Genuine Honda Touch-Up Paint
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Genuine Honda Touch-Up Paint
Hi all,
My car was recently scratched whilst in for a service with Honda's "European Flagship" dealership .
I'm considering the option of using 'Genuine Honda Touch-Up Paint' which, according to Google, looks something like this:
Apparently it has a pen and brush applicator... Has anyone actually used these, and are they effective?
I've read horror stories of bodyshops trying to colour match OEM pearlescent paints with the rest of the car (in fact, here is a current example) and failing, so at least this option seems to remove the colour match risk if its provided by the manufacturer themselves....
Thoughts?
My car was recently scratched whilst in for a service with Honda's "European Flagship" dealership .
I'm considering the option of using 'Genuine Honda Touch-Up Paint' which, according to Google, looks something like this:
Apparently it has a pen and brush applicator... Has anyone actually used these, and are they effective?
I've read horror stories of bodyshops trying to colour match OEM pearlescent paints with the rest of the car (in fact, here is a current example) and failing, so at least this option seems to remove the colour match risk if its provided by the manufacturer themselves....
Thoughts?
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I've used one, remember to use a rust killer first. it you want a perfect finish don't use the "nail varnish" brush, go and choose some really fine ones from an art shop, layer up the paint till it's just proud and use the finest wet and dry you can get to push it back then wax away.
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You might have to gouge those out a bit, to get the paint to sit in it. Once dried, you can rub with a pencil.
I have some from The Scratch Doctor, which includes a base & clear. I've not tried it yet, but I think you'd likely get a more invisible finish.
In fact, I find clearcoat often is a great way to 'invisible' scratches, when there's sufficient base remaining. The only thing I dislike about clear is it seems very prone to blowing/pitting. I've re-done the 'Lude's rear bumper a couple of times with an aresole, but it keeps blowing on the same corner in strong sunlight.
I have some from The Scratch Doctor, which includes a base & clear. I've not tried it yet, but I think you'd likely get a more invisible finish.
In fact, I find clearcoat often is a great way to 'invisible' scratches, when there's sufficient base remaining. The only thing I dislike about clear is it seems very prone to blowing/pitting. I've re-done the 'Lude's rear bumper a couple of times with an aresole, but it keeps blowing on the same corner in strong sunlight.
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I had a few fairly big chunks taken out of my bonnet by a gritter van in the winter! Cue huge amounts of rage.
Start of the summer I got some touch up paint off ebay and one of those narrow rust remover pens which I used to get the areas around the main dent clean. Then layered in the touch up over time with some thin layers until it was level. Then I did the clearcoat.
Then I got my friend who is a detailer to do the whole car, he smoothed down these bits and they blended in really well.
I'm not sure if its any easier the fact that I have a dark colour car but I was amazed with the results. What I would would be a ruined bonnet is pretty much perfect until you look for where the chips used to be.
Start of the summer I got some touch up paint off ebay and one of those narrow rust remover pens which I used to get the areas around the main dent clean. Then layered in the touch up over time with some thin layers until it was level. Then I did the clearcoat.
Then I got my friend who is a detailer to do the whole car, he smoothed down these bits and they blended in really well.
I'm not sure if its any easier the fact that I have a dark colour car but I was amazed with the results. What I would would be a ruined bonnet is pretty much perfect until you look for where the chips used to be.