2 Da Max

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i was looking at 2 website.[i forgot the names] for oem paint. i cant afford to buy 97 bumpers right now so i am thinking of touch up paint. my bumpers have alot of digs and scratches on it. and both bumpers were painted ****ty when i got the car [its peeling black under the gold right now] so my ques is, is touch up paint obvious? especially if i am going with an oem paint from those website? thanks

2 Da Max

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o the website is http://www.langka.com/ and http://www.paintscratch.com/

Vlasic

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my friend and i tried it on his 2k3 max and it really didnt work too well. we bought the touch up paint from the dealer and it just wore off or didnt even work well enogh to begin with.

Irish

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yea, its pretty obvious, cause most of the times it fills the scratch and then goes over so you have extra, and it also rarely matches...

2 Da Max

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i was thinking of doing my whole bumper with it

Irish

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like sanding it down and spraying it all over again?

Maxima99SE

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my trunk got attacked by some crazy-***-*****es and they left 2 pretty deep cuts on the top of my trunk, used some touch up paint from nissan and unless you are right up on them, you don't even notice it....

Ant96GLE

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Yea its going to be obvious... the crack, or scratch or chip will be there except it will be painted over...

2 Da Max

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dam i guess i should spend the money on new bumpers instead of the ypipe... 2nd thought fawk it. lol im going to spray some parts of it

Irish

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man that is a pretty hard decision, y pipe or bumper, but id go with y pipe, i got tonns of scratches on my hood and it would take alot of money to fix that one, and plus if you paint the bumper, its going to be real hard to get that to match the rest of the car, even with paint that is suppose to match, the paint isnt going to be 8 years old like the rest of the paint on your car.....go with y pipe and actually get something for the money...

just my .02

MilesA

Touch-up paint is more to protect the body when you get dings or scratches. It keeps the rust away and covers up the damage a little bit. But you can always see it if you look closely.

Depending on the color, you can hide scratches pretty well if you do good prep work and use a little rubbing compound to level the repair. If you have a metallic color, getting a good match is very difficult. Solid colors are easier, especially lighter solid colors.