Sirs,
has anybody of you tried the OEM touch-up kit? Any suggestions on how to use it better?
Bought a couple of kits and will try them soon

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I bought this too for mine. Its suggested on a lot of the detailing sites thats its best to mix the paint and the laquer in a mix of about 4 parts to 1 this is better than applying paint first and laquer afterwards as it improves your chances of a better finish.Its the laquer that gives your paint the shiney finsh. I did this however and found the laquer in the kit became very gooey and started to dry quickly making it difficult and lumpy to apply. I Had some halfords laquer I mixed instead with the paint and allowed me more time to use and touch up. The brush that comes with it is useless you are better applying it with a fine art brush as this gives more control . The secret is to apply as little as possible and build up in layers . I normally mix paint on laquer on a piece of old cardboard and use this as a palette. For a sctrach its best to apply using a cocktail stick. Hope that helps.  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
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Gone Discovery 3 HSE
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Thanks for the input, googsy2 . It seems to me it's like an art and you must have some talent to succeed

Are you happy with the result? Have you polished the scratch after detailing? Santorini Black RR Vogue 4.4 TDV8

Lets say its work in progress I only know this information as I made a total the first time
Less is more with the touchup build it up in layers if filling a stone chip. Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

If you need touch up paint these people produce 100ml cans to order for about £10. The paint comes with pre-mixed laquer if you don't order laquer separately, even supplied with a paintbrush. The paint is good quality and is far easier to apply than "touch-up kits". I've used a number of tins on previous cars with good results. Also supply aerosol cans if you want to colour code bits or repaint larger areas.

http://www.paints4u.com/productsByCat.aspx...42&p=1

nicedayforit wrote:

If you need touch up paint these people produce 100ml cans to order for about £10. The paint comes with pre-mixed laquer if you don't order laquer separately, even supplied with a paintbrush. The paint is good quality and is far easier to apply than "touch-up kits". I've used a number of tins on previous cars with good results. Also supply aerosol cans if you want to colour code bits or repaint larger areas.

http://www.paints4u.com/productsByCat.aspx...42&p=1

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If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

On a detailing course, the bloke advised to go to Halfords and buy a couple of empty touch up bottles, (they should have them behind the counter) and put your touch up paint in there, they have a finer brush and also a small metal nib which is ideal for stone chips. The dealer ones, the brush is too big. 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
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