2. Apply touch-up paint to the scratch with a small brush. Continue applying thin coats of paint until the paint completely fills the scratch. Let the new paint dry for at least two weeks and then blend it into the surrounding paint by buffing the painted area with a fine polishing compound. Lastly, apply a top coat of wax to the scratched surface.
3. If the scratch has penetrated the paint and damaged the body metal, causing rust, a different repair procedure must be applied. Remove rust from the base of the scratch with a pocket knife and then apply rust preventive paint to prevent future rust. Using a rubber or nylon applicator, cover the scratched area with glaze (glazing - translucent paint layer). Before the glazing in the scratch hardens, place a piece of smooth cotton around your fingertip. Dip the cloth into the thinner and then quickly run it around the surface of the scratch. This will help you make sure that the surface of the glazing is slightly sunken. Now you can paint over the scratch as described earlier in this section.
Attention! If necessary, glaze can be mixed with thinner to make a very thin putty, ideal for filling narrow scratches.