Question about enamel paint

[knightni73]

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.

Honestly, adding any paint to them will kill hundreds of dollars in value and negate any likelihood of being able to re-sell them.

[Jaime94cat]

I enjoy restoring the older Redlines and the Byefocal and Show offs are one of my favorites.
That is a very nice one and I won't touch it up at all.
Also there can be so many variations in the yellow that you would have a hard time even attempting to match the correct shade.
There are plenty of beaters out there that you can redo.
Keep it as is and enjoy.

Rob

[scoottir07]

Rob,
You and everyone else that took the time to reply are right. I think I will just find a green enamel lola gt to play around with.

[blublood1]

I concur with the others, but if you can't refrain, use a toothpick and build up the chip with multiple layers of paint. Just fill the chip without overlapping the original paint. When the touch-up is 'higher' than the original paint, use a new razor blade or x-acto blade and shave the touch-up to match the original paint. No sanding. Depending on the color and size of the repair, this type of touch-up CAN be undetectable.

[beauzoe]

Most collectors run when they hear the term 'touched up", and if you get associated with that phrase it's a hard one to shake. People would look at one of your enamels and just assume the rest of them would fall in the same category whether they were or weren't, guilt by association.

Those are far too nice, keep as is, just my 2 cents.