Touch up paint not matching

steve1500

We bought some black touch up paint for a scratch.


Where we bought it, took colour details from inside the car, having applied it, you can see that it is not a perfect match.


Is there anyway we can get it to match, or apply something, so that is not as visible.


TIA

oldagetraveller

Yes, get the correct paint coded colour from a main dealer.
It might cost a bit more but it should be correct.
However, paint does "weather" over time!

neilmcl

Whilst touch-up kits, even from the manufacturer/dealer, are OK for the odd paint chip, particularly for non-metallic paint, they're never going to fully match the factory paint finish.

Where did you get yours from?

d0nkeyk0ng

It's never going to be a perfect match.

Firstly, your car's manufacturer might have different shades/codes for your specific colour. IIRC my golf has about 7 shades of metallic black (each with differing amounts of gold flake, silver flake etc).

Secondly, each batch in colour may be different - a bit like buying paint from say Homebase. All cans of paint from the same batch will match exactly but two cans of the same paint colour but different batches will look subtly different.

Thirdly, there's a skill involved in applying touch up paint. You can't just slap it on. There's also the clear coat to apply.

Fourthly, as stated above, UV light causes paint to fade slightly over time so the newer paint may well be darker/more vibrant than the old paint.

Take a photo of the scratch and post it up on here. Might help others advice.

DigForVictory

A mechanic I know uses a high gloss polish after painting etc to dazzle the eye and fuzz the colour distinctions. Get it as neat as you can, then run it through a car wash & go long on the Simoniz?

foxy-stoat

steve1500 wrote: »

We bought some black touch up paint for a scratch.


Where we bought it, took colour details from inside the car, having applied it, you can see that it is not a perfect match.


Is there anyway we can get it to match, or apply something, so that is not as visible.


TIA

Not going to happen with touch up paint.

Either machine polish it out or get a smart repair or take it to a paint shop.