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Old 04-19-2006, 01:37 PM
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Touch up paint?

A nice pebble decided it liked the pepper white color soo much on my front bumper that it took with it a pea sized chunk of paint. Will the dealer provide touch up paint or service to fix this? What are my best options?
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I've gotten a number of stone chips on the front of my CR/W, so I just picked up a tube of touchup paint from my dealer the other day. Don't know if they "provide service" - I didn't ask and they didn't say. The paint was just under $20 and I used it last night. Worked fine. BTW, I see the touchup paint now also comes with a bottle of clearcoat, too, to apply after the paint dries. That's kinda cool. (whoops - I see the above poster mentioned that while I was typing this . .)

I've read some posts on another board about poor color matches using MINI touchup paint to match a metallic finish. The non-metallic CR was fine, though. Your PW probably will be, also.
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I thought most people didn't go with the clear bra because the cost didn't justify the occasional touch up? Doesn't the clear bra also limit your options of using touchless carwashes during the winter seasons?
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Most dealers have a someone who specializes in repairing minor scratches stop by for touch up work.
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Not at my dealer - I wanted a few small chips touched up and the only thing I could order from the menu was a $1000 total bonnet repaint....

Needless to say I will be learning the art of touch up myself soon....

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