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Paint touch-up
Written by goldwingman40 on 2/10/2010 at 11:08 pm

Larry,What make and color did you match the 89 color?
Fred



--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, LxReclusa@... wrote:
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> Keith
> By "nasty" do you mean deep, long, or a combination?
> I had several very slight (<3/8"), shallow nicks... a misguided boot heel?..
across the R sidebag.
> I took my spare '89 R mirror (pre-scuffed Ebay purchase) into a high-end
cosmetics store. There, in the acrylic nail polish dept, I turned the talented
eye of a 23 yr old diva loose on color matching. ("When the Going gets Rough,
the Wierd Turn Pro".. as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson said)
> Pearl & metal flake are the two most difficult add-on matches in auto
paint... But, because she was just solving, to her, a nail-color challenge...
her well trained skills & three trial strokes on the scruffy mirror, brought us
to a 95%+ solution.
> Those little squares in the paint chip book LIE... one requires a dedicated,
adept professional.
> "Just Larry"
> "D M M/C"
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> From: keithk2222 <keithk2222@...>
> To: ipcrc@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 4:45 am
> Subject: PC800: Paint touch-up
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> I've got a real nasty scratch on the side of my trunk lid.
> Looks like it goes all the way thru the paint and primer to the plastic. 'bout
3/32 wide and 4" long.
> Any tips on touching that baby up good enough to not notice from a short
distance?
> I've thought about ordering a custom touch-up pen, but, I'm not sure how it
will do. Ive heard the "pearl white" paint is very hard to match and blend.
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> Keith
> '89 PC (Luther)
> Austin, Tx
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