anyone know where i can get some touch up paint for my fxdwg, its black and yellow,
And is it any good or just let the chips be or any advise on what to do with the chips, some are about the size of a pencil errasor
thanks

 

I got mine at the dealer for an '03 anniversary that is gunmetal pearl. Th eproblem was the price: 1 oz. of paint and clear coat was about 22 dollars.

 

I tried touching up a scuff on my front fender. I, too, got touch-up paint from the dealer at a steep price. $22 sounds about right, but may have been closer to $30. The scuff was big enough that I ended up taking it to the body shop to get fixed by a professional for $80. He did a way better job than I did, the thing looked brand new.

 

I'm an old body shop and paint guy. Don't do it any more but did a lot of custom cars and bikes back in the 70's.

The best process I've found for touching up chips (short of repainting the entire panel) is this...

1) Using the edge of a razor blade or Exacto knife, test the margins of the chip for adhesion and carefully chip/trim away any paint that is not firmly adhered to the substrate.
2) Clean the damaged area using a cotton swap and solvent. Enamel reducer or alcohol is my solvent of choice as it will not damage the existing painted surface.
3) With a fine tip artists brush fill the chip with the appropriate color. Do not try to make the color coat flush to the existing painted surface, you need room for the clear-coat. Minimize any application of paint outside the margins of the chip being repaired. As with most paint applications, multiple thin coats/layers are preferable to trying to fill the chip in one coat.
4) Allow the color coat to dry thoroughly. It will shrink a little as it dries and if you did step 3 correctly the touched-up color surface will be slightly lower than the existing paint surface.
5) Carefully clean any excess color that may have exceeded the margin of the chip. If you're really careful a new and sharp single edge razor blade works well. Very fine (1000G - 1500G) wet-or-dry sandpaper is another option.
6) Again, using your artists brush, apply the clear coat in thin coats until the chip is filled flush or slightly higher than the existing paint surface. Allow to dry thoroughly between coats and overnight or longer for the final coat.
7) Wet sand the repaired area with 1000G - 1500G wet-or-dry paper.
8) Polish the repaired area.

It takes some time and patience, but done correctly, this process will yield a virtually undetectable repair on solid colors such as black, white, red, etc. Other colors such as metallics, pearls, etc., are more difficult because it's very difficult to match the lay of the metallic when touching-up with a brush.

All of the materials needed including the paint can be obtained at most automotive paint supply stores.

Hope this might help some of you in the future.

 

I was doomed before I even started

 

i would suggest going around to regular car dealers and ask the service guys when their dent/paint guy comes in and ask him how much to fix it the right way.. like 2black says..


we have a paint guy that comes in and can fix crap that looks like it needs a body shop and you can never tell its been fixed..


then theres the paintless dent remover dude.. that guy can work magic....

 

Yellow and black in 2001 was a stock color option known as vivid black and chrome yellow.

pn# 98601QB chrome yellow touch up $22.10
pn# 98601DH vivid black touch up $17.95

Each should come with a bottle of clear.