Does touch up paint need clear?

[NUTCASE]

basically I have some pretty bad scratched, scuffed, and chipped black paint.

right now my order of battle on this is going to be hit all I can with polish. then what is left hit with chipdoctor, then what is left bust out some touchup paint and wet sand, polish, ect.

so my question is if I use a touch up paint do I need to put clearcoat on top of it?

Thanks a lot, the stickies in here is what has inspired me to start really making my car nice

 

[07TGGT]

Any paint needs clearcoat if you want to protect it. I don't know of any paint that has clearcoat in it.

 

[muztangman93]

If its touch up paint its usually lacquer or acrylic enamel that doesn't need clear coat. If its a basecoat then it wont last long without clear.

 

[NUTCASE]

thanks for the pointers.

I also just read somewhere that after I do touch up I should not wax the area for a month. kind of like when you get a car back from the body shop. but I have only read that one place so far.

 

[BlackCDCStang]

I have "Touch up Paint" from Dupli-Color thats in the little bottle you get at autozone and I have to re use it every 2-3 months because it washes away etc. Some areas stay on really well while others tend to need a touch up more often

http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-NGSF100-Black-Exact-Match-Touch-up/dp/B000ALBZEE

basically I have some pretty bad scratched, scuffed, and chipped black paint.

right now my order of battle on this is going to be hit all I can with polish. then what is left hit with chipdoctor, then what is left bust out some touchup paint and wet sand, polish, ect.

so my question is if I use a touch up paint do I need to put clearcoat on top of it?

Thanks a lot, the stickies in here is what has inspired me to start really making my car nice

 

[mikeyfitz]

The Dr. Chip guy or whatever is supposed to be pretty good though.
Not a bad option for little chips here and there

 

[muztangman93]

I think duplicolor is lacquer. If you want it to stay you need to sand the area so it has something to grip to.

 

[BlackCDCStang]

Awesome good to know!

I think duplicolor is lacquer. If you want it to stay you need to sand the area so it has something to grip to.

 

[Makdaddy]

You can get the touch up with clear added at Oriely,s

I have it match my Grabber Orange on some spots under the hood, It Spot on

Plus the clear mix is more durable