Touchup paint
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I never had good experiences with touch up paint.....never seems to blend well...I guess I did something wrong...if they are bumper scratches I would have the bumpers repainted...looks better to me....my 2 cents thou...any body have any suggestions as I am sure I will have the same problem in the future?
I have used this method witih good results. It is time consuming but better than the blob you get with the regular touchup method.
Paint Touchup
Paint Touchup
I got some touchup paint from the dealer. It comes in the nailpolish type bottles with the brush attached to the cap. The paint also comes with a bottle of clearcoat that you can apply to seal the paint so that it doesn't get buffed away when waxing. My orient blue touchup matches my car's finish pretty well. I wouldn't suggest repainting an entire body panel with it, but for the occassional scratch, or rock chip, I'm satisfied w/ the results. I think it was $16 for both the paint and the clearcoat.
The key to touchup paint is to do it in layers. Apply a thin layer and let it dry. Keep doing this until the paint has built up and filled the scratch up to the level of the paint. It takes time and effort but the end results are great. To many times people just want to fill in the scratch fast and the outcome is it does not look good. Take your time and do it in segments and you will see a remarkable difference....
The Langka system works fairly well. You apply the paint to the scratch (it's really made for deep scratches or chips), and then use the special fluid to buff off the "blob" from the factory touch-up paint.
http://www.langka.com/index.cfm?page=products.cfm&product=206
It's no miracle, but delivers better results than touch-up paint alone for deep scratches and chips.
http://www.langka.com/index.cfm?page=products.cfm&product=206
It's no miracle, but delivers better results than touch-up paint alone for deep scratches and chips.
Here is a link to a fairly detailed step by step method of fixing scratches, nicks & other paint problems. It uses factory touch up paint, several steps of light sanding, buffing & polishing. But the results are quite impressive. Complete with pics! (It is from that 'other' site).
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32625
I have a few minor nicks I need to take care of too & will be trying this soon.
Problem is, if you don't have all of the stuff (polisher, polishes etc), it can run quite expensive if you're only going to do it once. However, if you are a detail freak like me, you already have all of the stuff & it's a no brainer.
Getting your bumper repainted is a dicey proposition. Most aftermarket bumper repaints I have seen have flaked off after a minor shopping mall bump. I'd rather take my chances with the touch up paint method & know that I can redo it at any time.
My opinion...
Johnny
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32625
I have a few minor nicks I need to take care of too & will be trying this soon.
Problem is, if you don't have all of the stuff (polisher, polishes etc), it can run quite expensive if you're only going to do it once. However, if you are a detail freak like me, you already have all of the stuff & it's a no brainer.
Getting your bumper repainted is a dicey proposition. Most aftermarket bumper repaints I have seen have flaked off after a minor shopping mall bump. I'd rather take my chances with the touch up paint method & know that I can redo it at any time.
My opinion...
Johnny