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Old May 11, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Icon7 how to apply touch up paint?

Sounds like a stupid question, but how should we do it so it looks nice?

Just got a parking lot ding from a shopping cart. Took off some paint. IMO, from experience, sometimes when one use touch up paint, it looks worst. No more than 2-3mm wide.

Are there any advice, tips or tricks?
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Old May 11, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Default Re: how to apply touch up paint?

like my instructor say TOUCH UP PAINT dont work... lol
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Old May 12, 2010 | 05:23 AM
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touch up paint depends on how big the scratch is....i am going to school for auto body so i know what im talking about....it you mix the right paint and use a small paint brush with a steady hand you can paint over the scratch without it looking bad. itll be a little more dull but you wont be able to notice it at all
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Old May 15, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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i think.. get the same paint as your car. use a paint brush and paint it over that area... wait till it dry.. wet sand (repeat until it lvl with ur paint) sand n buff??
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Old May 16, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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yea ^^ thats correct...make sure to wetsand it and id use a 2000 grit then buff it out with a wool pad.
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