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Old 03-20-04, 05:05 PM
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Default Touch up paint? Where to buy

I have some chips here and there on the car. Some are actually pretty big. I was wondering what the best way to "touch up" these areas on my car. Should I order on the internet, or should I just go to the lexus dealership?

Or is there any other recommendations you can give me?
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Dealer or one of CL's sponsors:

http://www.autovisuals.com/
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If the sizes of the chips are mostly pencil-size to small, you are better off with a paint pen, preferably one from Autovisuals.com (as Neo mentioned). I have one for the Black Onyx color of my ES, and it does a superb job in covering up the chip damage on my hood.
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I have Black Onyx as well but was not sure what paint code to use. Also, did you get the clearcoat pen as well????
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Originally posted by 1ton
I have Black Onyx as well but was not sure what paint code to use.
You can look for the paint code on the driver's side door.
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Originally posted by 1ton
I have Black Onyx as well but was not sure what paint code to use. Also, did you get the clearcoat pen as well????
Black onyx is color code: 202 (what color my car is)

You can search on www.paintscratch.com for this as well. I got my paint pen from Autovisuals.com and it works great. I did not get a clearcoat pen, as it works fine out without it. If you just wanted a touch-up bottle (not recommended as it's too hard to control the paint without blobbing it), you can go to a Toyota dealership, and they'll sell the same color, same quality for about $5 (vs. up to $14 from Lexus). Just go in there with the color code.
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