anyone used an aftermarket touchup paint kit before for scratches/chips and have recommendations, seen a few that have multiple steps that are supposed to blend the touchup better than just the paint pens/brushes alone
like these:



anyone have experience with anything like these, have a Storm Gray 2016 XJ


or are these essentially the same as using a standard touchup paint pen/brush allowing dry then buff with rubbing compound and polishing compound?


someone from other board suggested this one Chipex Repair Kit - Large

 

There's definitely a technique and learning curve... expect to be humbled. It's not like you're going to ruin you're car's finish, but expect your first attempts to look no better than the original chip. The good thing is that if you want to try again, the "afflicted area" is really small, so it's easy to sand it off - carefully!

 

Dr. Colorchip

 

Second on Dr. Colorchip.

 

Here's a vid on touching up scratches, that will help with technique.


You can buy GREAT color-matched paint from various sources. I have used Paintscratch.com, automotivetouchup.com, as well as Dr Colorchip (which I thought was a bit disappointing).

 

I have tried Dr. Colorchip twice on two different cars. In the first case the color was noticeably lighter than the factory paint, in the second it was noticeably darker. Both were metallic paint. And I did make sure to mix it thoroughly first.
I did find that it filled the chips well although their suggested method to smear the blob of paint with a gloved finger is dumb. I used a little silicone wedge shaped squeegee that came with a screen protector kit for a cell phone and that worked perfectly. For what Dr. Colorchip charges they should include one.

For My F Type I bought touchup paint from a company called Scratches Happen. Much better color match than Dr. Colorchip. The kit includes a bottle of clear coat which Dr. Colorchip does not. And if the chips are really deep you can also get a kit that includes a small bottle of primer. The paint I ordered for my BRG F Type had plenty of metallic flakes and the repairs are very hard to see unless pointed out.

https://scratcheshappen.com

 

I ordered a kit from the dealer, without asking the price. It was around $80!

 

When I got my car I tried to buy touch-up paint from the dealer. None was shown, and they had to check with JLR USA. The word I got back was to get it from automotivetouchup.com. They have everything you might need, from small bottles to spray cans to gallon quantities. They have some nifty "micro-applicators" for chips smaller than the brush in the bottle. I have no affiliation, but have ended up buying from them for several cars and am quite satisfied.

 

One of the problems with most automotive touch up paints is the brush that is often attached to the cap. It's like they source the brush from the same company that supplies nail polish manufacturers. I bought a couple of high quality Camel hair artists brushes with very small/fine tips from the local art supplies store for less than $10. And I use an illuminated Opti-Visor with 3X lenses to see what I am doing. It's a lot easier to fill in just to the edges of the crater and apply a couple of thin coats to build up the surface to match the height of the factory paint if you use the same kind of tools that the pros use.

Or you can just apply a blob.