[marcinr]

Hi Guys,

I scraped one of the little fins on the front of my Elise to the point where I have to do a little bit of fiberglass repair, which is no big deal, but rather than using touch up paint, I'd like to buy some proper automotive paint which I can airbrush. Is it possible to buy paint that closely matches the factory colors somewhere, or do I have to go to a local body shop and have them blend a batch using one of those fancy paint matching machines?

 

[chapster5]

Cant you go to a local dealer and order a small touch up pot from them? dont they do that?

 

[marcinr]

Touch up paint is good for touching up little nicks and stuff, not for covering up a couple of square inches. It's meant to look good against adjacent clear coated paint, but it doesn't look quite right on a larger area, it's not as shiny.

 

[ECPERFORMANCE]

You can get the paint code for your colour (google) and go to you local paint dealer and get a can of the exact colour mixed. Thats what i`m doing right now

 

[EliseAtLeast]

You can get the paint code for your colour (google) and go to you local paint dealer and get a can of the exact colour mixed. Thats what i`m doing right now

Probably a dumb question but what is a "local paint dealer"? I'm sure you don't mean a local Benjamin Moore paint store but please provide more detail. Thanks.

 

[Conan]

Probably a dumb question but what is a "local paint dealer"? I'm sure you don't mean a local Benjamin Moore paint store but please provide more detail. Thanks.

Lots of cities/towns have auto paint/auto body retailers that sell professional auto paint, filler, glaze, sprayers, etc, etc. They will typically have access to 99% of all auto manufactures' paint codes and can match them. The one I went to in Rochester, MN, had all of the Lotus codes.

 

[toedrag]

Automotivetouchup.com Touch Up Paint, Aerosol Spray Paint and Paint Touch Up Accessories

has been referenced here before I think. Just provide the Paint Code.

I ordered primer, paint, and clear from them earlier in the week. Hasn't gotten here yet, tho.

 

[dasmoofler]

Automotivetouchup.com Touch Up Paint, Aerosol Spray Paint and Paint Touch Up Accessories

has been referenced here before I think. Just provide the Paint Code.

I ordered primer, paint, and clear from them earlier in the week. Hasn't gotten here yet, tho.

Got mine yesterday. Touch up pen and spray can. Haven't tried the spray can yet but the pen is a good color match. (Paint code B106). A bit pricey IMO, $40 with shipping, but what are you gonna do?

 

[EliseAtLeast]

Lots of cities/towns have auto paint/auto body retailers that sell professional auto paint, filler, glaze, sprayers, etc, etc. They will typically have access to 99% of all auto manufactures' paint codes and can match them. The one I went to in Rochester, MN, had all the Lotus codes.

Thanks for the info :up: