Touch up paint from base coat.

'68 Coronet R/T

'68 Coronet R/T

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I have been doing some extra work on a car I painted a while back. The guy has a couple of stone chips that I would like to touch up.
Can I mix some or the left over base in with activated clear to dab on these spots? Is there a better way without having to sand, prime and respray?
 
[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;18055]I have been doing some extra work on a car I painted a while back. The guy has a couple of stone chips that I would like to touch up.
Can I mix some or the left over base in with activated clear to dab on these spots? Is there a better way without having to sand, prime and respray?[/QUOTE]

I have done it many times. Some colors come out better than others. I like using Euro 2020 for this unreduced. I go about half and half activated clear and unreduced basecoat. Do it in layers letting it dry in between. Heat gun works well, just be careful not to overheat. With some practice and patience you would be surprised how good it will come out :)
 
The color is '65 GM Burgundy Mist.
Thanks RodMan for the post. I thought it might be possible to do since these are very small chips.
 
How about using an activated single stage paint for touch-up? And if so, reduce or don't reduce activated single stage? Unerstand the need to heat, I tried above and it took long time to dry. I have option to do either, just wondering if different results using single stage or two stage base. Thanks
 
Touching up with activated single stage is about as good as it gets. Mix it just like you were going to spray it.
 
Yes, for single stage follow the instructions. Most basecoats must be under-reduced for touching up because their sprayable viscosity is low, but single stage is usually thick enough to use as touchup at its sprayable viscosity.
 
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