How to fix rock chips | Ft. 10th gen Honda civic
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Hey guys!! In this video I show you how I fixed the rock chips on my FK7 civic sport hatchback. I hope this video help some of you out when trying to fix your own rock chips.
This methods works on any vehicle and all you need to make sure is that you have the proper paint to match your vehicle. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Tip: While sanding never go in curcular motions. Stright scraches are much easier to remove then circular scraches.
Why didn't you just use the white tip which is supposed to be used for sanding/prep ?
I tried it but to me a small piece of sand paper worked better.
Holy smokes, that is amazing. Can't believe how good that looks. Best video on how to do this by far.
The white tip on that is for small rust sanding. Also the bottom grey part on the touch up is CLEAR paint. After touch up you apply the clear.
When do you apply the clear coat? Is it after you sand it out smooth or after the paint is corrected with compound/swirl remover. Can you advise.😅
I tried this did exactly what you said bought the same products... Did by hand just like you did it's extremely hard to get out the fade marks from wet sanding I used the compound worked on it for over an hour and it just made it slightly better but you can still see the marks where I wet sanded... My only option is now to bring it to a professional with the high speed buffer.
Yeah a buffer/polisher will work for sure but it might be cheaper to buy one instead of going to a professional detailer. And you'll be able to use it in the future. Harborfreight has some for pretty cheap. Ive seen them as low as $40 and a bit better ones for $80 and above.
I run into the same issue. How did you fix it?
@@loizosnikolaou2864 I didn't, I ended up trading the car in lol
This is the best diy video I’ve seen on how to use this touch up pen !!!! Great job :)
Thank you man, your video helped me with a scratch I had in my 2016 green civic coupe, peace from Mexico!
Thank you for taking the time to upload this video it help taking the scratches off my car beautifully
Awesome! Im glad I was able to help you!!
awesome video man, i can now fix a rock chip on my fender on my HRV, i was disappointed seeing that chip too
I find the Sonic grey pearl color really difficult to get this good looking when filling in scratches and rockchips
Yeah its definitely not easy to fix
Hi @Moises Empire,
It is a nice video but I little bit confused with the steps for minor scratches? Will you please correct the steps ? , if something is wrong
1. Clean the surface (No sandpaper is required? )
2. Apply the paint
3. Apply compound
4. Clean with sandpaper (1000 number) ?
5. It seems , polish is for shining so it is not required.
Thanks for quick response, so are these steps good ?
1. Clean (rubbing alcohol with a rag)
2. Apply paint
3. Wet sand to smooth out paint with 1000
4. Compound
5. (If needed) add clear coat
6. Wet sand clear coat to smooth it out with 2000 paper
7. Compound
8. Polish.
@@MoisesEmpire Thanks a lot for quick response .Appreciated.
@@MoisesEmpire wait, but you have to sand before applying paint, right? Like you did on the video. Thanks
Yes it's recommended to help the paint stick to the car better.
I need you to come over and do my car! Same color, sonic grey pearl. I'm trying to do it. I got to add more paint. thanks for this!
Omg thank you! , I just bought the new 11th gen civic hatchback touring and I already got a small paint chip in the front.... probably gonna try this out.
Your welcome but chips will keep happening. I suggest u look into ppf after you fix the chip.
@@MoisesEmpire Yeah I was planning on getting some but this crap had to happen first xP
Yeah man honda paint is super thin. Chips and scratches very easily.
@@MoisesEmpire so around 6:48 did you already apply the clear coat?
@@brokentissuebox I skipped the clear coat since my chips were very small.
After filling in the rock chips with paint and letting it dry for 30 minutes or so, did you wet sand with 1000 grit, then apply another layer of paint, let it dry again for 30 minutes, and then wet sand again with 2000 grit before applying compound and mirror glaze?
Yup sounds about right. Been a long time since I did it lol.
This video was super helpful thank you
Your welcome. Glad I could help.
Thanks man. You just helped me touch up the chips on my 06 Accord V6. Good Video
That's awesome! Glad I could help!
Wow great video !! The best video on how to fix rock chips you saved me!
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Thanks bro!!! Buying one for my civic and pilot!!! They need a touch up
nice!!!!! my sonic grey accord has the tiniest scratch on it but this video gave a a ton of hope! only think is my car has a ceramic coating, do you think i should follow all these steps and just as alittle ceramic coating wear i did repair?
Yeah thats what I would do
Thank you for a great video and tips on the Ultimate Compound and Swirl Remover! Would love to see how you actually did the wet sanding in close up though, did you use circular motion? Also, did you end up using the clear coat that was part the touch-up pen? Best video I have seen on DIY paint chips repair!
