Paint chip temporary repair

[Nuvo]

I've just had the misfortune of loosing a flake of paint when parking my car in the confines of my garage .

My car just failed it MOT so you could say that my mind was on other things

The nearside wheel arch came into contact with the sharp edge of my metal lockers and it has removed a
small area of paint and primer from this area to expose the metal.

Thankfully the arch isn't damaged in any way.

It's just too cold outside to properly apply primer, touchup paint + clear coat and my garage isn't heated.
My concern is that this may start rusting if I don't attend to it soon.

What can I do/apply to keep this area protected in the meantime until the weather improves?
I'm thinking I need something that's easy to apply and remove, how about a silicon spray or
would a silicon-based polish such as Autoglym be okay just to act as a water-repellant if nothing else?

Thanks,
Nuvo.

[T2Andy]

If you use silicones they can be a pain when you come to paint put some red oxide primer on the metal any moisture at all will cause rust even a finger print ,but arent
these cars galvanised?

[Nuvo]

Hi, I know that paintshops hate silicon-based polishes because of the extra work needed to remove them. I was just thinking that a little area could be removed easily with say Autoglym tar remover or similar?

Yes you are right the bodywork is galvanised, but I've already seen how a little area on the top of my roof develop a light rusty after a windscreen fitter chipped the paint down to the metal.

What if I were to apply some red oxide primer after gently cleaning cleaning the metal surface area? Do you see any problems with that? I could speed up the drying process with a blow heater on a low setting.

What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Nuvo.

[ericd]

get some wax/beeswax/petr. jelly etc to cover the mark

[Nuvo]

Thanks eric, would vaseline be okay as that's a form of petroleum jelly isn't it?

Oh, and how should I go about removing it when the time comes?


Nuvo.

[ericd]

Thanks eric, would vaseline be okay as that's a form of petroleum jelly isn't it?

Oh, and how should I go about removing it when the time comes?


Nuvo.

vaseline should be ok , hard wax would be the best option if you can get it , I'm guessing paint thinners would be your best bet for removal as you're gonna need a clear base before you start any repair process