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Ford Touch-Up Set (Pencil)

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#1 ·
Hi,

I bought a FordService 'Touch-Up Set' to repair a half-centimetre diameter rust spot on the rear door frame of my 2009 Focus (see attached images) but find the included instructions somewhat confusing.

First, I guess I need to rub off the surface rust, right? The included instructions are simply:

"Remove red top (rust erasor) from the cap, reverse it and insert. Prepare and clean the damaged area thoroughly. Shake pencil thoroughly. Check colour shade. CAUTION: Apply an initial coat of Basecoat 1 for 3-coat paints and allow to dry for 45 minutes. The damaged area is repaired with a basecoat (basecoat 2 for 3-coat pains). Allow approx. 45 minutes drying time and paint a second layer of clearcoat."

Is "basecoat 2" a different product or does it mean I should apply 2 coats for the basecoat for 3-coat paints? And how do I know whether I have 2-coat or 3-coat? (My car is a UK 2009 Focus tdci 1.6, silver).

Not sure how to use the red top.

I have a tub of Hammerite Kurust too. Should I use that first?

Any advice, tips would be appreciated, thanks! I realise the finish is not going to be invisible (especially with my skills!) but just want to arrest the rust and ensure it doesn't spread.

Thanks!

Pete
 

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#2 · (Edited by Moderator)
The red top has an abrasive surface to remove rust.
Before going any further the best advice I can give is that you don't use the touch up pens to repair the paintwork as they give very poor results.

The important thing to realise is that the rusted area on your car is much much larger than the area of broken paint and the rust continues well beyond that area under the paint.
Depending on how good a job you want to do will determine what you do next :)
Even for a quick temporary repair I'd want to remove more of the paint in the affected area to expose more of he rust underneath. How much you remove is up to you, best practice is to remove paint until clean metal shows, but I'd suspect that area would be quite large going by your pic.

Whatever you do its best to remove as much lose/surface rust as possible and then treat this with a rust remedy.
For best DIY painting results ford sell a rattle can touch up kit consisting of a basecoat and lacquer coat rattle cans.
Using an artists brush like kids use on airfix kits and with liquid spray paint sprayed into the lid of the rattle can you can get very neat and accurate results with your paint. Just after the paint is sprayed into the lid it will be very viscose so can be used for tiny patches. It soon starts to get thicker and can then be used to build up the paint to fill deep holes with no need for filler.

Sorry if you knew that already, but the touch up pens give poor results IMHO, so I thought I'd offer an alternative.
 
#3 · (Edited by Moderator)
Pete99

It's surprising how good the results can be if you are patient and take your time :)

Here are some recent scratches on my car after I scraped the bottom going over a dipped kerb.

Before:
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After:
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All done with ford rattle cans and an airfix brush
 
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#4 ·
Hi Raynkar,

Many thanks for your replies - appreciated!

I went for the paint pencils because my initial research suggested the issue with spraying is it would be unsuited to such small areas. I guess your route is a compromise - i.e. not spraying but using its paint from a small brush.

I guess I'll need to see how much the rust has spread. I keep putting it off... not a great strategy, admittedly! Perhaps I'll try the pencil and if it looks horrible rub it off again and try something more ambitious.

Thanks again!

All the best,

Pete
 
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