Lenn

yesssss.

DiCe08

I think the truck truly looks better without the 4x4 stickers on the bed. I mean come on my truck is blue with chrome accents so why would they put white 4x4 stickers ? I think it looks way cleaner with them off.

Lenn

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you like a purple truck with pink racing stripes and you are NOT gay, go for it. Do what you do.

PJB

Youre best off leaving it to a professional.
Ive never seen an amateur touched up chip that looked good. Ive seen several cars and trucks with touch up paint that doesnt match and it looks like somebody drew on the car with paint.

DiCe08

Haha, that is true. I touched up some things on my girl friends car before she traded it in and they came out pretty decent, but definitely would've looked better if a professional did it. I wonder how much a Ford body guy would charge to touch it up I mean I only have 3 little chips. I don't think it'll be too pricey. I'm going to wait for the summer time to have it done I don't want to do it now then have the weather mess it all up because it's been snowing/raining here every other day which sucks.

reginhild

Usually because they use the big brush that is in the touch-up bottle.

If you use a toothpick as suggested above or get a fine 000 or 00 paintbrush at a hobby store you can do better - just get very little paint on the tip of the brush and slowly build up until the chip is filled.

For superfine scratches it is usually not worth it unless you are really good - you can 'water' down the touch-up paint in a bottle cap with a bit of paint thinner and then go over the scratch - let dry a few seconds and then wipe very gently with a cloth lightly dampened with a bit of paint thinner - sometimes you can get the scratch filled without wiping the paint back out again. Although, if you use too much paint or too thick paint, you can make a smeary mess.

Mod (Ret.)

Here, here. I too have tried, read books on the subject, and tried again, with somewhat satisfactory results. The best result I got was with using a modelers spray gun. I went to a hobby shop, bought a model spray gun that uses aerosol cans, and sprayed in the chips, scratches and blemishes. Then the wet sand treatment, then the polishing compound. Filled in the spots, but when the sun would shine "just right", you could see the work. Perhaps because I knew where to look....

I've tried Q-tips instead of the brush, toothpicks, all to no avail. If you have a solid color such as black, white, and certain blue's, you might have better success. My used Dark Stone truck has touch up thats been applied by a previous owner, and it is painfully obvious. That color seems to be a real pain to touch up.

If there are any other ideas, I'm willing to continue trying.