Touch up paint?

leedogg · 09-23-2006, 4:30 PM

Which do you guys use? the stuff from Acura? Are there other alternatives? If there are, anybody know of a good match for wdp?

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imrantl · 09-23-2006, 4:58 PM

whiteout

Midnight_TL · 09-23-2006, 5:15 PM

i tried using it one time, but it's really hard! they say apply thin coats, but that stuff just blobs out like krazy! i guess i just don't have "THE TOUCH"...but yea i got the touch up paint from acura on ebay. 10 bucks or so

subinf · 09-23-2006, 5:24 PM

i got a bottle from brandsport.com wasnt for the acura but they have the acura paint as well.

PPLAPW · 09-23-2006, 5:33 PM

Just go to your local Acura Dealer and ask for a bottle of touch up paint, i paid like 9 bucks I think.

**datmrman** · 09-23-2006, 5:41 PM

There is a complete DIY with pictures on the forums on how to use touch up paint. Very detailed, but looks complicated. You might want to search for that thread as well.

Andrew McCarthy · 09-23-2006, 7:13 PM

Here's a good step-by-step if you're ambitious...

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70028

what happened??

[I totally didn't answer your question]

leedogg · 09-23-2006, 7:31 PM

I have acura touch up, but its kindof runny...maybe i didnt apply it right, but it wasnt very impressive. Was wondering if theres better stuff out there.

MichaelBenz · 09-23-2006, 7:40 PM

I used Acura touch up paint...worked and match perfectly!

Adobeman · 09-24-2006, 8:38 AM

You can try www.paintscratch.com. They have the 3 total parts needed for WDP. Base, mid and clear. Although I have an APB, I noticed their products for the WDP when I got my stuff from them. They offer pens, bottles or even spray cans. Small bottles of degreaser and thinner are also available. Lets you have a nice little touch up "kit" without braking the bank

I also got the touch up from the dealer as well. Believe it or not sometimes the paintscratch paint looks better and sometimes the Acura stuff looks better. It depends on how the light hits the repaired area.

Also, I havn't tries this for after touch up but you may be interested. www.langka.com. I may just try it (blob eliminator) at one point.

leedogg · 09-24-2006, 9:57 AM

the catch perhaps, is that my scratch is on the plastic bumper where I dont think the acura touchup does so well...looking for another alternative...maybe i'll give the paintscratch stuff a try. thx for the link

Andrew McCarthy · 09-25-2006, 9:13 AM

You'll want to avoid any wet sanding on the plastic bumper because of the flex agents in the original paint.

CPaintCars · 01-25-2007, 3:42 PM

www.paintworldinc.com better quality, less expensive

rimike · 01-25-2007, 4:28 PM

I went back to the dealer 4 months later and they gave me a bottle.

Basit06TL · 01-25-2007, 4:49 PM

I use the Acura touch up paint. The brush works good for me. I normally apply a thin coat, let it dry and reapply. When using the brush the key is to wipe off all excess and keep the brush from developing the little droplet of paint which happens when theres too much paint on the brush. I think that leads to the blotching effect. A few coats and you can barely tell the difference.

drdug27 · 01-25-2007, 5:00 PM

i was always bad with touch up...there is a detailer aronud me if you bring him the touch up paint he will air brush all the chips and give your car a full detail for around 200-250

Tonywp75 · 01-25-2007, 6:49 PM

I like to warm up my touch up paint, it make it more managable (liquidifed) when u want to put on thin layers. I put it near a lamp or in the mircowave for 5sec. If the paint is cold, its gets much hard to apply since it will get sticky and get hard.

So...some good advice is to heat up the paint.

