TOUCHUP PAINT SCREW UP

[haleakalag]

Hi. My wife's 09 G37 convertible (14000 miles) rear bumper was scratched pretty badly by another vehicle so I attempted a repair (a la Youtube) using some 2000 sandpaper and the stock touchup paint pens which came with the car. I didn't expect any miracles, but figured I could make it presentable and have it painted at a shop later. Anyway, the pearl white base coat went on OK, and almost looked like the factory color. However, when I applied a small test of the clear coat pen it immediately turned the area a yellowish color. I didn't want to make things worse so I tried to remove the small clear cut area while is was wet. Well, it almost all came off, and I even sanded with the 2000, but it's still yellow, Like it stained thru or something. Any reason this happened. Guess I need to get the whole bumper painted sooner than later. Any help appreciated.

[AZhitman]

Those kits are notoriously useless... but, you're not totally out of luck.

Go ahead and go back over it with a couple coats of the base coat. It won't hurt anything to skip the clear, and from a few feet away, it will disguise the area until you decide to respray the whole bumper.

On a side note, if you hang around the dealership, sometimes there will be a guy doing paintless dent repairs and chip fixes on the trade-in cars. Strike up a chat with him and casually ask if he'd do a "side job" for cash. Those guys can usually airbrush and blend a repair in a bumper for WAY less than a repaint.

Good luck, and welcome to NICOclub!

[haleakalag]

Thanks. That's a great idea. The clear looked somewhat yellow on the brush. I've never used it before, I figured it would dry clear and paint would stay white since the kit was NISSAN and same factory color code. Wrong.

[AZhitman]

I'm guessing the clear is old. Paint has a short shelf life, especially clear coat.

[audtatious]

I ran into the same issue with a new paint pen when I purchased my Ivory Pearl G37. The white goes on fine but the clear coat actually has a brownish tint with the pearl in it and it does show a brownish color. At this point for touch ups I'll take dab some white and mix it with a bit of the "clear" to get a match.