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Touch-up Paint
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Auto paint stores, the ones that supply body shops, can custom mix small "touch up" bottles of paint. They even have the little brush in the cap.
Some stores won't do this, even though they can. They feel it's beneath them to mix up that small of an amount. but the good ones will.
A good store will have the analyser that "reads" a sample of your paint to provide a perfect match.
Some stores won't do this, even though they can. They feel it's beneath them to mix up that small of an amount. but the good ones will.
A good store will have the analyser that "reads" a sample of your paint to provide a perfect match.
71tr
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I've ordered online from the company below. They have the triumph paint chips from which to chose.
www.paintscratch.com
www.paintscratch.com
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Musicman
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71tr,
Thanks for the info. I checked out the site. Should I be looking at the Single Stage paint or the Tricoat. They say that pre-1986 or so cars usually can use the Single Stage paint. What type have you gotten in the past? Do their bottles have caps with tiny brushes attached? They also make paint "pens." Any experience with that? Sorry about all the questions. I just want to have all the info I can before ordering.
Thanks!
Thanks for the info. I checked out the site. Should I be looking at the Single Stage paint or the Tricoat. They say that pre-1986 or so cars usually can use the Single Stage paint. What type have you gotten in the past? Do their bottles have caps with tiny brushes attached? They also make paint "pens." Any experience with that? Sorry about all the questions. I just want to have all the info I can before ordering.
Thanks!
71tr
Jedi Warrior
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Original triumph paint jobs were single stage so that is what I have ordered from paintscratch. They offer a one ounce bottle that includes a cap-brush. They also provide a small metallic coated card for painting with your samples. I have no experience with the paint pens. By-the-way, the one ounce bottle contains plenty of paint for sampling.
SpannerMan
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You could check Rimmer Brothers in the UK - I have had aerosol and brush-on from them. Pete
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I don't know about anyone elses experiences, but I got some touch up paint mixed by a local paint outfit for my TR6.
The stuff they put in a rattle can worked well, but the small bottle of liquid paint went hard in the bottle within a month and I never even removed the cap!
I'm not sure what happened because the sides of the bottle sucked in like a vacuum so I'm assuming it must be a chemical reaction. I'm not well versed in paint knowledge.
The stuff they put in a rattle can worked well, but the small bottle of liquid paint went hard in the bottle within a month and I never even removed the cap!
I'm not sure what happened because the sides of the bottle sucked in like a vacuum so I'm assuming it must be a chemical reaction. I'm not well versed in paint knowledge.