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Offline king monkey

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #30 on: 07 April 2020, 12:33 »
Halfords? I had a kit from them, seemed good to me. The only problem for me was the monkey using it :rolleyes:

You will be pleased to hear it was in use this morning, just waiting a day for it to harden in the sun.... no urgency doesn't seem to translate into any more patience though! :)

Halfords are open, they get round this by supplying cycle parts, you can order online, no ideas how you  would collect though?


I was round 3 of them at the weekend looking for BMW touch up paint for my daughters 1 series. It was business as usual.

To the OP I found a cocktail stick works for me, just putting a tiny amount on.and building the layers

If the police stop you- and there are checks going on- be careful what you say to them. If you tell them you were out to get some touch up paint for your gti you’ll likely get a fixed penalty notice.

Tbh I wouldn’t go out just to get touch up paint. Really not worth it. Things aren’t going to improve if we do things like that. I have a letter on me when I go to work to prove I’m ok to be commuting.
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #31 on: 07 April 2020, 12:43 »
Tbh I wouldn’t go out just to get touch up paint. Really not worth it. Things aren’t going to improve if we do things like that.

Quite right, well said sir! :smiley:
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #32 on: 07 April 2020, 12:51 »
Tbh I wouldn’t go out just to get touch up paint. Really not worth it. Things aren’t going to improve if we do things like that.

Quite right, well said sir! :smiley:

Why thank you!  :smiley:
Current: Clubsport45, white, DCC.

Past: Mk5 gti blue graphite, mk6 gti carbon grey, mk6 gti edition 35 candy white, Mk7 pp gti tornado red, 2016 Audi S3 sportback, 2019 7.5 Golf R.

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #33 on: 09 April 2020, 19:59 »
Halfords? I had a kit from them, seemed good to me. The only problem for me was the monkey using it :rolleyes:

You will be pleased to hear it was in use this morning, just waiting a day for it to harden in the sun.... no urgency doesn't seem to translate into any more patience though! :)

Halfords are open, they get round this by supplying cycle parts, you can order online, no ideas how you  would collect though?


I was round 3 of them at the weekend looking for BMW touch up paint for my daughters 1 series. It was business as usual.

To the OP I found a cocktail stick works for me, just putting a tiny amount on.and building the layers

If the police stop you- and there are checks going on- be careful what you say to them. If you tell them you were out to get some touch up paint for your gti you’ll likely get a fixed penalty notice.


I was also looking for bulbs for my car which I couldn't get at the first Halfords and being front-line NHS staff I reckon I qualified for that.
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #34 on: 09 April 2020, 21:22 »
Halfords? I had a kit from them, seemed good to me. The only problem for me was the monkey using it :rolleyes:

You will be pleased to hear it was in use this morning, just waiting a day for it to harden in the sun.... no urgency doesn't seem to translate into any more patience though! :)

Halfords are open, they get round this by supplying cycle parts, you can order online, no ideas how you  would collect though?


I was round 3 of them at the weekend looking for BMW touch up paint for my daughters 1 series. It was business as usual.

To the OP I found a cocktail stick works for me, just putting a tiny amount on.and building the layers

If the police stop you- and there are checks going on- be careful what you say to them. If you tell them you were out to get some touch up paint for your gti you’ll likely get a fixed penalty notice.


I was also looking for bulbs for my car which I couldn't get at the first Halfords and being front-line NHS staff I reckon I qualified for that.

Then buy your bulbs and leave, you aren't entitled to shop for touch up paint too! I am not judging you.I was just offering some advice-you can take it how you like.
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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #35 on: 10 April 2020, 11:51 »
These are the ones I’m going to order. Application with a small stick as others have said.

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Any updates on views on this paint yet?

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #36 on: 10 April 2020, 12:10 »
Did t buy that one in the end as I just went for the one I could get quickest. Delivery times are obviously all over the place at the moment.

This is what I bought. Just thought that if it’s not vw paint then anything is a gamble.


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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #37 on: 14 April 2020, 16:08 »
Well, it arrived today. I’m going to have to wait until weekend before giving it a go though.

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #38 on: 14 April 2020, 17:33 »
Well, it arrived today. I’m going to have to wait until weekend before giving it a go though.

So good news is paint has arrived, bad news is we have to wait another 5 days to see if it's any good.

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Re: Touch up paint
« Reply #39 on: 14 April 2020, 17:40 »
Well, it arrived today. I’m going to have to wait until weekend before giving it a go though.

So good news is paint has arrived, bad news is we have to wait another 5 days to see if it's any good.

But, you’ll get a thorough break down with annotated photos, graphs and an accompanying PowerPoint. I’m also going to compare the 15 paints I’ve bought and upload a video to YouTube with direct comparisons on the car. Hope this helps.  :wink:
Current: Clubsport45, white, DCC.

Past: Mk5 gti blue graphite, mk6 gti carbon grey, mk6 gti edition 35 candy white, Mk7 pp gti tornado red, 2016 Audi S3 sportback, 2019 7.5 Golf R.