Thanks! I sanded in circular motion and no i did not use clear coat since my chips were small. But I do recommend using the clear.
Isn't that touch up pen the tip on the cap...isn't that to used to clean out those small scratches
Yes but sometimes it dont work to good
i unfortunetly sanding down with 1k grit sanded down the side of the chip down to the primer and im pissed and frustrated
Thats ok. The paint will cover it up. My roof chip was all the way down to the metal and was even starting to rust.
Great Video! Does the compound fade after a few weeks/months? I feel like its a floor wax where it looks great when you first apply, but after a while, it fades away and you'll see all those light scratches you put on it with the sandpaper again (like at timestamp 6:53).
When applied correctly it will not fade.
What an amazing video, probably the best one out there for touchups by far.... Do you use the clear coat included with the pen at all?
Thanks!! I did not use clear because my chips were really small. I recommend the clear for big chips and scratches.
@@MoisesEmpire Thanks for the quick response bro! My scratches are very similar to yours so I'm pretty excited to give this a go over the weekend (now that you've given me the courage). Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise.
Hi again, I have one scratch that's a bit deep. If I am using your method should I use the clear coat -> sand -> compound -> polish. Is that the correct sequence.
@@thealphascan yes thats correct.
@@MoisesEmpire thanks man, will report back :)
Hey bro, you said that the 2500 sand didn’t work, did u use the 1000 or 2000 to get the job done ?
I think 1 did 1000 and then 2000
Oh ok bro, thanks!
Link below for the Honda website you used, please.
I got it on ebay cuz its was a little cheaper then the dealer at the time. Not aure about now. This video is over 4 years old
Awesome job looks great....I definitely need this done for a few spots on my hood.....good vid subbed 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks!!
Moises would you say the 1500 grit can that work also I didn’t find any 1000 at the store let me know please ?
@@Redscar89 yeah that will work. Just might have to apply a little more pressure when sanding since 1500 is smoother then 1000.
Okay cool thanks a lot man appreciate you this video helped a lot so first the compound then the polish to finish it ?
@@Redscar89 yup, u got it. If you have a polishing machine it will be much easier but if you don't have one then by hand is fine like I did in the video. Just takes a little more physical work lol.
Would this work for Hondas metallic paint? I feel like the simple colors it would work best on, but metallic shows a lot so idk if it’ll work for me
If using a pen like mine then yes because the paint is pre mixed. My sonic gray pearl color has a ton of green pearl in it and it worked great.
Can I just skip the first time you sanded it out and go straight to applying the touch up paint then wet sand with 1000 and 1200 grit after?
If the area is well cleaned, yes that would be fine. I had to do it because I had some rust in the metal.
Will it work on fade marks? I ran through paint and tried taking it off and now there are dull buff on my hood...
Honestly ive never tried it on that but I doubt it will work good for that.
Since your trying to remove something I would try wet sanding softly with a really high grit paper and then a good compound and buff like i use in the video.
You didn’t apply any clearcoat?
No but you should.
Thanks for this video!!! Super helpful!
Thank you for this video bro. Do you think i should sand it in the beginning if there is no rust?
If no rust then no. Just make sure its really clean and dirt free. I recommend cleaning with some rubbing alcohol then wait like 5 to 10 minutes for it to fully dry before you add paint.
Thanks a lot. You are a straight g.
Great video this helps alot. Is the clear coat applied after using the Meguirs compound and mirror glaze?
Yes. Clear is done after paint looks perfect and you dont see any sanding marks. Sanding marks will show through the clear if not buffed out.
@@MoisesEmpire thanks alot for the help my man!
@@MoisesEmpire Hey did you use the paint brush at all or just the pen tip?
@@afroboriqua just the pen tip because my chips were small. Had i used the brush, I would of ended up with to much paint on the car. Brush is more for long scratches.
That is incorrect. The instructions on the paint pen from Honda is to fill the chip, wait 10-15 minutes for paint to dry, then apply clear coat.
If you sand the paint, then polish, then add clear coat and then polish again, you are now cutting more into the clear coat of the surrounding area of the chip for no reason. Fill the chip with paint, let it dry and then seal it with clear coat. Paint and clear coat levels are different by make and model. But keep in mind you only have about the same thickness as a sheet of paper.
Simple trick that I’ve used for years now is to take a small plastic Coke bottle cap, mix half paint and half clear coat at 50/50 ratio, stir and mix until the texture is almost like syrup, take the pointed end of a toothpick to dab the paint and let the chip fill as needed, let it dry, sand it down even and then compound and polish. No car wash or other coatings for 30 days.
Not knocking on this video. If your result was great then so be it. But the paint and then clear after is instructions on the paint pen.
