[s-cars] Pearl white touch up paint?

[chad clark]

Thanks for the reply guys. I'm still hesitant what to do at this point,
short of trying another vehicle make of pearl. Hey, that pearl Cadillac
Escalade looks pretty close:-) I may just use your advice Kirby and get the
three, 1 quart colors and mix as needed. Seems awfully excessive for a few
rock chips though. Still waiting for other suggestions???? Thanks guys,

Chad 


on 3/6/04 11:43 AM, Kirby Smith at kirby.a.smith at verizon.net wrote:

> If you can find a dealer who mixes up lacquer, then yes.  However, with
> two part catalyzing paints popular these days, you would not be able to
> mix and leave indefinitely.  Also, you need three mixes, the undercoat,
> the pearl coat, and the clear coat.  Still, one could buy a pint of
> each.
> 
> kirby
> 
> 
> Doug Landaeta wrote:
>> 
>> No solace on the small vial availability, but
>> maybe next time I need bodywork (which has been
>> about annually), I can get the mixed stuff and
>> package up some stockable vial for us. I imagine
>> the mix for the touch up would be slightly
>> different than the actual sprayed paint, maybe
>> more thinner, or thicker, I dunno.
>> But the shop matched my Pearl very well last
>> November. I understand it takes patience and trial
>> and error, waiting for it to dry before assessing
>> the correct pigment.
>> Everyone's approx 10 year fade might be different,
>> so the vials idea might not work out.
>> Oh yeah, I use a little of the wif's nail polish
>> to keep water out and seal any deep chips.
>> 
>> Doug L
>> 94 S4 Pearl over Ecru
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: chad clark [mailto:chadaclark4 at msn.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:55 PM
>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>> Subject: [s-cars] Pearl white touch up paint?
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know of an alternative to the NLA
>>> small bottles of touch up
>>> paint for the early pearl cars, '92-94 S4? It
>>> sucks that Audi stopped
>>> producing the small OEM vials of paint as it
>>> worked/matched really well.
>>> Someone has to have knowledge or experience with
>>> this as I know I'm not the
>>> only anal one on this list who hates to see rock
>>> chips on front of the
>>> car:-) TIA,
>>> 
>>> Chad
>>> 
>> 
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