How To Apply Tricoat Touch-Up Paint

Chevrolet’s Iridescent Pearl Tricoat is just one of the most popular tri-coat paints in Houston. This paint code has the unique ability to appear white and depending on lighting conditions can show faint shades of yellow, blue, and even pink. 

ReveMoto offers this Chevy Tricoat Paint in touch-up bottles, along with other tri-coat paints from other makes like Ford, Toyota, and Mazda. Doing tricoat touch-ups can be tricky because you have to use a base, which is a flat non-metallic, or non-pro color, and then put the pearl color on top of it. Here's an easy guide on how to apply tri-coat touch up paint.

Check first if the scratch or the blemish is down to the bare metal or bright silver. If it’s bare metal, you will need to apply DTM or direct-to-metal primer. If it looks grayish, then it is just the e-coat used during manufacturing. It’s the baseline of where the paint is supposed to attract the body of the panel. You can use ReveMoto’s sealer instead.

You will be applying different types of coats so make sure to clean your brush each time with the brush cleaner that comes with your touch-up paint kit from ReveMoto.

1. First off, you have to clean the area where you will apply the touch-up paint. You can use soap and water. If the surface is not clean, the paint won’t adhere to it. 
2. Use the sealer if the spot is just grayish and not bare metal. Gently brush one layer of sealer. Wait for 10 minutes before applying base coat.
3. Dip the brush to the base coat paint and wipe off the excess. Adjust the brush to make it finer or pointier.  Base coat paint is the non-metallic, flat paint that goes in first during tri-coat application. Apply using a dabbing motion.
4. Leave the base coat to dry between 5-10 minutes depending on the conditions that can affect drying time. 
5. Dab another layer of the base coat. Check and see if the e-coat is still visible. If it is, you may add the third layer. Apply as much as needed to get that even coverage. 
6. Next is the Pearl paint. Shake the bottle before use. Like the base coat, dip and wipe off the excess. Apply using a dabbing motion. Do this three times, with an interval of 5-10 minutes to dry.
7. Apply a two-layer of clear coat using a gentle dabbing motion. After your first coat of clear, wait about 10-20 minutes before applying the last coat of clear.

It will be dry enough to touch the area after 1-2 hours. It will take 24 hours for the paint to completely dry.