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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Smile Touch up paint

Just wondering which touch up paint is best. The plastic paint pens you find all over Ebay or the silver looking applicators you see being sold at the dealers. Any feedback before buying would be appreciated.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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I personally prefer the ones at dealer, although they might be the same ones they sell at autozone, oreilly etc. I used to work at carmax as a detailer n that's what we used to touch up cars
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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I like the spraypaint ones...I spray them in the bottom of a 2liter, then use an artist paintbrush...comes out much cleaner, is easier to work with and leaves it streakfree.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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dealer or in paintscratch.com. The pens in Ebay may not be precise.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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Plastikote makes a scratch repair system now which i bought and it matched perfectly it comes with primer touchup and paint and clear. Three bottles one kit. Also comes wit a polishing pad and a sanding tool for small spots. Its called Plastikote Exact color Scratch repair system. Pd $16 which is reasonable.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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Bought mine at the Honda dealer.

The one they gave me has 2 sides, one for the colour, one for the clear.

Costed like $14.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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Thanks for all the input. Members here seem to favor the dealer ones. How much can i expect to pay at dealer? The pens on ebay are like $22
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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like $10, but i think it recently went up in price, and they actually went to a two-part system, so iirc something like $18

BUT don't forget about not having to pay shipping if picked up at the dealer either (especially if ebay place does not due free shipping)(also you gotta pay taxes too, but then again ebay, you more then likely will be paying paypal a fee)
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