Paint chip. Touch up paint?

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jlleet
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A piece of paint chipped off my front bumper.

What kind of touch-up paint do you guys recommend? and where do i get some that comes in the dark slate color?! Thanks!


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Ricko
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paint code and autozone. You should be able to find a close amtch at autozone. Then after applying it, buff it out with scratch remover. This worked fine on my old acura.

jlleet
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thanks. damn i got the closest color they had, and it was a bit too light =(they didnt have the dark slate color.

R.
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I just went to Advance Auto Parts looking for some touch up paint to paint my bumper plugs. They didn't have it so I left and went to Auto Zone. I went up to the guy and asked him if he could tell me what color to get because there was no W40 (Precision Gray) he told me that the colors for 05's are the most recent they have for most cars and that I should go to the Nissan dealership or a local body shop.

I went to the Nissan dealership and got a half ounce of paint for $8.56 with tax. It has the pen/brush like the Autozone ones have.

khisanthax
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that won't work. Or rather let me say it won't look the same as the rest of your paint. If you don't use a spray gun then you will be able to tell that it's different. I did this a few times and it just got worse ... I had to sand down the aire to bare metal, paint a coat or two and then use the shiny gloss coat .... but like I said if you don't use a spray gun it won't look the same as the rest of the care ....

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opekone_1988
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The best think I found so far and tried myself is Dr. Colorchip. It works very well but dont expect miracles. Works best with minor scratches and chips.

http://www.drcolorchip.com/

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razah9
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http://www.crownautotrim.com/_...a.htm

I was thinking of that but the Dr.Colorchip seems way betterand not that much more.

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http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

I got touch up paint from them. They are pretty good.


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