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Touch up paint just doesn't work right!!

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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 08:35 AM
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Touch up paint just doesn't work right!!

I've got many differnt litle paint chips on my car and decided what the hell let me pick up a touch up bottle form nissan and see if I can fix one if
these. Is there anyway to apply it so that it doesn't look all that bad?
Old Aug 26, 2002 | 08:40 AM
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Re: Touch up paint just doesn't work right!!

Originally posted by Kevin
I've got many differnt litle paint chips on my car and decided what the hell let me pick up a touch up bottle form nissan and see if I can fix one if
these. Is there anyway to apply it so that it doesn't look all that bad?
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/autopia/

Touch up paint can make the problem worse than it is....but this site shows you how to work with it properly and get good results.
Old Aug 26, 2002 | 10:25 AM
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I am looking down the barrel of having to do some touch up paint work myself...I've been avoiding it.

Don't take this as right, because I've never tried it (I'm checking out the link from Str8ridin's post too) but according to what I've heard the key is not to apply too much. What you do is use like a toothpick or something (don't use the little brush) and just apply the tiiiiinnnnniest bit...so little that you can barely tell you've done anything. Then just keep doing that over and over until you fill the chip. Then you polish it until it's smooth. Of course you also want to prep the surface (remove all wax and dirt and stuff).

I have some chips on the edge of my door (how the **** did I get these?!?! I am a fanatic about parking and stuff) and I was even thinking of ordering a can of spray from that website people have mentioned here and spraying it. The only problem would be having to mask off a LOT of stuff.
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