98 s70 touch up paint

[AVIP]

Question. Accidently scratched my hood today :/ where can I buy touch up paint and what color code should I find. Local autozone didnt have a match. I have the deep red color. Not the flat red

[mfagus]

If paint is original color, try here:

http://www.paintscratch.com/

I have used them before with good success.

Mark

[Bloitz]

Looks like the same colour as mine which would be Ruby Red. The Volvo colour code is 414 . You can confirm this by looking under the hood at the ID plate of your car. It's on the right side.


Which touch-up paint matches the Volvo colour depends on the manufacturer I think.
Here in Europe, Motip is pretty much the only brand I can find and the matching colour code is 951440 .

One word of advice though, either get the clear coat and some very fine grit wet sandpaper (2000, bare minimum 1000 grit I would say) and do it properly or don't do it at all. I touched up some spots without clear coat and it looked awful. There very helpful videos on Youtube with a lot of tips on how to do a good job.
Additionally wash the scratch with dishwashing soap (or some other mild degreaser) because car shampoos leave a protective layer which doesn't really help the paint bonding.

[AVIP]

Sounds good. Will any old clearcoat work for it? Thanks for the help!

[Bloitz]

I bought the little Motip bottle. But I suppose clear coat is clear coat since it's, well ... clear

EDIT: was under the hood today and apparently I have colour n° 418 which is Regency Red/ Pearl red. They look very very similar on google images to be honest, so check the ID plate to be sure.
I do have the 951440 Motip bottle though, the 418 doesn't come in the small 12 ml bottles.

[AVIP]

Looking to buy from Swedish Auto Parts
http://www.swedishautoparts.com/S70/Vol ... ml#linkbar

The touch up has clear coat. Probably my best bet? Pretty cheap too