Touch-up scratches w/marker

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rmg - 03 Nov 2005 16:06 GMT

I have a dark blue ford van and I don't want to go to all the trouble of
fixing scratches properly, the van looks pretty good, and its a work truck
anyway. However I have noticed that if I just hit the slight scratches with
an ordinary permanent black marker they essentially dissappear. Which is
great except that the marker turns out to be not so permanent and is gone in
a week or two. Anyone have a similar permanent solution?

Thanks Rob

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David M - 05 Nov 2005 01:18 GMT

> I have a dark blue ford van and I don't want to go to all the trouble of
> fixing scratches properly, the van looks pretty good, and its a work truck
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> Thanks Rob

Uh, how about touch-up paint?

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rmg - 06 Nov 2005 14:50 GMT

It's been my experience that unless some time is spent doing it right that
touch-up paint generally looks like a glob of crap.

> > I have a dark blue ford van and I don't want to go to all the trouble of
> > fixing scratches properly, the van looks pretty good, and its a work truck
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Jay Alperson - 07 Nov 2005 14:06 GMT

Can you wet sand the paint glob down with 2000 grit? Does this work well on
a Subaru paint job with its clear coat?

> It's been my experience that unless some time is spent doing it right that
> touch-up paint generally looks like a glob of crap.
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David M - 08 Nov 2005 00:53 GMT

> It's been my experience that unless some time is spent doing it right that
> touch-up paint generally looks like a glob of crap.

LOL... and you think using a magic marker looks better?

Sounds like your van is a glob of crap anyway, so what's a little
more? If you're not willing to do the job right,
then you deserve everything you get.

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>> > fixing scratches properly, the van looks pretty good, and its a work
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rmg - 07 Nov 2005 14:55 GMT

In fact it does, have you tried both? I have.

> > It's been my experience that unless some time is spent doing it right that
> > touch-up paint generally looks like a glob of crap.
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David M - 08 Nov 2005 23:34 GMT

> In fact it does, have you tried both? I have.

I have tried touchup paint on numerous occasions and
had no problems. I haven't tried magic marker on anything I
cared about.

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> that
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johanb - 05 Nov 2005 04:21 GMT

Buy the smallest paint brush at an arts and craft store and a can of spray
paint

Spray some in the cap and touch it up, maybe 2 times

The thinner paint in a can works better with small scratches then touch-up
paint that is much thicker

> I have a dark blue ford van and I don't want to go to all the trouble of
> fixing scratches properly, the van looks pretty good, and its a work truck
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> Thanks Rob

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