Installation Guide
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REPAIR OF SCRATCHES AND SCRAPES ON WOOD
WITH TOUCHUP PEN
Touch-up Pens are used to add or alter color to a worn edge, a gouge or to color a scratch.
• Evaluate the damaged area – is it repairable? How much touch-up will be required? Is professional help required? Proceed only if confident of
skill level.
• Make sure the surface that you are touching up is clean and dry.
• Shake the touch-up pen vigorously with the pen cap on for one minute.
• Take off the cap and hold the pen in an upright position (tip pointing up) and depress the tip of the pen for a few seconds.
• Hold the pen in a downward position and depress the tip onto a piece of cardboard until the tip becomes saturated. The tip should be moist
but not dripping wet, you can remove excess amounts of marker fluid by dapping the tip onto the cardboard.
• Use the pen to add color to the worn edge, a gouge or to color a scratch. Apply the fluid with light even strokes. You can blend the color and
remove excess fluid with a clean rag.
REPAIR OF SCRATCHES, NICKS OR FRAME GOUGES ON WOOD
WITH A SOFT FILL STICK
Fil-Stiks are used to fill small cosmetic defects like nail holes, nicks, gouges or small scratches.
• Evaluate the damaged area – is it repairable? How much touch-up will be required? Is professional help required? Proceed only if confident of
skill level.
• Make sure the surface that you are touching up is clean and dry.
• Optional: First color the area with a Touch-up pen and wipe off all excess pen fluid.
• Apply the Fil-Stik with an even back and forth motion to completely fill in the damaged area. (Hint: For easier application, you may warm the
stick by holding it in your hands for several minutes.)
• Gently remove the excess Fil-Stik by either A) Rubbing over the treated area with a clean cloth until level or B) Lightly scrape over the excess
stick with a plastic card.
• Gently buff the area with a clean cloth to remove any remaining residue.
• If the treated area is a little light in color, then a touch-up marker can be used to alter the color.