Did you apply the clear coat before wet sanding?
Hey brotha I know this isn’t the most recent vid but where did you get those carbon pillar post overlays ? Plz lmk trying to find some but can’t
Heres a link. Right now they have sedan and coupe. Hatchback is currently sold out.
www.synthcarbon.com/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-carbon-fiber-steering-wheel-add-ons-for-2016-civic-x?variant=32810269999179
@@MoisesEmpire Fosho thanks my guy
quick question - did you apply clear coat? was that before you sanded it?
I did not but clear would be last step after paint looks perfect.
What kind of pad are you using for this to wipe on the products?
Its a Microfiber pad
Hi, if you don't have rust then no need to do the sanding, right? In the case the steps would be clean first, then paint and clear coat is sufficient? Thanks
If you don't have rust then u do not need to sand BEFORE adding paint BUT you WILL have to do the other sanding steps that come after the paint and after the clear coat.
If you don't sand, it's likely it won't be an even surface and you'll end up with a noticeable hump of paint.
i never saw you use clear coat. did you apply it at all?
I did not because my chips were so small I felt like I didn't need to bother with it. But clear would be last step after paint looks perfect.
TIP: Use ironx to remove the rust.
Ill try that next time. Thanks.
can you please give me the link of your paint pen please? Same color like yours
www.ebay.com/itm/292897314670
@@MoisesEmpire thank you very much
Can you link the products you used
Yeah ofcourse. Here they are.
www.walmart.com/ip/16550255
www.walmart.com/ip/463798804
@@MoisesEmpire word thanks g
Love the video :) Thanks!
When you sand it after letting the paint dry, you wet sand it right?
Yes
What step would you apply the clear coat and then what step is next?
Clear coat would be after paint is done and looks perfect. After the clear coat dries fully U follow the same steps as after paint. Gently wet sand the clear to even it out and then buff the area to an amazing shine.
I know this is late, hoping you can help me. I was planning to do this same way with my white orchid pearl 16 accord. Some people are saying not to wet sand the touch up paint to get the blob down smooth because the pearl will dull. It looks to have worked fine for u. Do u think wet sanding the pearl with either 1-3000 would make it dull?
It shouldn't make it dull, especially since the clear coat protects the paint, but if it does then it probably wouldn't be to bad in your case since its white paint. Im not 100% sure but I would think that white can't really get dull.
You could also always just try it first on a smaller chip and see how it goes.
Thanks for the quick reply. I was just gonna wet sand the pearl smooth to surrounding paint, wash it, hit it with some clear, wet sand the clear buff and wax. Sound about right?
Awesome video by the way.. turned out nice
Yup that should work great.
Thanks!!
@@mikek1009 I have the same color! How did it work for you? I’m currently about to sand it a bit
Mine did not turn out well. The touch up pen cannot duplicate the pearl well enough. Mine turned out to silvery. When I talked to the body shop they said because of the pearl it needs pressure behind it to coat evenly and properly..I used OEM Honda white orchid. Did not turn out good at all. For really small chips maybe u can get away with it, but large chips will need to be re sprayed..
Thank you!!
Paint protection film would fix all that
It won't fix the chips but it'll prevent new ones lol.
I do now have ppf on front bumper, headlight, grill, hood, side mirrors and door handles since they are carbon fiber.
I can't decide if I wanna ppf the roof or wrap it in black.
I tried doing everything you said and did. But for some reason my paint is showing up a lot darker than I’d like. The paint sticks out. I even wet sanded it and used the same compound. Which made it smooth and blended a shine back. But the paint is still a lot darker on the chip. I got it from a Honda dealership. Sonic pearl grey.. why do you think it looks so dark??? Cause you even applied alot of paint to hide the indent. Any ideas behind that??
When metallic or pearl finish paints are sprayed, these flakes are consistently aligned and the finish reflects light accordingly. When such paints are brushed on, these flakes can lay in the paint differently, causing less light to be reflected. This appears darker. It is recommended that you apply another coat (if necessary, polish the existing top coat down a bit to make room for the new coat). Try to brush this coat on lightly. Then polish it, clear it, and polish and wax the clear. That should help reduce this dark effect.
Okay thanks! I’ll just spend more time on it. I’ll try to clear out the paint a bit more than use a lighter technique on the spots. Then do the polish and everything again.
Also sounds like, if your car is older it may be faded. They have a scanner to get the right color paint to match your current, and actual color tone/tint/shade.
Same here. How did you end up fixing it?
Wow! Same spots on top as mine. Honda needs to put more coats on. This is shameful.
Yeah I agree.
When did you put the clear coat?
