Touch Up Paint Selection
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Touch Up Paint Selection
I have a 2019 Shadow Gray GS and there are a couple small chips in the paint that I'd like to touch up. What brand of touch up paint have you guys had good luck with? Thanks!
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I've found the dealer type paint pens are much more difficult to work with and leave less-than-desired results - at least in my experience. Maybe I just use the paint pens incorrectly. However, the Dr. Color Chip system worked very well without leaving blobs like most the pens do. To each their own, but I'm glad I tried Dr. Color Chip and was able to compare those results to the original AC Delco paint pen I had used.
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Automotivetouchup.com also provides a good match to the paint on your car.
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I've found the dealer type paint pens are much more difficult to work with and leave less-than-desired results - at least in my experience. Maybe I just use the paint pens incorrectly. However, the Dr. Color Chip system worked very well without leaving blobs like most the pens do. To each their own, but I'm glad I tried Dr. Color Chip and was able to compare those results to the original AC Delco paint pen I had used.
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I would be less concerned with corvettes since they don't rust but IMO, I would dab some primer on followed by paint and top coat for my other cars ASAP since in WI, we drive on salt with a little bit of road underneath in the winter.
