Any touch up paint vendors?

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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Any touch up paint vendors?

hey guys. I got a small chip in the paint on my front bumper the other night from hitting a chunk of ice. Its not bad but I'd rather it not be there. Cna someone tell me a place to get perfect color matched touch up paint, preferably in a spray version? Thanks guys
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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Even though I don't think we have a vendor that caters to body paint, I doubt a vendor could even do such a thing unless there local.

Your paint is different than any other car because of different exposure to sunlight, dirt, corrosion, etc...

Your best bet is to go to a body shop and ask them for some. They may charge over $30-50 for a small thing of paint, but it will work.

You can also go to Acura and get there touch-up paint, but they don't look perfect at all.
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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paintscratch.com
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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^+2 paintscratch.com is great!
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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Curious. What is the difference between paintscratch.com and OEM touch-up paint? Same paint code.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 08:50 AM
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You can get a little bottle of touch up paint from the dealer for like $13; I've had experience using it a few times and it is ok but nowhere near awesome. Never heard of paintscratch.com
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 10:41 AM
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thanks guys just purchased a 12oz spray can and clear coat from paint scratch..ill post before and after pics!
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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Just got back from Honda dealer and bought touch-up paint for 13 bucks.

Never heard of paint scratch either.
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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Yes you can get touch-up paint from the dealer, I have some, but the OP said he wanted it in a spray version.

At paintscratch.com you can type in your color code and get it sent to you in different sizes and application types. I'm going to get a rattle can worth of WDP someday to fix my front lip.
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Yes you can get touch-up paint from the dealer, I have some, but the OP said he wanted it in a spray version.

At paintscratch.com you can type in your color code and get it sent to you in different sizes and application types. I'm going to get a rattle can worth of WDP someday to fix my front lip.
yea i got a 12oz rattlecan of wdp it was the only tri color mix for the tl...i'll post up pics once it comes in and i do the repair so you can see how it came out! anyone know what grit sand paper i should use theres some uneven paint aroudn where the chipped spot is.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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If you're looking for a kind of tutorial of what to do I used this and learned quite a bit. You better believe I was nervous to try this even after reading this though but I'm glad I did.
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