Question about enamel paint

[scoottir07]

Just purchased a small collection and it had several nice yellow enamel cars in it.
Was going touch up a couple nicks, but thanks to advice I received here, going to leave them alone.

[knightni73]

You want to touch up a car that nice?

[scoottir07]

It's going in my collection but those little scratches are driving me crazy, but going to live with them.

[hw68thru77 Matt]

No idea on type of paint, but on a '73 casting in that condition, you would greatly devalue it by touching it up. Yes, it's yours and you are free to do whatever. But if repaints don't bother you, then I would sell that one to another collector, and then purchase a beater and give it a full repaint. As knightni73 indicated, that Show-Off is far too nice to mess with, IMO.

[Alleycat]

Put the paint brush down, step away from the car, and no one will get hurt.....

Seriously, enamels are hard to find in that good of condition and it would be a shame to do anything to it. If you want something nice and shiny and scratch free, I'll trade you my pink RLC party bye-focal for it!

_Allan_

[dookie drawz]

WOW! don't do it.

[INKEDFORLIFE]

Yeah what they said!!! Don't do it man. That car in that condition is fantastic already. Keep in mind those little nicks once and a while give a car character and history.

[knightni73]

I've got an identical color Show Off in a condition not even as nice as that. Send me yours and I'll send you mine.

[Broilermaker]

Touching up these cars is not a good idea, the colors won't match, and you'll just mess it up, I am a painter by trade since 1980, and my dad painted show cars, so I learned alot of tricks, I don't recommend it

[scoottir07]

Thank you all for your advice. I got 6 enamel cars in a collection I recently purchased and all of them are in similar condition and look pretty darn good just the way they are.