Hey guys,


Where can I get some touch up paint for my black 1996 XJS. I see a little tiny scratch and before sending the car to get all buffed up and ready for the summer I need to fix it.


Thank you

 

here's were I got some
Touch Up Paint and Accessories | AutomotiveTouchup

 

Thank you
for a small scratch is it best to get :

Touch Up Paint Pens ?
the Touch Up Bottle ?
or
the aerosol spray ?

Remember i am not an expert at it but have seen man videos on Youtube explaining how to do it

Terry

 

Without seeing a Photo, preferably a close up Photo of the Scratch, its a pretty much impossible question to answer.

If your not an Expert painter, sometimes its better to live with it rather than risk making it any worse.

But having said that, there are Guys out there, that specialise in that sort of thing, so sometimes its better to pay up and leave it to them or leave well alone.

 

If you change the word "sometimes" into "in almost every case", the response is spot on.

I would let an experienced paint guy fix the blemish. If it bothers you enough to want to fix it, do it right.

 

I've known a few Guys who started with a tiny little scratch and ended up respraying the whole Car!

 

OB is right on this one /\
But if you must, if you're obsessed with it I would try the bottle and brush, use masking tape so only the scratch is visible give it a layer then buff the spot in a week then a polish for the whole car.
With a buff of the spot repair it should become level and nearly invisible

Good luck and may the force be with you

 

The success of DIY touch-ups depends SO much on the size and shape of the scratch or nick, the closeness of the color match, the skill of the DIYer in question....

My experience, FWIW, is that ...

- Fine scratches are best left alone. Dabbing/spraying/brushing touch up paint usually makes things worse. Sometimes much worse. By 'fine scratches" I mean something that you might see if, let's say, you lightly scraped the paint with your ring or wristwatch.

- Chips and nicks can usually be successfully touched up. "Successfully" meaning anything from near perfection to "Well, it's an improvement and looks OK from a few feet away". My Series III is white and I touched-up 15-20 chips on the front of the car. You'd never see the touch-ups casually walking around the car, 3-4 feet away.

- It is much more difficult to get a good result with metallic colors. Straight colors are much easier.

- Sometimes using a toothpick or matchstick or [use your imagination here] to apply the paint gives a better result than a brush. if the touch-up paint is too thick (common problem) things can get ugly. You end up with little blobs of paint dotting your car.

Cheers
DD

 

Has anyone had experience of using Coloured Polish or Scratch Remover?

Amazon.co.uk: coloured car polish

 

I have. They work pretty well to disguise fine scratches. They just fill the scratch with some pigmentation....or whatever it is. After a couple carwashes the scratch 'comes back'...but they you just reapply

Cheers
DD

 

Ok, I finally found the time to have my car detailed but before I do, I want to fix a small scratch caused by a bicycle (about 1 inch & half long and yes it will require touch-up paint ), so would you recommend:

High Gloss Clear Coat after applying the touch-up paint ? Remember I have a 1996 Black Jaguar XJS paint code 807 ,I believe.
and
An aerosol or a touch-up bottle with a fine brush?

Thank you

Terry