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The Best Time of Year to Paint or Touch Up Your Car: A Complete Guide

April 2, 2025 by TouchUpDirect

What's the right season to paint your vehicle? We're taking you through the pros & cons of painting in Winter,...

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Tape Tricks to Avoid Hard Edges With Aerosol Spray Paint

January 7, 2025 by TouchUpDirect

Avoid those hard edges and become a maestro of paint taping with our step by step instructions.

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Repair a Large Scratch With Aerosol Spray Paint

by TouchUpDirect

Not a fan of written tutorials? We've got you covered. Learn how to effectively use the Aerosol Platinum Kit with...

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Vehicle Tips

Winter Warriors: How to Ace Your Car Touch Up Project This Season

December 5, 2024 by TouchUpDirect

Touching up your vehicle in the freezing Winter can be dicey. TouchUpDirect's here to help! Learn all the tricks you'll...

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How-To

Top 5 Mistakes When Applying Touch Up Paint (And How to Fix Them)

June 11, 2024 by TouchUpDirect

If you’re like me, you take pride in keeping your ride looking sleek and polished. But let’s face it, your...

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Stunning Silver! Top Silver Car Colors

April 11, 2024 by TouchUpDirect

We truly love our car colors here at TouchUpDirect. This enthusiasm has inspired a bunch of blog posts on our...

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All About Destroyer Gray!

August 29, 2023 by TouchUpDirect

Destroyer Gray We here at TouchUpDirect have covered an assortment of gray colored automotive paint from Nardo to Sonic. Today,...

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All About Opulent Amber!

July 31, 2023 by TouchUpDirect

Opulent Amber We love a mysterious color here at TouchUpDirect and Toyota’s Opulent Amber shade has piqued our interest. What...

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Atlas Blue Metallic

July 17, 2023 by TouchUpDirect

Ford’s Atlas Blue Metallic We’ve had a lot of fun talking about all different shades of the color gray here...

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Sonic Gray Pearl

May 24, 2023 by TouchUpDirect

Honda’s Fascinating Sonic Grey Shade We’ve come a long way from the days of Henry Ford’s boast that “Any customer...

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Is Car Spray Paint For You?

May 9, 2023 by TouchUpDirect

We here at TouchUpDirect love helping our customers fix up those little nicks and scratches on their car’s coat. Our...

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Candy Color Tricoats

November 15, 2022 by TouchUpDirect

Candy coats have been popular for what feels like forever, but who did it first, and how do those bright...

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Matte Black

October 17, 2022 by TouchUpDirect

Matte Black is one of the most elegant colors one can choose for their vehicle. But what are the pros...

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Vehicle Tips

Wrapping or Repainting Your Car: What You Need To Know

December 22, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

It takes time and money to create the best-looking vehicle of your dreams. Here is what you need to know...

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Car Paint Touch Up: What You Need for Your DIY Project

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Essentials for Touching Up Your Car

December 9, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Getting a scratch or nick in your car’s paint can give you a headache. Don’t stress out; here’s what you...

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Vehicle Tips

Protecting Your Vehicle’s Paint From Road Salt This Winter

December 3, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

There’s nothing more annoying than your car paint chipping due to road salt. Here are some tips for protecting your...

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Car Touch Up Paint Options: Which Is Right for Your Vehicle?

Vehicle Tips

What Style of Touch Up Paint is Right For Your Car?

November 16, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Finding the right automotive touch up paint option may seem tricky, but this guide will show you which one is...

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How-To

Common Auto-Blending Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

September 11, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Giving your car a new paint job is an excellent way to give your vehicle a fresh boost. However, during...

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Vehicle Tips

The Perfect Blend: Easy Tips To Blend Paint On Your Car

July 28, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

There’s no magic solution for fixing a vehicle. But when it comes to automotive touchup paint, you can use blending...

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Ford F-150 Raptor Touch Up Project (Fender Flare Rash) | TouchUpDirect

June 25, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Today, we’ll be working touching up some trail rash on the fender flares of this Ford F-150 Raptor folks today....

