Pearl White Paint - Aftermarket touch-up?

[ProtonSF]

I have little bits of paint chipped on the bumper, and am worried that even the Tesla-certified body shops won't be able to match the paint correctly. My concern comes out of a conversation with a rep at one of the shops who said "Tesla doesn't use their own paints - they buy from others - the same ones we buy from" --- is that even true?

What also has me scratching my head is in Tesla's online store where you can buy paint correction kits for touch-ups, they have every color available except Pearl White. I can't help but to think there is a deliberate reason for this... not sure what.

 

[P85_DA]

The paint is three part process base, white, clear coat ..I had my service center get some from the local body shop they work with I also recommend this Dr. ColorChip Automotive Paint Chip Repair Kit - Dr. ColorChip: Automotive Paint Chip Repair Systems

 

[sidmini]

I believe the paint is from a company called BASF paints using the Glasurit paint system

 

[flashflooder]

The paint is three part process base, white, clear coat ..I had my service center get some from the local sebody shop they work with I also recommend this Dr. ColorChip Automotive Paint Chip Repair Kit - Dr. ColorChip: Automotive Paint Chip Repair Systems

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[venussongs]

Has anyone tried the MSM Tesla paint touch up kit? If so, does the color match well?

 

[NeverFollow]

I have little bits of paint chipped on the bumper...

[On the] Tesla's online store ... you can buy paint correction kits for touch-ups,
they have every color available except Pearl White.

There is a White (PBCW). But there not enough information to know the exact white flavor?

Has anyone tried the MSM Tesla paint touch up kit? If so, does the color match well?

I have a Pearl White Model 3 and I ordered a set of Paint Pens from Automotive Touch Up.

- Paint Pen: Grey Primer (Sandable Primer)

- Paint Pen: White Water Pearl (PPSW)

>> Include two Pens:
>> 'Step 1' Ground Coat
>> 'Step 2' Mid Coat

- Paint Pen: High Gloss Clear Coat

I had some sand paper, but they sale also a little assorted set

The total cost was $35, Tesla kit is $55.

 

[Scott7]

I have a Pearl White Model 3 and I ordered a set of Paint Pens from Automotive Touch Up.

Have you tried using your paint pens yet? Any thoughts on the results?

 

[electricar]

I haven't used the pens but the small bottles from Automotive Touch Up and a pinstriping brush have worked really well - color match is as good as it gets.

 

[Kirby64]

The reason Pearl White is going to be hard to touch up is because it's a tri-color paint. It has a pearl layer in addition to base/clear. Touch-up paint is usually just mixed base/clear together and you can't add the pearl into the mix.

Red is also a multi-coat paint so it has some matching troubles, but white is MUCH easier to see any color defects.

You can buy from Dr ColorChip like what is already linked, but note that it won't look quite as good as any other paint that is touched up. They even make you check a box noting that it's a tri-color pearl paint so matching is an issue.

Either way, touch-ups will still look better than nicks or chips anyways, so you might as well touch it up and it'll probably be mostly unnoticable.

 

[electricar]

Automotive Touch Up sends three bottles - a white base coat, a pearl coat, and a clear coat

 

[edigest]

Got the three pen kit in Pearl White from TouchUpDirect.com. Worked like a champ on small ships on the nose.