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Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 4:40 pm
by your2slow
Just woundering what some of u would do if u had a little scratch on the hood of your car. My brothers BMX bike fell and it took a little chip of the paint. Just woundering the best way to fix this up. No rush so don't have to get back to me fast. Thanks .

Re: Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 5:41 pm
by markV6
If it's only small you could maybe use a touch in paint made by a paint supplier... take it to a garage and have it repaired... or if its just a small scratch t-cut it out.
I'd go for the touch in paint > but thats cos I'm waitin for my bodykit to get a respray

Re: Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 5:47 pm
by 992mmx3
Touch up paint may not necassarily match your car, my friend tried this and it didn't work at all. I'll get some pointers from a body guy I know and post what he said.

Re: Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 6:09 pm
by markV6
I never said that it was ideal but it's a good temporary fix... I got a noble green one made up by a paint shop and no-one could tell the difference except under close inspection. This was for a stone chip. If you got the cash take it to a proffesional they should get it to look like new! :shrug:

Re: Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 6:25 pm
by your2slow
Well the Car is black, so i'm hoping the touch up paint will blend in better then other colors. About taking it in for repair, I was told that to get it fixed they would have to paint the entire hood, to make it blend in and that would cost about 200 Cnd. (not sure if this is true, but a friend had the same issue and that's what he had to pay to get it fixed) So i really wanna try something myself, if possible. I really don't care if it's not perfect but at least not to noticable. AND again, Thanks for all the replys.

Re: Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 6:28 pm
by your2slow
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Touch up paint may not necassarily match your car, my friend tried this and it didn't work at all. I'll get some pointers from a body guy I know and post what he said. <hr></blockquote><p>Thanks Alot for taking the time to ask and get some info for me 992mmx3.

Re: Question??

Posted: April 9th, 2003, 8:46 pm
by Len-Dogg
The touch-up paint works pretty well, I have a bunch of rock chips in the front of my car, and it covers them up until you get a few feet away and then you can tell it's not quite the right shade. But it's better than just having bare metal because you don't want rust to start there.