I didn't lol. My chips were really small so I didnt bother. But clear would be the last step after paint is on buffed and perfectly smooth.
Can you list the sand papers in the order of use
Yeah, you wanna go from low number to high number. Start with 900 to clean out the chip and smooth it out a bit. Then after u add the paint you'll wanna wet sand the paint with 1000 grit. Then one more time wet sand with 1200 grit. Then should be done and will just need to buff the car with a compound like the one I use in the video.
@@MoisesEmpire butu said 2000 wet grit after the 1000 no?
@@TOMA-ny7gg yes
@@MoisesEmpire thanks
Aweeome bro thank you!
Did you try to use the clearcoat before you bust it out?
U buff first to get rid of the sanding marks then clear. Clear is used after paint looks perfect.
Nice video, thanks.
I wish you would've showed the sanding instead of skipping over how you did it...
Sorry. I thought that might be boring to watch. But u just have to gently rub the wet sand paper on the car till its nice and smooth.
Did you use the clear coat from the touch up paint? My paint pen for my Honda has the paint on one end, and clear coat on the opposite end.
Yes. The one from the pen works good.
@@MoisesEmpire when do u use the clear coat??? after u dab the paint and sand it or before u sand it?
@@Steele9026 clear is last step after u sand the paint and get it nice and smooth. You want the paint to be perfect before u clear.
Can I do this without sandpaper?
You can but it'll be a noticeable bump of paint. It wont be smooth and even with the rest of the car.
@@MoisesEmpire where can I get that sandpaper you used? & can I used the same one u used? I have a white civic 18
@@Sweetness092 i got it at Walmart but u should be able to also find some at any auto parts store.
So after paint no clear ? Cuz u didn’t show that
You can do the clear of your want but my chips were so small that I felt like I did not need it and so far its holding up great.
If it was a big chip or long scratch then I would recommend the clear.
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Your touch-up pen is Sonic Grey. I have never been able to buy it. I scratched a line in my car. I'm very annoying
Any Honda dealer should be able to order it or u can buy it on ebay which is were i got mine.
@@MoisesEmpire thank you very much
where to buy the paint?
Dealer or ebay or amazon
This is kinda confusing. Can you put the steps in the comments somewhere
Clean first. Sand if you have rust. Clean again. Paint and let dry. Wet sand to even out the paint you just added. Then use compound to remove sanding marks. And last step is to buff with a good polish.
@@MoisesEmpire thank you! I’m currently in the process of doing this on my 2020 si coupe in pearl white!
@@JasonSmallzYT your welcome! Good luck.
When is the clear coat step
@@witsarutthongphakdee512 after u wet sand the paint that u added. Add some clear and then sand the clear so its all nice and even.
my ‘99 and ‘09 accord never chipped or had chips!!! never!
The good old days haha.
qq: when and the paint, it remove the paint as well, how to prevent that?
I'm sorry I don't understand what your question is.
@@MoisesEmpire Sorry typo... I mean when sand the car, it may also remove the pain as well. Do you know how to prevent it?
Its wet sanding so make sure sandpaper is really wet and rub lightly till u get it where u want it. Dont be aggressive
@@MoisesEmpire That makes sense! I did the dry sanding and it was messed up. Thanks so much!
The first part of using sandpaper was completely unnecessary and did more damage than it fixed. This is why the pen itself has a tip which removes rust.
Sorry it didn't work out for u. The pens tip wasn't working for me so i had to use the sand paper and it worked great for me.
I love Honda have had 2 vehicles but their paint is absolute garbage. Have 14,000 km on my car and chips everywhere.
Yeah its ridiculous. I had my front bumper and hood covered with paint protection film because of that.
Hows it looking after a year or so?
Not to bad. If u get really close on a nice sunny day, u can see a bit of a difference in the color but you touch it and its all smooth and even.
Definitely better then a rusty hole lol.
Nice shirt
Paint on these cars chipping so easily is putting me off from getting one.
Definitely is a down side. I had my front bumper and hood covered with PPF because of it.
@@MoisesEmpire I've literally just been looking into options for it, but would be tempted to get the whole car done. How much did it cost for your front end?
I bought the kit on ebay for like $250 and did it myself but I know shops in my area that charge between $1,000 to $1,500 for just the front of the car. Basically from front bumper to the side mirrors and partial roof.
@@MoisesEmpire I found this video pretty easy to follow, and eased my a little bit knowing they're fairly easy to touch up, thought about doing a video on PPF?
@@THEPECKONATOR I might. Need to PPF my new carbon fiber side mirrors
holy crap just do what you gotta do you talk too much
Did you apply the clear coat before the polish?
No. Clear is after polish. Paint needs to look perfect before applying clear.