How do I touch up the paintwork on a VW Golf?

Amtmann

Wine coloured, 1996 CL 5 speed (5dr).

There are a few (small) scrapes and chips missing from the paintwork. How do I cheaply fix this?

Is it possible to buy paint in an aerosol? If so, from where, and how much would it cost?

colm_mcm

Halfords do excellent touch up kits with 3 individual bottles. primer, lacquer, and paint. they come with nail varnish style brushes with really fine tips, and also pen type ends, like a tippex pen. very handy. cost around 25 quid.

Amtmann

colm_mcm wrote:

Halfords do excellent touch up kits with 3 individual bottles. primer, lacquer, and paint. they come with nail varnish style brushes with really fine tips, and also pen type ends, like a tippex pen. very handy. cost around 25 quid.

Thanks. How would one find out the precise colour of the car though? The VW website isn't helpful in this regard.

2 Espressi

if the scratches aren't too deep, try a cutting compaund first, such as G3, available from your motor factors.