deep scratch... touch up paint?

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kyazh

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I have a DEEP 2 inch scratch on my bumper right below my taillight. It needs to filled in with touch up paint.



My car is a 'twilight blue' infinity G35... the tricky thing about this paint is that its basically dark blue with a pearl coat. Where can I purchase the touch up paint in a small bottle and would I need to apply a bit of clear coat too?



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IME there's no way to get a color like that to touchup without showing, but you can make it a lot better.



I'd apply the touchup paint with a small artist's brush; I generally choose between sizes 10/0 and 20/0 ("ten-oh" and "twenty-oh"). Then use Langka or wetsand.
 
Alright thanks... so if I purchase the 2oz bottle apply it on with thin layers and then sand it off... would I need to apply a clear coat too or no?
 
kyazh said:
Alright thanks... so if I purchase the 2oz bottle apply it on with thin layers and then sand it off... would I need to apply a clear coat too or no?
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Sometimes you can get away with no clear, but I'd put clear on top. Build up the basecoat to just under the level of the surrounding paint and then fill the rest (plus some extra to form a higher "blob") with the clear. Then level the clear.



I just got a 2 oz. bottle for the Yukon, and IMO it's gonna go bad long before I use even 1/8 ounce of it. My tiny bottle of clear has gone bad (after about 18 months) and I've hardly used any of it. A tiny bit of touchup paint goes a long way.
 
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