ok so i got my 06 tC at the end of last july and i have a bunch of little scrapes form peolpe opening there doors into my ride.

SO i was wondering since the has happened to all of us at one time or another, where can i get some touch up paint that will match my flint mica and how much does it cost?

any help or info would be great help.

 

Either from the dealer or maybe www.paintscratch.com. Not sure on price though.

 

dealer wants about $10 for the little tube of paint...

 

dealer price is $7
i dont rec. to touch up scratches with it though, unless u can make it look good

 

i dont want to do any touch up but some of the scratches are pretty noticeable and everytime i see them i get ____ed. I would normally just give my car a nice wax to get some of the scratches out but some are pretty deep. So im going to try but i dont want paint that wont match up. Wish me luck, hopefully i wont totally screw it up!

 

By the way thanks for the info you guys!

 

My advice: don't sweat the small stuff..if yur lucky, minor scratches and dings will be the most you'll have to deal with.

Plus, the touch up paint applicator brush is a paint to use and the paint (my paint, iip) is very thick/viscous and doesn't apply too well.. I just used a bit on my fr bumper.

 

is it way thick? cause i've seen some terrible touch up jobs where people have used way to much on a spot and it looks terrible. Id rather have a couple scratches then a bunch of paint globs that stick out!

 

I got a bottle of touch up paint when I bought my car.

www.autopia.org is a great site for keeping your car looking perfect. They have a terriffic write up about taking care of paint chips at the following link:
http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...p?articleId=27

If you read the article, you will see that they say NOT to use the included brush. Use toothpicks to put several thin layers of paint in the chip. It makes it look much better and nearly invisible when done right.

 

nice link!

 

yea, flatten the end of a toothpick and use that as an applicator, not the big old brush on the cap of the paint bottle.

 

Precisely.......i tried to use a toothpick, but couldn't get it to soak up any paint!!!

 

Pull the fuzzy end of off a Q-Tip and use the stick part.

 

i'll try the toothpick trick... that sounded kinda funny. That right up is really good to. Thanks to all for helping me out!

 

I wondered the same thing I need some touch up paint!! There's a bunch of chips in the bumper from rocks and in the ground fx and a couple on the hood too. So what is best for me to do!! Cuz I hate looking at them when I wash the car!!! Also is there a rockblocker for the ground effects? Also is there a way to get RockBlocker cheaper?? Sorry to thread jack!!!

 

I tried the toothpick method too, but it didn't work.

 

jack away