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*touch up paint on hard top*

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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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some doucher scratched my hard top recently while i was at the beach.
i am wondering what touch up paint i can purchase, since the scratch went to thru the black to the white.
thanks for the help.

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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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Sharpie



Or do the entire top
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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I used a black magnum sharpie on mine...true story
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Take it off road and get more scratches....it will help blend in pre-existing scratch!!
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:08 AM
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I second the Black sharpie idea, put a little car polish on after and you don't have to worry about it washing off or fading out.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:16 AM
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I was told not to get the MOPAR Hardtop paint it does not match.
Might be able to find some touch up for other vehicles. I have used this for other things. I used a silver ford for a Putco headlight bezel one time.
Just need to have a good eye or find a color sample to match against.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by TN_JK_GA
I was told not to get the MOPAR Hardtop paint it does not match.
Might be able to find some touch up for other vehicles. I have used this for other things. I used a silver ford for a Putco headlight bezel one time.
Just need to have a good eye or find a color sample to match against.
MOPAR not matching is 100% true. I bought my used 08 with a massive scratch down the back of the hardtop and the dealership offered the hardtop paint and my flame red paint (other scratches) for free so we took it. the color is right the texture is wrong.it looks like a sharpie anyways so unless your getting the paint for free just do the sharpie
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:53 AM
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I had a body shop mix up some for my Dad's hardtop when he backed into the hoist a top winch handle and poked a hole in his top. It matches 90% and you can't even tell he had damage to his hard top.
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by KYJKer
I used a black magnum sharpie on mine...true story

and it worked well? could you tell any difference? i just noticed a few scratches on my harp top (prob from a tree limb) and i was going to touch them up with a sharpie but didnt know how long it would last.
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Nail polish or model paint. Put it on and dont worry about it, Go Muddin
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