Elimination of damage from stone impacts

To avoid major repairs caused by rust, minor damage to the paintwork should be repaired regularly.

To eliminate small scratches and traces of stone impacts, which only break the top varnish and do not penetrate to the tin, in general, a treatment with a varnish pencil is sufficient. Along with it, varnish in tubes with a brush also helps, and self-adhesive varnish film is also available for sale, if the damage is very minor or affects only the primer.

Deeper stone impact damage, which is already rusting, is cleaned with rust removers, a knife, or a small screwdriver until clean tin appears. It is very important that even small rust spots do not remain at all. Rust removers are small plastic sleeves fitted with a short wire brush to scratch out the rust.

Cleaned areas must be thoroughly dried and degreased. To do this, clean the repair area and the surrounding varnish with a silicone remover.

Apply a little lacquer primer to the cleaned metal surface with a thin brush ("Primer"). Since the primer is usually commercially available in an aerosol can, apply a little primer to the lid of the package and dip the brush into it.

After the primer has dried, cover the repair area with varnish from a can of tampon varnish. In such packages, the brush is built into the lid. If you only have one aerosol can of the appropriate paint available, spray some paint onto the lid and finish with a thin coat of varnish with a brush. Always apply only a thin layer of varnish to prevent it from running. Finally, let the paint dry well. Carry out the varnishing process until the recess is filled with varnish and is visible at the level of the surrounding varnished surface.