nick for watching the video.

[@lucasdangelo3717]

Just tried this now waiting to clear coat but I feel like I can see the paint spots now

[@DriversTherapy]

I use a thin fine paint brush rather than the applicator in certain scenarios and that seems to help.

[@lucasdangelo3717]

@@DriversTherapy that sounds good I'll use that for the clear coat

[@RDJVChannel6330]

where this you buy your product. maam

[@DriversTherapy]

The local Hyundai dealership.

[@colettelajoie8928]

En français svp

[@sunnyvlog8001]

This pant work permantly or tempraory

[@DriversTherapy]

Depending on the size, it can be a permeant fix.

[@kennymccormick8295]

You all type like morons.

[@triciacarnes8389]

My touch up paint from KIA didn't come with the sanding stick. Is there something else that I could use?

[@DriversTherapy]

The sanding sticks helps but is not necessary if you scratch area is clean.

[@legalleague1367]

how can I get this product !!

[@DriversTherapy]

We purchased it at a Hyundai dealership. Thank you for watching.

[@jeannineperrreault1337]

en francais

[@juanm2188]

Sorry it didn't look like you completed the job. You put one incomplete tapping on the scruffs and then you said "until you fill" it in. And you said the instructions say to let it dry "for a while" -- what is a "while"???? Then you note if you are going to apply a clear coat wait six hours. So if I don't apply a clean coat I guess a "while" is less than six hours. Also you never go back to fill in the spots you missed and don't show the finished work. I don't get it. This is the second video on doing this I have watched and in both cases, the job wasn't done and the finished job wasn't shown. I don't know what to think. Sorry

[@DriversTherapy]

The reason why most videos don’t go into detail is because every paint stick is different. The drying time varies so leaving that open ended is intended for someone to read the instructions in their paint stick and follow them. This video gives you a visual demonstration of doing it. But if you need help on a specific part please ask. What does your paint stick say for drying time?

[@stevelaporta5791]

the same exact thoughts came to mind. it feels like a teaser video.

[@AFREAKINGLEMON]

*the paint takes between 15 to 30 mins to cure before applying the clear coat. Depends on the environment if it's cold or warm etc..*

[@mortylevitt622]

Clear side before paint ?

[@DriversTherapy]

Clear side after paint.