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Touch-Up paints
Original colours... All of our paints are colour matched here in our workshops and all contain additives including plasticizers which give great adhesion and keying properties, impact resistance and flexibility to your finished work. Our touch up paints can be thinned down with standard cellulose thinners.

By following the simple instructions below you should be able to achieve a professional finish to your repair. Unfortunately each board will have fade characteristic unique to the UV exposure history of that particular board, the production run may also have a slightly differing colour value. For the perfect finish, send us a paint chip (1sq cm) and we can mix it !  The touch up paint we supply is based on the original colour for the board. We recommend the following procedure for best results: Spraying using an Airbrush (click here for our £20 airbrush complete kit), several light passes rather than fewer heavy passes.

Paints that you will probably need:
Blue Chip Primer Filler... This is the ideal primer for all repairs, with added adhesion properties for all composite substrates. Seals and primes the surface, makes the best surface to receive the final colour top coat. Our Primer Filler can be thinned down with standard cellulose thinners.
Blue Chip extra adhesion Primer Filler is £5.00 for a 125ml tin.

Original colours... All of our paints are colour matched here in our workshops and all contain additives including plasticizers which give great adhesion and keying properties, impact resistance and flexibility to your finished work. Our touch up paints can be thinned down with our standard thinners. Blue Chip colour matched extra adhesion Touch Up Paint is £10.00 for a 125ml tin.

Standard thinners... Can be used to thin down our paints and also to clean off brushes and air brushes. supplied in 125ml tins
Stage 1
Preparation:

A white base primer filler should be applied and rubbed down.
Repeat stage 1 until an indiscernible fading out (visual and touch) to the original colour and finish is achieved. It is pointless progressing beyond stage 2 until you have achieved the indiscernible fading out (visual and touch) to the original colour and finish as the final coat can only be as good as the finish achieved with the initial primer coat.
Stage 2
 First colour coat
 		 Apply the first colour coat only to the white primer area fading out to match the white primer fading out. Any over spray onto the original colour at this stage will give a darker appearance to that over sprayed area which will be a remaining visual feature. (highlighting your repair)
Stage 3
 Second colour coat

Repeat stage 2 with the paint thinned to 20%.

Stage 4
Rubbing down

Once the second coat has cured (the time scale will depend on temperature and humidity) rub down with a scotch cloth, gentle small circular motions to give the final coat a good surface to lay on. Do not expose any of the white primer as the final coat will have a high degree of transparency.
Stage 5
Finishing coat		 Thin the paint to 50% and adjust the spray to minimum for this the final coat. The area to include the original board for about 20cm over spray. Do not apply too much paint or more than two spray passes.
Stage 6
Finishing touches

 

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Once this final coat is cured you can matt down the finish if required by buffing down to a matt finish with a scotch cloth, gentle small circular motions or buff up to a final gloss finish with a soft cloth.
Aqua Grip application instructions
Please read all the instructions before you attempt to apply the Aqua Grip
Aqua Grip overview

Aqua-Grip is ideal to re-grip any board. Aqua-Grip gives a durability and professional finish your board. Aqua Grip can also be used in conjunction with Aqua-Grip additive to give a more durable finish.
Stage 1
 Preparation
 		 flush the board with fresh water as the grip will not adhere to salt water or water containing minerals such as those found in some reservoirs.  Now clean the surface and remove all flaking materials. Aqua Grip is clear and therefore all marks left on the board will be visible and sealed in by the grip. 
Stage 2
 Preparing the Aqua Grip
 		 Shake can vigorously for several minuets before use.
Stage 3
 Test Spray
 		 Test spray in an inconspicuous area on your board to check the compatibility with the surface you are planning on re-gripping.
Stage 4
 Appraising the test area
 		 Once you are satisfied that the Aqua Grip and the board you are re-gripping have no adverse reactions to each other, you can continue to re-grip your board.
Stage 5
 Spraying on the Aqua Grip
 		 Hold the Aqua Grip can about 50cm from the surface of the board and apply the Aqua Grip evenly over the surface.
Stage 6
 Cleaning the Spray Nozzle
Back to the Top		 As soon as you have finished spraying, hold the can upside down and give a short spray to clear the nozzle of the grip fluid.


Grip Additive application instructions
 Please read all the instructions before you attempt to apply the Aqua Grip
 
Grip Additive
 		 If you are applying grip additive, this must be applied without delay to the wet Aqua Grip.  As the Aqua Grip cures it will seal in the grip additive particles to give you a long lasting grip coating.
Stage 1
 Grip Additive Application Test
 		 If you are not using a  using 200bar ceramic wide nozzle powder spray for the additive application, you can use an empty jam jar with an old nylon stocking secured over the top. Do a teat sprinkle onto a sheet of coloured paper to make sure the nylon stocking is of the correct openness to give you the desired covering. Once you are satisfied with the result of your sprinkle, pour the Grip Additive back into the jam jar and re apply the nylon stocking over the opening.
Stage 2
 Grip Additive Application
Back to the Top		 Now apply the Aqua Grip as detailed in the Aqua Grip instructions above and immediately apply the Grip Additive while the Aqua Grip is still wet.

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