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Old 07-26-06, 11:06 PM
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Question Diamond White Pearl touch up piant?

Hey everyone! Still kinda new here but i love it I finally purchased my dream of a 1993 sc300 5-speed in white but i have a question. I recently stopped by the dealership and bought a bottle of 051 Diamond White Pearl, but the touch up paint is very milky/thin. It is barely covering the few rock chips i am trying to cover up. I decided to go to kragen/autozone and they carry EVERY other color but 051?!?! So my question is, where can i find alternative touch up paint other than the dealership? I want to try duplicolor but noone carries it anymore . Thanks Everyone!!
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Online has almost everything you can find. Try ebay.
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Diamond white pearl is a 3 stage paint, so you'll need to apply a layer of white touch up paint (such as 040) first, and then add a layer of 051 on top of it after it dries.
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Did ya shake it up by any chance?
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For small chips, I find that just applying the diamond white paint without the pearl clearcoat works better. I actually use 2in1 Toyota natural white (the one that has a brush and pen-tip). It matches the pearl white well without having to apply the second pearl coat. When initially applied, looks whiter than the car, but when dry, matches well. The pen-tip works wonders to fill in just the area of the chip.
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I had good luck with these guys getting some touch up for my car. http://www.expresspaint.com/

You can get it in pen, aerosol can, and larger quantities.
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I got a bottle of white paint then a bottle of pearl paint to apply after the white from my dealer.
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Thanks for all the help guys. I believe getting the white 040 and applying that first then applying the 051 will do well.

and of course i shook it ...

i shook it like crazy
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