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How to Touch Up a Tesla Model S | TouchUpDirect

June 24, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

I’m Uri from TouchUpDirect. Today I’m going to talk to you about Tesla touch up paint. We get a lot...

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Mercedes C43 AMG Touch Up Project | TouchUpDirect

June 23, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Thanks to the Mercedes-Benz Club, we’re going to be doing a little touch-up scratch with a C-43 AMG Mercedes-Benz. For...

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Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro Touch Up Project | TouchUpDirect

June 22, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Today, we’re going to be working on a 2018 Toyota 4runner TRD pro. This type of vehicle gets a lot...

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Vehicle Tips

Using Automotive Touch Up Paint for Restoration | TouchUpDirect

February 2, 2021 by TouchUpDirect

Can you use touch up paint on your classic car? Using touch up paint in your home garage to restore...

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How-To

How To Find Your BMW paint code

December 9, 2020 by TouchUpDirect

Get your color code and you can do your own perfect touch up paint job BMW paint code stickers can...

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Why Do Aerosol Cans Have Paint Inside the Cap?

November 18, 2020 by TouchUpDirect

We get a lot of people asking us if we’ve sent them a faulty Aerosol can because of the paint...

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Touch Up with Pen Essential Kit

September 22, 2020 by TouchUpDirect

Do you have a little paint chip or scratch on your car? Our paint pen will help you get that...

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Color Inspirations for your Jeep

August 17, 2020 by TouchUpDirect

From lava flows to dinosaurs, read about some of Jeep’s unique color combinations. You may just find inspiration in your...

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How To Use the Combo (Extended)

April 17, 2020 by TouchUpDirect

The TouchUpDirect combo pen and brush applicator is the best automotive touch up painting tool because it works for jobs of all...

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How to Use Combo (Short)

by TouchUpDirect

The TouchUpDirect combo pen and brush applicator is the best automotive touch up painting tool because it works for jobs of all...

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TouchUpDirect Kit Explainer

by TouchUpDirect

TouchUpDirect paint kits come in three options: Essential, Preferred and Platinum. Each upgraded kit includes tools that will improve the quality...

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Videos

How to Prime a Pen

by TouchUpDirect

Our combo pen gives you the ability to paint touch ups of any size. Follow these steps to get it primed...

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How to Use Aerosol Spray Can

by TouchUpDirect

Using an aerosol spray can to touch up or repair your car paint can seem like a daunting project. We’ve...

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How-To

How to Fix Motorcycle Scratches

April 17, 2019 by TouchUpDirect

Few things can be more frustrating and disappointing to a motorcycle enthusiast than scratches on the bike’s finish. Although they...

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Vehicle Tips

Tips For Applying Touch Up Paint To Your Car

August 23, 2018 by TouchUpDirect

Although you might like nothing more than the feeling of the hot summer sun beating down on you as you...

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Vehicle Tips

Vinyl Wrap vs Paint

April 11, 2018 by TouchUpDirect

When to Wrap & When to Paint Your Car Making your car look beautiful means keeping up a shiny, flawless...

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Vehicle Tips

Keep It Wet!

August 21, 2017 by TouchUpDirect

While we’re on the topic of simple ideas that make taking care of paint a whole lot less irritating/obnoxious/ineffective, there’s...

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Ducati 2015 Touch Up Paint Colors

April 9, 2015 by TouchUpDirect

If you own a 2015 Ducati motorcycle, we’ve got you covered as we just added a bunch of new 2015...

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Touch Up Paint for Yamaha 2015 Motorcycles

April 2, 2015 by TouchUpDirect

If you own a 2015 Yamaha motorcycle, you’ll be glad to hear that we just added a bunch of new...

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Touch Up Paint for BMW 2015 Motorcycles

March 19, 2015 by TouchUpDirect

If you own a 2015 BMW motorcycle, you’ll be happy to hear that we’ve just added more than 50 new...

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