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Paint touch-up
Written by keithk2222 on 2/11/2010 at 01:10 am

The nasty scratch is a "combo" of both deep and long.
I will post a picture tomorrow.
Sounds like it was successful for you Larry. What nail polish and color ended up
working? Did you apply it using the nail brush? how many coats? did you end up
sanding and polishing to blend?......

--- 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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> -----Original Message-----
> 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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