[s-cars] Pearl white touch up paint?

[Kirby Smith]

I think pints are available from duPont/PPG.

kirby


chad clark wrote:
> 
> 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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