Drop filling, I need some help!

[mahler]

Hello all,

Going to attempt my first time drop filling.

The color is Burgundy Mist Metallic.

I need to know A. What I need (other than the nitro color paint) and B. The procedure.

Do I need clear nitro? If so, do local hardware stores sell it (talking about true value here)?

I just need to "touch up" on a paint chip, I don't need to do it so perfectly that its like it wasn't there (but if that is easy, let me know what I need to do )

As for the procedure, do I just dip the tooth pick and then I am done? Or do I need to sand and buff and all that fun stuff?

I am pretty challenged when it comes to this stuff and am expecting a touch up akin to using nail polish

Thank you in advance!

[hardie775]

I'm certainly not as experienced as some of the cats here, but if you've got a small indentation or chip and it's to the wood, you'll need some color. Not necessarily to fill, but to color. Then, pick up a can of Deft gloss spray lacquer at home depot, lowes or ace hardware. What I do is set my guitar flat on the workbench, spray a bunch of the nitro into the cap. most will seem to back spray, but keep it up in a well ventilated, or better, outside area. Then dip a tooth pick or sliver of anything really, and drop it on the spot. and yes, you are going to have to buff it out a bit so you want to take care to not sand through to the wood or primer coats of the existing finish while buffing it out. I would think that if the blemish is in an obscure location, you may get by with just the drops and an every so light buffing with 600, 800, 1000, 1200 sandpaper.

[szechuanking]

if you're going to use nitro, i wouldn't use a toothpick. rather, mask off the surrounding area and give it a couple lite coats with your rattlecan. assuming that the original finish is nitro, it should blend nicely.

[KevinB]

I use a toothpick, or a tiny sable paintbrush and just keep adding a little clear until the surface of the chip is level with the surrounding paint. Then, flatten with fine wet & dry paper (800, 1200, 2000), a little medium then fine compound and polish out.