I'd like a recommendation for purchasing a touch-up stick,the kind that looks like nail polish with a applicator stick inside. My ride is a 2000 XK8 in the color TITANIUM, had it wrong the first time... Thanks. Bob

 

I use model aircraft enamel paint with a model aircraft brush- superb results if you choose your paint colour carefully & take your time.
I confess it's easier for me with a black car, though.

RH

 

IMO this company makes a better product than most dealer touch-up paint: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

 

+1 about Automotivetouchup.com they have a wide variety of bottles, spray cans, applicators, prep materials and finishing products. So far everything I've purchased from them has been great stuff!

 

Yes, bought some of their stuff and going to try it soon. My car is a mess, the PO touched up the BRG with some kind of metallic paint. Will need to sand it all off and buff out.

 

Anyone know of a UK company that does touch-up paints on the web like Automotivetouchup or is it via Jag dealers only??

Thanks

 

An OnLine supplier that gets good reviews is Car Touchup Paints:

Touch Up Paint | Car Touch Up Paints £7.99

Another is Paints4U:

Choose Car paints from the UKs biggest online colour database

With both suppliers, colour is matched from the Jaguar three letter paint code.

Graham

 

halfords do it while you wait if you have the code

 

I continue to be amazed by the fact that no paint touch-ups have been required on either of our Jaguars. Not bad for a couple of vehicles each pushing eight years old (both built in May 2005). We've owned the S-Type since December 2008 and the XK8 since February 2012. Kudos to Jaguar for utilizing an exemplary paint system....

 

A quick question for you paint gurus. On my 2005 XKR it has been impossible for me to avoid various scuffs/scrapes on the very bottom of the front bumper right in front of the black valence piece. I know that this area is generally not visible except if you are on the ground or the car is up on the rack but still I have tried keeping after the scuffs with the standard brush-in-the-bottle touch up paint from Jaguar.

I notice that the AutomotiveTouchUp site offers paints in various forms including an aerosol spray can. I assume this would work much better for the under bumper scuffs and was wondering if anyone had luck using the aerosol.

Thanks,

Doug

 

Nobody around here ever tried using the aerosol spray??

Doug

 

Doug: I have the same issue and I purchased the aerosol quartz and clearcoat just for this job. I placed a decent sized order which included touch-up jars of quartz for chips and red for my calipers along with some other prep and finish materials but I have yet to try the rattle cans . I need to remove the bumper and repair it before painting it so it will probably wait until fall. Based on my experience so far with the quality of the paint in the jars, combined with the proper blending and finishing techniques, I think it will work nicely for the lower front bumper.

 

When I enquired once with my frost blue (code JJZ), they said they couldn't do it. The sales'man' looked about 12 though...

 

I see that you have done away with the rear seat. What was involved and how does it look now? Apicture or two wouls be great! Thanks, Bob

 

Bob,

I've reread the thread and can't see who has done away with their rear seat...............?

Graham

 

I've used one a few times on my car, this thread is on my rear wing.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-repair-79511/

and on the rear of the car

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ts-deal-74243/

 

Due to a few inquiries I started a new thread: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-delete-93547/

 

It was Mark B on 10 Apr 13. I was curious what it looks like...

 

I used dr. color chip. Many people on here have as well. I liked my results.

 

I think I'll take a chance and order some of the aerosol in Quartz and Clearcoat. I won't bother removing the bumper since I don't care about getting "perfect" results for something that cannot easily be seen. It would be useless anyway since it is virtually impossible to avoid the lower bumper scrapes with these cars. The design of the lower bumper really should have incorporated some metal skids or something to avoid scraping up the underside.

Doug