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Have a 21 CX-5 Soul Crystal Red. Only 9K on it. Garaged and obviously not driven that much. Live in the NW so no sanded roads for 90% of the winter, no desert dust storms, few long road trips. Have a 4-5 small chips I was going to touch up and read threads on this. Seems like more chips given the miles than previous vehicles I owned or it could be that they are so noticeable as the undercoat is bright white so very easy to spot them! Was disappointed to discover the paint on this car isn't very durable it sounds like. Not sure if it's just the red or any color on the new Mazdas. I also understand this car they used a tinted clear coat which is part of the reason why the color looks so amazing.
It seems none of the touch up solutions apparently match perfectly (not uncommon with most cars) but particularly challenging on this color due to the tinted clear coat. I would imagine if you ever had to have body work done though, they paint it in two coats, just like the factory, the base color coat and the tinted clear coat otherwise a repainted panel would be way too obvious.
Is there not a touch up kit that contains the base coat and the tinted clear coat? If not, what's the verdict on the current best matching touch up paint source?
It seems none of the touch up solutions apparently match perfectly (not uncommon with most cars) but particularly challenging on this color due to the tinted clear coat. I would imagine if you ever had to have body work done though, they paint it in two coats, just like the factory, the base color coat and the tinted clear coat otherwise a repainted panel would be way too obvious.
Is there not a touch up kit that contains the base coat and the tinted clear coat? If not, what's the verdict on the current best matching touch up paint source?