{"id":682,"date":"2020-04-17T20:06:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.207.233.110\/?p=682"},"modified":"2024-08-29T04:53:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T04:53:39","slug":"how-to-prime-a-pen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchupdirect.com\/blog\/?p=682","title":{"rendered":"How to Prime a Pen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Prime Your Combo Pen | TouchUpDirect\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4jNqL3gwIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our combo pen gives you the ability to paint touch ups of any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.touchupdirect.com\/en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">size<\/a>. 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