09-24-2006, 8:38 AM	#10
Adobeman The DVD-A Script Guy Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CT Age: 45 Posts: 1,399	You can try www.paintscratch.com. They have the 3 total parts needed for WDP. Base, mid and clear. Although I have an APB, I noticed their products for the WDP when I got my stuff from them. They offer pens, bottles or even spray cans. Small bottles of degreaser and thinner are also available. Lets you have a nice little touch up "kit" without braking the bank I also got the touch up from the dealer as well. Believe it or not sometimes the paintscratch paint looks better and sometimes the Acura stuff looks better. It depends on how the light hits the repaired area. Also, I havn't tries this for after touch up but you may be interested. www.langka.com. I may just try it (blob eliminator) at one point. __________________ - Adobeman '05 6MT ABP/Camel w/o Nav My DVD-A GUI to make DVDA Disks Or Try the Original Flavor Try the Adobinizer, it's Fun (2.0 to 5.1 Audio Converter ) See My Ride My Rear calipers

09-23-2006, 4:58 PM	#2
imrantl Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 413	whiteout

09-23-2006, 5:15 PM	#3
Midnight_TL Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Age: 25 Posts: 491	i tried using it one time, but it's really hard! they say apply thin coats, but that stuff just blobs out like krazy! i guess i just don't have "THE TOUCH"...but yea i got the touch up paint from acura on ebay. 10 bucks or so

09-23-2006, 5:24 PM	#4
subinf One on the right for me Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 26 Posts: 19,602	i got a bottle from brandsport.com wasnt for the acura but they have the acura paint as well.

09-23-2006, 5:33 PM	#5
PPLAPW I'm in Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,124	Just go to your local Acura Dealer and ask for a bottle of touch up paint, i paid like 9 bucks I think.

09-23-2006, 5:41 PM	#6
datmrman Moderator Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 28 Posts: 4,184	There is a complete DIY with pictures on the forums on how to use touch up paint. Very detailed, but looks complicated. You might want to search for that thread as well.

09-23-2006, 7:13 PM	#7
Andrew McCarthy Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The ROC Age: 38 Posts: 285	Here's a good step-by-step if you're ambitious... http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70028 what happened?? [I totally didn't answer your question]

09-23-2006, 7:31 PM	#8
leedogg Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: DC Metro Age: 33 Posts: 3,555	I have acura touch up, but its kindof runny...maybe i didnt apply it right, but it wasnt very impressive. Was wondering if theres better stuff out there.

09-23-2006, 7:40 PM	#9
MichaelBenz IndyHP Member 2005 Acura TL Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indianapolis Age: 42 Posts: 4,771	I used Acura touch up paint...worked and match perfectly!

09-24-2006, 9:57 AM	#11
leedogg Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: DC Metro Age: 33 Posts: 3,555	the catch perhaps, is that my scratch is on the plastic bumper where I dont think the acura touchup does so well...looking for another alternative...maybe i'll give the paintscratch stuff a try. thx for the link

09-25-2006, 9:13 AM	#12
Andrew McCarthy Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The ROC Age: 38 Posts: 285	You'll want to avoid any wet sanding on the plastic bumper because of the flex agents in the original paint.

01-25-2007, 3:42 PM	#13
CPaintCars Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Connecticut Age: 26 Posts: 3	www.paintworldinc.com better quality, less expensive

01-25-2007, 4:28 PM	#14
rimike Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warwick,RI Posts: 125	I went back to the dealer 4 months later and they gave me a bottle.

01-25-2007, 4:49 PM	#15
Basit06TL Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY Age: 31 Posts: 171	I use the Acura touch up paint. The brush works good for me. I normally apply a thin coat, let it dry and reapply. When using the brush the key is to wipe off all excess and keep the brush from developing the little droplet of paint which happens when theres too much paint on the brush. I think that leads to the blotching effect. A few coats and you can barely tell the difference.

01-25-2007, 5:00 PM	#16
drdug27 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 430	i was always bad with touch up...there is a detailer aronud me if you bring him the touch up paint he will air brush all the chips and give your car a full detail for around 200-250

01-25-2007, 6:49 PM	#17
Tonywp75 Dont Touch My Car !!! Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2006 Age: 28 Posts: 491	I like to warm up my touch up paint, it make it more managable (liquidifed) when u want to put on thin layers. I put it near a lamp or in the mircowave for 5sec. If the paint is cold, its gets much hard to apply since it will get sticky and get hard. So...some good advice is to heat up the paint.