Where to get Touch up paint, colour match?

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Post Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:33 pm

I was hoping to get some paint to sort out a few stone chips and things on the car, Would i be right in thinking it best to go to a BMW dealer, and if so what sort of quantities do they sell paint in as i don't need gallons of the stuff.

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Post Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:55 pm

try halfords first failing go to a decent autorepair company with the paint code and they should be able to mix it for you, i paid a tenner for a tea cup full a while ago so that i could puff in a few bits and sort out the stone chips,
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:00 am

A good auto-paint shop should be able to supply an aerosol mixed to your paint-code, or to match your requirements.
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Post Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:48 pm

DO NOT GO NEAR HALFORDS their paint match is pants :roll: , thats from personal experience and from past threads on the subject..

i use.. http://www.nu-agane.co.uk/ or if you know someone in the motor trade "Dingbro" will match the paint on the car for you..just take in the petrol flap..

i dont really rate bmw paint either for the price i have payed in the past..bought lagoon green to puff in the arches of my touring, only to find it was way off shade. to be fair mettalics are notoriously hard to match anyway

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Post Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:44 am

give D6DPH a pm he sorted me out a touch up pot! for a friends ferrari and the colour was spot on, he has also sorted me out cans of spray paint for my car which were a good match aswell.
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Post Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:41 am

thanks for the help guys :D
M20B25 actually :)
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Post Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:57 am

Depending on where your located, I could recommend my mates paint shop located in East London?