nickchin1308 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Hey guys, I got a few scratches around the car that have been bothering me lately so I m thinking about using touch up paint. There is a little tiny scratch at the rear bumper where the paint has chipped off so its just the black stuff left. I have never used it before so do you any advises/tips regarding using touch up paint? Cheers Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Braeden320 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Got some from BMW when I had th Avus Blue E36, They had huge range of different colors on the shelf. That was Jeff Grey in Palmy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickchin1308 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Are they pricey from the dealers? I've seen some on Supercheap like these? Are those good? Edited January 2, 2011 by molehole1308 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gouba 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Go to the wairau paint centre http://www.wairaupaints.co.nz/index.html to get some color matched paint in a spray can and do this http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=20127 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Take your colour code to a specialist paintshop and get them to match it for you. It's usually better value to buy an aerosol and then you get the touch-up bottle at a discounted rate. (They have to mix a large-ish amount of paint up anyway). Tips: - Never use the supplied brush in the bottle cap to apply the paint. - Clean the area with wax and grease remover first. - Apply a TINY (even tinier than that) droplet of paint to the end of a toothpick. Carefully place the tip of the toothpick at one end of the scratch, allowing the surface tension to pull the paint off the toothpick into the recess. - Allow the paint to dry, then if needed use fine grades of wet sandpaper to gently remove any excess paint. - Polish to a shine. For bigger areas that require use of an aerosol, use Matt's tutorial here: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt45 1 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 just got some from the stealer today ... $30 not bad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickchin1308 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 Got some from Wairau Paints today. Bout 20 bucks for a little touch up bottle. Still not 100% match with car paint cause of age/sun fade etc but its protection not perfection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippies 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 Got some from Wairau Paints today. Bout 20 bucks for a little touch up bottle. Still not 100% match with car paint cause of age/sun fade etc but its protection not perfection. if you give the car an all over cut and polish it will make the paint all look very similar, therefore the touchup will be un-noticable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 Don't some of the paint place use a spectrometer to match up to an existing panel (like a fuel cap or mirror cap) for the paint? Would that likely to be a closer match without re-polish the whole car? Besides if there's any fade effect, wouldn't it be beyond the clear coat that a polish won't do much anyway? (besides surface oxidation) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
