Touch Up Paint
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I was in a hurry and got some Dupli-Color Torch Red to fix a few spots on mine. The color match is perfect. I use Langka to help smooth out the "blobs" and I'm hard pressed to even see where I fixed a few spots. And it was available locally too and I was in a hurry. If you can find your color maybe give it a shot. It matched better than some other touchup paints I've ordered online in the past.
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I have personally used automotive touchup with success on a 2023 miata. It is great quality paint and matched well, however it required sanding and buffing (1500 > 2000 > 3000 > Cut > Polish). I highly recommend Dr.Colorchip as they have a "Squirt n Squeegee" kit that will save you tons of effort in order to get a leveled clearcoat application.
Touch up paint isnt going to look factory, but it also looks horrible when its very obvious (i.e., irregularities in the clearcoat). My 0.02.
This video and this guy's channel go into great detail on how to make touchup look VERY good if you go with straight paint instead of the kit.
Touch up paint isnt going to look factory, but it also looks horrible when its very obvious (i.e., irregularities in the clearcoat). My 0.02.
Last edited by soybeanrice; Jun 10, 2024 at 08:22 AM.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 340
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From: Plymouth, Ma
I have personally used automotive touchup with success on a 2023 miata. It is great quality paint and matched well, however it required sanding and buffing (1500 > 2000 > 3000 > Cut > Polish). I highly recommend Dr.Colorchip as they have a "Squirt n Squeegee" kit that will save you tons of effort in order to get a leveled clearcoat application.
Touch up paint isnt going to look factory, but it also looks horrible when its very obvious (i.e., irregularities in the clearcoat). My 0.02.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QgnzT-mQg This video and this guy's channel go into great detail on how to make touchup look VERY good if you go with straight paint instead of the kit.
Touch up paint isnt going to look factory, but it also looks horrible when its very obvious (i.e., irregularities in the clearcoat). My 0.02.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QgnzT-mQg This video and this guy's channel go into great detail on how to make touchup look VERY good if you go with straight paint instead of the kit.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 340
Likes: 37
From: Plymouth, Ma
I was in a hurry and got some Dupli-Color Torch Red to fix a few spots on mine. The color match is perfect. I use Langka to help smooth out the "blobs" and I'm hard pressed to even see where I fixed a few spots. And it was available locally too and I was in a hurry. If you can find your color maybe give it a shot. It matched better than some other touchup paints I've ordered online in the past.
thank you!!!