Paint Chips now orange(rust)! Please Help fix.

[FRiZzO]

Last year I sanded all of my paint chips with a pencil using the eraser end with a circular piece of fine sandpaper glued to it. I then used a paint prep solution followed by a tiny bit of primer. After this had dried I used a bottle of touch up paint. it's been a year now and pretty much all of the spots I did are now completely orange again ick!

Is there something else that can get this paint to stick better? I really would hate to do this over and over again each year. Any information would be great !


We dont have anybody in this city that will just repair paint chips so finding time is always the hard part.

Thanks in advance!!

[ToyotaJimD.]

Orange meaning rust?

[FRiZzO]

Originally Posted by ToyotaJimD.

Orange meaning rust?

Yes rust from the metal being exposed.

[ToyotaJimD.]

I'm not a touch-up paint expert, but it sounds like you may have left a little rust behind the first time or you didn't have thorough coverage of the touch-up paint and moisture seeped in.

Pictures might be helpful.

You might consider re-doing a couple of spots as a test.

I would try the same procedure but finish with some Langka, which should help ensure a smooth, sealed surface so you don't have moisture seeping in.

Wax often once cured.

[FRiZzO]

Originally Posted by ToyotaJimD.

I'm not a touch-up paint expert, but it sounds like you may have left a little rust behind the first time or you didn't have thorough coverage of the touch-up paint and moisture seeped in.

Pictures might be helpful.

You might consider re-doing a couple of spots as a test.

I would try the same procedure but finish with some Langka, which should help ensure a smooth, sealed surface so you don't have moisture seeping in.

Wax often once cured.

Funny that you say to use the Langka That is what I used to prep it and seal it. Maybe the touch up paint and primer type is crap? I used dupli-color primer and touch up , is there a brand of primer and touch up paint that is better?

I'll post a few pics today after work, so you can see what i'm talking about.