help!

[cookiethief]

My NB came used... it's an '02 GLS and is in pretty darn good shape for having three previous owners. The biggest noticeable flaw is on the driver's side inside door, pictured below.



Any suggestions for this? I don't know if I should clear & repaint the whole thing or if there's some kind of touching up kit I can put together... And if I repaint, does anyone know where to find a sparkly dark gray paint that matches?

I browsed through the threads a bit and found some suggestions on where to find the paint but few posts were followed up with "yes this is quality paint" vs "this paint is awful, don't buy it." :P In any case, as far as I could tell this particular issue wasn't addressed. As someone who doesn't know very much at all about cars... I'm at a loss. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks.

[yoyorob]

in the mean time...i'd just creative with a large enough sticker to cover the area in question....

and it's cheap.... could even use a funky band-aid

[Volkswoman]

Absolutely!

Go to paintscratch.com. There you will type in your year, make and model and the color names with corresponding color codes will come up. You can then order from them or go to a custom auto paint shop and have them make it up for you. The spray can is $24.95 here and I pay $30 for custon mixed at a paint shop near me, so these prices are not over the top. If you buy at a local auto supply like pep boys or autozone, etc., you will have to buy their generic, on the shelf colors and you will not get the exact match. Why not get the correct color and do a better job of blending?

[Volkswoman]

You can also buy the touch-up paint in a bottle instead of a spray can at paintscratch.com. Doing quality touch up work on your car, once you actually get the correct color match, will be more a matter of your being careful and patient. I have been doing it for years on my 1965 VW Squareback. I just learned by reading and doing. I would bet that you can find a website with instructions and perhaps even a video! I found one recently on how to repair my scuffed up alloy wheels. I am in the process of making the repairs and i haven't done it before. Good luck!