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Has anyone used paintscratch.com touch-up paint?


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I used the pen .. I can post some pictures .. but I find if its a metalic paint, its hard to "match" up 100% the look if that makes sense. maybe my painting skillz suck, I will take pictures later today when I get home for you.
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Nothing will be perfect, especially with metallics. The important thing is to protect the metal from rust, asthetics is secondary. I use a 000 red sable modeling brush from a hobby store (000 is the size), reading glasses from the drug store (so I can see WTF I am doing), and an X-Acto knife or Dremel if I need to clean the chip or remove some cracked paint that is still hanging on. Good light is important and apply a few light coats of paint rather than one big glob.
It is still ugly.
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Do not go for the pen as it is useless when doing precise touch-up. I had to retouch three chips, and it was a nightmare with the pen. The tip is too broad and porous/fibrous.

 

If you have the satin white pearl, it is a pain to do the two stages with it (base/mid coat) as the pen will lift the base coat.

 

That is all.

 

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Nothing will be perfect, especially with metallics. The important thing is to protect the metal from rust, asthetics is secondary. I use a 000 red sable modeling brush from a hobby store (000 is the size), reading glasses from the drug store (so I can see WTF I am doing), and an X-Acto knife or Dremel if I need to clean the chip or remove some cracked paint that is still hanging on. Good light is important and apply a few light coats of paint rather than one big glob.

 

thanks for the tips everyone! if you have any more please feel free to share!

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Don't go for the pen. It has a super big tip and it clogs up all the time.

 

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Especially if you're fixing up small chips as the paint that comes out of it isn't very precise. Just get the paint bottle, and get the fine-tip brushes (or use a toothpick).

 

-Mike-

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I used paint from them for the bumper on my wife's Toyota van. Color match was excellent and the quality of the paint impressed a buddy of mine who used to work in a body shop. I'd use them.
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