got backed up into - touch up paint? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

WillyDee · 05-04-2014, 05:34 AM

long story short got backed up into and was with left these hideous scratches

will touch up paint help fix? if so any recommendations as to where to get touch-up paint?

Burrcold · 05-04-2014, 09:35 AM

Depends how OCD you are about the look of a touched up scratch. It won't be perfect. You can get a paint pen at any Subaru dealer (I'm assuming Scion dealers too).

Turbo95eg6 · 05-04-2014, 12:48 PM

Why not just get it fully reprinted? I'm not sure why owners make these threads sometimes... If you can afford a decent priced car, wouldn't you be able to maintain repairs properly through insurance or out of pocket? Good luck.

cjsporl1996 · 05-04-2014, 01:11 PM

This might help

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17698

kalamitykode · 05-04-2014, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

Why not just get it fully reprinted? I'm not sure why owners make these threads sometimes... If you can afford a decent priced car, wouldn't you be able to maintain repairs properly through insurance or out of pocket? Good luck.

Kinda rude, don't you think? Even if they can afford it, some people would rather spend their hard-earned money on something other than a paintjob.

Turbo95eg6 · 05-05-2014, 12:19 AM

But it's not going to be a good "fix" unless he gets it professionally repainted.

OP I would try factory touch up or look up people who fixes rock chips. You won't be happy with the results, but at least in won't be black plastic.

Krispeee · 05-05-2014, 01:09 PM

was this a hit and run? If not, go thru insurance and get it repainted.

Jolaessss · 05-05-2014, 01:29 PM

Your local dealership has touch up paint. It comes in a small bottle

G.I.Choe · 05-05-2014, 02:46 PM

Yeah, touch up paint (and clear coat, rubbing alcohol, wax, paint applicators, and wetsanding....lots of wetsanding) can fix that.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xi3xmeO6C4"]Paint Chip Touch-up -- /DRIVE CLEAN - YouTube[/ame]

WillyDee · 05-05-2014, 02:56 PM

yea it was a hit and run and thank you everyone for the feedback i will try my luck with the touch up paint hopefully it wont be too disastrous and I am well aware of how how it wont look perfect but again like said earlier at least it wont be black metal showing

Richard Grasa · 05-05-2014, 10:11 PM

Just a few bits of advice. Build the paint up with multiple light coats instead of trying to fill the scratches with one coat. If you follow the red with a clear, use just enough red to cover the black and fill the rest with the clear. Use a good artist brush instead of the brush that comes with the bottle, it will be alot more precise.
Do not wetsand if you're not experienced with it, you will likely sand through the clear around the scratches and it will look much worse than it does now.
Look into Langka Blob Remover, it lets you build the paint up past the original clear and then use the Langka to level it out.
Dr. Colorchip is also a good product for touch ups.
As long as you're not expecting perfection, you should be good. You mainly want to make it look as good as you can and it will stop your eyes from going directly to the black plastic when you look at it so it's not as noticeable.
Good luck and let me know if I can give you any other advice.

junior_reyez · 05-07-2014, 02:19 AM

Scratch wizard cheap price and 100% match . I bought my paint from them and it matched up perfect .

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05-04-2014, 05:34 AM	#1
WillyDee Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Firestorm Location: Bay Area Posts: 16 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	got backed up into - touch up paint? long story short got backed up into and was with left these hideous scratches will touch up paint help fix? if so any recommendations as to where to get touch-up paint?

05-04-2014, 09:35 AM	#2
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Depends how OCD you are about the look of a touched up scratch. It won't be perfect. You can get a paint pen at any Subaru dealer (I'm assuming Scion dealers too). __________________

05-05-2014, 01:29 PM	#8
Jolaessss Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: SWP FR-S Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 620 Thanks: 346 Thanked 172 Times in 114 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your local dealership has touch up paint. It comes in a small bottle __________________

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Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Why not just get it fully reprinted? I'm not sure why owners make these threads sometimes... If you can afford a decent priced car, wouldn't you be able to maintain repairs properly through insurance or out of pocket? Good luck.

05-04-2014, 01:11 PM	#4
cjsporl1996 Banned Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ, Monte Carlo SS Location: Cape May, NJ Posts: 438 Thanks: 85 Thanked 75 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This might help http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17698

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Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	But it's not going to be a good "fix" unless he gets it professionally repainted. OP I would try factory touch up or look up people who fixes rock chips. You won't be happy with the results, but at least in won't be black plastic.

05-05-2014, 01:09 PM	#7
Krispeee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: NorCal Bay Area Posts: 298 Thanks: 175 Thanked 119 Times in 92 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	was this a hit and run? If not, go thru insurance and get it repainted.

05-05-2014, 02:46 PM	#9
G.I.Choe Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Argento Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 79 Thanks: 28 Thanked 41 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, touch up paint (and clear coat, rubbing alcohol, wax, paint applicators, and wetsanding....lots of wetsanding) can fix that. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xi3xmeO6C4"]Paint Chip Touch-up -- /DRIVE CLEAN - YouTube[/ame]

05-05-2014, 02:56 PM	#10
WillyDee Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Firestorm Location: Bay Area Posts: 16 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yea it was a hit and run and thank you everyone for the feedback i will try my luck with the touch up paint hopefully it wont be too disastrous and I am well aware of how how it wont look perfect but again like said earlier at least it wont be black metal showing

05-05-2014, 10:11 PM	#11
Richard Grasa Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Work truck Location: CT Posts: 32 Thanks: 7 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just a few bits of advice. Build the paint up with multiple light coats instead of trying to fill the scratches with one coat. If you follow the red with a clear, use just enough red to cover the black and fill the rest with the clear. Use a good artist brush instead of the brush that comes with the bottle, it will be alot more precise. Do not wetsand if you're not experienced with it, you will likely sand through the clear around the scratches and it will look much worse than it does now. Look into Langka Blob Remover, it lets you build the paint up past the original clear and then use the Langka to level it out. Dr. Colorchip is also a good product for touch ups. As long as you're not expecting perfection, you should be good. You mainly want to make it look as good as you can and it will stop your eyes from going directly to the black plastic when you look at it so it's not as noticeable. Good luck and let me know if I can give you any other advice.

05-07-2014, 02:19 AM	#12
junior_reyez Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion Fr-s FireStrom Location: Del Rio,Tx Posts: 70 Thanks: 37 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Scratch wizard cheap price and 100% match . I bought my paint from them and it matched up perfect . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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