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      03-21-2011, 06:28 PM   #2
MarkR171
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I bought the touch up paint from my dealer for 20$. It comes with a bottle of paint and a bottle of clear. My salesman, another salesman/friend, and the parts guy all recommended I use a broken in half tooth pick to apply the paint instead of the supplied brush because the brush holds too much paint and will just create globs of excess paint. I added the paint using the toothpick method then waited an hour (directions say 30 minutes) before adding a coat of clear the same way. Results aren't perfect obviously, but better than having no paint.

Before (Parking lot rash from another driver)


During (1 coat of paint, I added another coat before adding clear to match the depth, looks better now but I don't have a picture and my car is currently dirty)


I also followed up with a hand polish and reduced the minor scratches around the paint.

On my hood, stone chip... Before:


After (Paint was still wet, color is even more matched now):



you just need to be careful not to add too much paint or you will have unsightly globs that look worse than the chip itself.
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