Touching Up

aski · December 22, 2003

Have been waiting for ages for touch up (plat silver) to arrive from Japan (apparently Lexus Sheff couldn't get hold of one from anywhere in the UK). Now i have it i am not convinced that it will be correct colour for my motor. Many of you must have touched up areas on your cars so you should be in a position to advise.

The touch up is a base colour and then it needs a top coat of laquer. It just doesn't look right in the container. Id say that it is too silvery. Is there any way that i can prevent the motor from looking like its had a dose of chicken pox. :duh:

Monster-Mat · December 22, 2003

zee should be abloe to help, hes constantly "touching up" his car

Chris.S · December 22, 2003

zee should be abloe to help, hes constantly "touching up" his car

Yeah but Zee just touches up his car , nothing to do with paint.

Zee007 · December 22, 2003

zee should be abloe to help, hes constantly "touching up" his car

Yeah but Zee just touches up his car , nothing to do with paint.

The paint should be fine aski - in small amounts to touch up. If you are concerned about laquer (or lack of it), then nip down to Halfords and purchase a laquer pen to go over the paint....

BESTY · December 22, 2003

i got a twin pack from my dealer,under a tenner,good match,plat ice same as yours :)

lexicon · December 22, 2003

It just doesn't look right in the container. Id say that it is too silvery. Is there any way that i can prevent the motor from looking like its had a dose of chicken pox. :duh:

It'll probably dry quite different to how it looks in the tin - try it in an unobtrusive spot first.