Of course we already have scratches at the edges of our ID.4 (dusk blue) car doors. Should have bought plastic door edge guards before parking in our tiny garage. Anyone with experience with VW paint pens?
Paint pen?
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I ordered Moonstone Grey paint and clear coat from Automotive Touchup just in case (VW delivery date was TBD). Processing time is about 2-3 weeks for shipment. I opted for just a 1/2 oz bottle of paint and use a fine brush to apply. I seem to have bad luck using pens.
I'm torn between fixing the paint or getting a black rubber door guard to just cover it up.
Have you used Automotive Touchup before with gold results? There are many brands out there.
No I have not. They were willing to supply Moonstone color and VW was unknown.
However, I have used Dr. ColorChip on several cars with really good results. Simple to use for an amateur, jusy follow the videos. Works well for chip and scratches, blends in well. You might have to reapply in 2-4 years since it provides a thinner paint coating. I had a nice hood scratch on an black Audi recently and was happy with results. Black shows everything.
You might have to contact them for a new color if not listed.
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However, I have used Dr. ColorChip on several cars with really good results. Simple to use for an amateur, jusy follow the videos. Works well for chip and scratches, blends in well. You might have to reapply in 2-4 years since it provides a thinner paint coating. I had a nice hood scratch on an black Audi recently and was happy with results. Black shows everything.
You might have to contact them for a new color if not listed.
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I’ve used pens and small bottles with brushes for scratches before. I think I like the brush better, it’s more of a dabbing action than a brush stroke. The important thing is to cover any scratch that hits metal. You can get a clear touchup that will protect the metal if you are just putting a protector over it anyway but make sure any exposed metal is sealed.
I doubt you'll be happy using a paint pen on any of the metallic colors, which the dusk blue is one if I'm not mistaken. It will make an obvious difference that will look less or more obvious depending on angle you look at it. With modern metallic paints you can't even paint one panel to look correct--it needs to be blended into the surrounding panels and it's non-trivial to get it to be nearly unnoticeable.
Thanks! I looked at it more closely and thank God the white I saw wasn't paint but it was residue from the wall. No chips! One part where the clearcoat might be coming off but I'm going to buy some PPF for the door edges.
I suggest you only touch up paint spots that has gone down to bare metal for corrosion protection. That's actually what the purpose of the paint is supposed to be but it has turned into just looking pretty. I wouldn't touch up minor scratches that buffing/waxing can make bare visible. Like ExCivilian said, it will never even get close to looking like the original paint
Owning a white ID.4 and reading your post brought back is a memory of my FBO days. A line tech caused a bit of hangar rash on the wing of one of the King Airs, and rather than fess up, he grabbed a bottle of White Out and dressed the damage.
Didn't work out too well for him.
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Okay, that’s pretty hilarious.
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