Touch up paint
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Touch up paint
I have a SSM TL-S and I bought some acura touch up paint, but the touch up always seems to be darker than the original. I tried not mixing and getting more metalic flakes per volume, but it didn't seem to help much. Anyone have this problem?
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i bought a bottle the other day at my dealer. haven't used it yet, but will be using it shortly after my exams are over.
but i think the darker color is because u're touching up a tiny spot, which by applying a wee bit too much, then coat becomes too thick and gives the illusion the paint is a darker color. mines heather mist so pretty much same lightness as the ssm, keep u updated on how the touch up turns out for me
but i think the darker color is because u're touching up a tiny spot, which by applying a wee bit too much, then coat becomes too thick and gives the illusion the paint is a darker color. mines heather mist so pretty much same lightness as the ssm, keep u updated on how the touch up turns out for me
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I have SSM and I used touch up paint...and yes it is darker. Try to apply a very thin coat, let me know how it goes...if it works I will try to take off my old touch up coat and re-coat it again.
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keep in mind to that the sun has been baking ur car, so the silver color will fade minutely, but enough to see a difference from the factory paint.....also, try out langka when using touchup paint....it removes that nasty blob look, i used it and it works great!
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