How to: Use the Mazda paint pen (pics)

[x_o_k_x]

wait.. am I missing the part where you apply paint onto your car?

[mazdathree]

haha...that was funny...the pens are crap! I bought one to paint the stone chips and the the hood looks spotty...

well written...vote for a sticky!!!

[1flycdnM3]

ok i will admit those pens are crap, not having ever used them myself, ive heard terrible things. but what if you only have really small parts/sections that you just want to "touch-up" (which is ironically the name of the pen)?? will it still be adequate for that??

[///M]

I used a Titanium Grey Mazda paint pen before and the colour match was way off. The bottled paint seems to work a lot better.

[hemlor]

Kaval from Make it Shine recommended that I take the paint out of the pen and transfer it to a jar, and instead of the pen, use a match stick to blot the paint on the chip. This may not help for scratches but it should for chips. And I saw a post in another thread about the product "blob eliminator" that you can apply to the blob of paint. It's supposed to eliminate the extra paint and make the touch up flush with the original.

[Flagrum_3]

Everyone is complaining about this paint pen and I'll have to admit maybe it sucks (haven't tried it yet), but I think the method of using a match stick or toothpic seems to work quite well!, as Zoomette showed me her touch-up job on her car at the Lapaloma meet and I gotta say she did an awesome job and if I remember correctly she said she used a toothpick....By the way nice detail job Zoomette!


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[Colombia28]

HAHAHA. Best thread ever! ROFL!

[matt9]

Maybe, in general, people just use them incorrectly?

[poundCake!]

I just choked on my coffee after reading this thread.

Well done!

[BlueJoe]

haha, I lol'd,

but on second thought, fml


my tailgate :\

[3Sheets]

Maybe they're better now (2010) or maybe its technique, but mine works like a charm (scratch repair still in progress, but I'll post the results when complete).

[dave2010GT]

Mine still sucks

[bluemazda3]

the pen sucks....... dont use the tip of the pen.. dab it on a toothpick and apply... that crappy pen blotches.. i had to clay bar the crap out of my car to get the blotches out..

[alho]

LOL good how to. Wished I saw it before using the. Useless!

[Kappa]

i use all the time then let it dry use some rubbing compound and buff it out then apply clear coat works like magic with some tlc

[Phlegming]

hahahaha one of the best threads i've seen

[asyed]

I have had decent results with the paint pen.

[hex]

genius. made me laugh.

[r4mi5awi]

awesome

how many posts are you going to continue to whore out by the end of the night? LOL

[MREUS_SPD3]

i use all the time then let it dry use some rubbing compound and buff it out then apply clear coat works like magic with some tlc

Amen to that. Looks beautiful with this procedure and is almost unnoticeable.

[mazda axela]

Gotta love this How-to. I came across it last year when searching for a way to fix chips. Bought the pen but before I got to fixing the chips, I destroyed the dog bone and passenger side rear door when I clipped a parking garage column. Thanks to this forum, I found Paint Circuit who has great colour match in a can. I got two and was able to fix the door and rear quarter panel. I will post pics if anyone is interested. It involves getting a dent puller (got mine at Harbor Freight for $99), some short strand fibreglass and regular bondo. Oops, not sure if this qualifies as highjacking a thread. As my unoriginal username suggests, I'm a noob to the forum world but don't count me out.

[mystix]

Sounds like you need to create your own How to. I'll be interested in the process of your repair. I would be scared shitless to do it though.

[mazda axela]

I'll make one when I get a chance. Some forum gurus will probably shoot it down for not being bondo-less.

[Mingo85]

This was from a long time ago but still funny!

[dukes29]

Only driven 1500km and this already happened at a TTC station sigh.