Infared Touch Up Paint
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Infared Touch Up Paint
I have a couple of very small chips on my Infared LC in need of touch up paint. I noticed on the Dr. Color Chip site that they don't guarantee results since Infared is a tri-coat paint process. Has anyone here used that brand or recommend a different one? And would you mind sharing your results?
Thank you,
Chris in Houston
Thank you,
Chris in Houston
Last edited by ISellHomes; May 24, 2022 at 05:53 PM.
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Even if you use basecoat and clear coat separately it won’t look the same, many Lexus paints are 3-5 stages.
https://pressroom.lexus.com/seven-re...nt-is-amazing/
My personal favorite touch up method for small chips and scratches is the pointy felt tip pen solutions with spring loaded nib.
https://pressroom.lexus.com/seven-re...nt-is-amazing/
My personal favorite touch up method for small chips and scratches is the pointy felt tip pen solutions with spring loaded nib.
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rock chips are a fact of life , esp if you live out in the country, like me and my caviar ride.
i'm sure there are more elaborate methods to watch on y tube,
but i've had pretty good results with the old needle trick: after thorough cleaning w/
an alcohol swab, obtain a drop of paint on the end of a needle, and touch the drop
to the void left by the rock chip; capillary action will draw the paint in.
i'm sure there are more elaborate methods to watch on y tube,
but i've had pretty good results with the old needle trick: after thorough cleaning w/
an alcohol swab, obtain a drop of paint on the end of a needle, and touch the drop
to the void left by the rock chip; capillary action will draw the paint in.
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I picked up the nail polish from Walmart today. In the next couple of days I will try and post the comparison of the car color, the factory touch up and the nail polish color so everyone can compare. Please don't hold be to a time line, things crazy busy here.
Thanks
Glenn
Thanks
Glenn
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I used those to paint little scratch on the edge of the door. It worked very well. It looks exact same. I also had a doubt how it will work and tried it on some metal scrap to see how mix will look like, and it looked exactly like on a car.
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