Thread: "touch up always looks like butt"

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

To really to get touch up paint to come out decent.. It's best to fill the scratch or chip with a toothpick then clear and wetsand it.

You mean use a toothpick as a paint application tool?

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

yup its also called pinning the paint in as some use a pin, then wet sand the paint smooth, then clear coat and sand again, buff the scratches out.

ive seen vids of that dulicolor kit in use, looks legit.

Hmm, I learned something! I was kind of being a smartass but I knew what he meant. I was just laughing to myself thinking of someone taking his advice literally - filling a large scratch with a toothpick and globbing clearcoat over it. Then standing back and thinking "still looks like butt..."