Touch up Pen or Smart Repair

[JamesE400D]

Happy Friday all! Popped out to the car this afternoon to be greeted by this lovely mess on the bonnet...

Looks like its gone right through the paint

Any thoughts on touch up pens? My gut tells me best to get it smart repaired.

 

[clk320x]

Unfortunately touch up pens will not provide a perfect finish.

The only real solution in a bonnet respray.

SMART repairs are an option - but only do so if you can find someone highly recommended.

Good luck.

 

[JamesE400D]

Thanks CLK thought that might be the case. Think I'll go touch up pen in the short term just to protect it, very annoying but at least its not black!

 

[davymead]

Bonnet paint repairs are tricky. I’d have it repainted by a reputable shop as said. Touch up repair until then great idea.

 

[Smiley]

A dark colour would be easier to deal with with a touch up pen. Looks like you will need to very carefully take the rough edges off the marks then fill in with touch up paint. Put a couple of "blobs" of paint on and don't try to drag it across the body - just fill in the marks. Either do this or go the whole hog with a proper respray in a recommended body shop - a cheap "smart repair" has a good chance of ending up looking worse - either through a slight shade difference or lacquer bloom or peel a couple of years down the line. You will then wish you had left the factory paint alone.

 

[merc estate]

Damm what a pain, if you use a tough up pen get a blob of paint on a bit of plastic (so it don't dry out to quick) and dip a cocktail stick just in the end and touch in in bit by bit, it won't be perfect but a lot better than doing it with a brush, good luck with it.