# Touch up paint

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 15, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166 "2010-09-15T18:51:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jofjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@jofjones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jofjones)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/1 "2010-09-15T18:51:30Z")

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How can I get some touch up paint that actually works?  
  
  
  
 Since buying my first car in 1967, I have always touched up scratches and nicks. When I bought my most recent car last year, I discovered that ?touch up? paint as I knew it no longer exists. Industry wide (from the dealers and aftermarket) it now comes in a bottle with both brush and ball point applicator. The paint is too thin and watery to brush on - it just runs down and makes a mess without covering the scratch. The paint is too thick to go through the ball point applicator.

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/2 "2010-09-15T19:08:50Z")

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I use a fine tip paint brush instead of the brush on the cap. I thin the paint with lacquer thinner and apply several thin coats to fill in the scratch.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/3 "2010-09-15T19:27:09Z")

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Could be an off market product…Try buying the dealership touch-up paint… I just got some from my local dealer …it works fine…ball point applicator is great.

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/4 "2010-09-15T23:04:00Z")

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I picked up a touch up “pen” for my wifes 02 Sonata at the dealer.

It has a felt tip at both ends one end has the matching color, the other end is the clear coat. Works great.

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**Author:** ![jofjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@jofjones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jofjones)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/5 "2010-09-16T14:22:34Z")

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Thanks, I will look for one that has a felt tip. The ball point seems to be the problem

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**Author:** ![jofjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@jofjones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jofjones)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/6 "2010-09-16T14:24:42Z")

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As I said the problem is industry wide. I have tried both dealership and aftermarket. same results.

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/touch-up-paint/55166/7 "2010-09-16T17:20:48Z")

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If you’re lucky a Hyundai dealer will have a matching color and you’ll be good to go.