Bit mean

I put a small scratch on my 2011 Lime Green Heckler which exposed the white undercoat so I emailed Santa Cruz UK and asked if if was possible to obtain a “thimble full” of touch up paint.

They said:

“Hi Stephen,

Sorry no touch up paint I’m afraid ;(

Thanks

*****”

I just find it hard to believe they don’t have paint available.

Now wheres my MBUK free sticker sheet….

I just find it hard to believe they don’t have paint available.

Where do they do the spraying?

The ‘Thanks’ is a nice touch.

It’s basically a ‘get lost you irritating tonk’ email, but the ‘thanks’ encourages you to write again.

I don’t see the problem myself.
Get yourself down to your local motor factor to be colour matched. Then tell them you just want a thimble full, they might just give it to you for the laughter factor… 😉

Go and ride it and put some more scratches on it 🙂

Its a small scratch and a thimble full is probably even more than I need! And I am/was prepared to pay – I just don’t need a full respray!

Just get some nail varnish from Superdrug, then you can paint your pinkies with the left overs.

Plus, you’ll have the added bonus of looking delightful on the trail.

Put some rad stickers over the scratch innit.

I’d need more than a thimble full to sort out all the scratches (and gouges) on my bike. Wot nickjb said.

I was precious about my bike when I first got it – now I quite like the battle scars 🙂

A lot of the oems are the same. I remember 10 or so years ago asking the same from local Specialized dealer to cover a 2-3mm chip and was told I could ‘buy’ touch in paint for about £15…didnt bother, battle scars add character.

Touch up paint??? WTF!!!

Bikes are supposed to be ridden.

Hmmm…. Acid Orange fingernails and toenails to match my Wolf Ridge. I could pull that off!

Do Boots to custom colour matching? If no, I’m taking my frame there later.

If all you have on a your bike is a small scratch then you’re not riding it properly. Stop mincing!! 🙂

Its a small scratch and a thimble full is probably even more than I need! And I am/was prepared to pay – I just don’t need a full respray!

Either 250ml or 500ml is the minimum order if it has to be mixed on site.

When I bought my first bike in 1987 it came with a tube of touch up paint

Edit: No comment.

It’s a scratch get over it.

Santa Cruz UK could have been a little bit more professional in their reply though.

only on STW would you have someone willing to go to the trouble of trying to source a “thimble full” of original paint for a “small scratch” on their MOUNTAIN BIKE.

I scratch mine every time I ride it! Although, I am prone to hitting things or falling over.

😆

Touch up paint??? WTF!!!

back in the day my emerald green lava dome with silver p2 forks came with a touch up kit, little vials of both emerald green and p2 silver.
Don’t think I ever bothered.

Go to Halfords – with bike, and try and match it to the 1000’s of samples they have. They’ll then make up a small pot. Certainly less than 250ml. I found a perfect metallic green match to my son’s Kona.

Top tip – buy a black bike, matching is straightforward.

Santa Cruz UK could have been a little bit more professional in their reply though.

Could have been worse….

“Hi Stephen,

Sorry no touch up paint I’m afraid ;(

lolz!

*****”

Edit: …just noticed the unhappy emoticon. Now that is a poor show.

Santa Cruz UK could have been a little bit more professional in their reply though.

really? they answered the question

It spoils the look of it from the cafe though…

Got £100 off a reasonable HT a while back because it had a slight scratch on the side of the top tube.

Bought some Humbrol paints from the local craft shop and mixed up an exact match, bit of laquer, T-cut, job done

Don’t any of you guys like PRETTY THINGS?

My bike looks like the victim of an acid attack. I hate to say it but I do wish it was prettier… Might need a couple of gallons of touch up, though.

really? they answered the question

Indeed they did, while sounding a bit ****.

I would go for amateurish over ****.

Tamiya model paint. Probably park green.

I would go amatwattish actually, now that I think about it. Or maybe twatateurish.

My transition covert and tr450 both came with a little pot of touch up paint. I touched myself up as soon as I saw them..

my 1996 gt tequesta came with touch up paint (2 colours as it was 2 tone) i have used one to touch up scratches on my inbred even though it’s a diffferent colour.

in short. just use any paint. the one from your kitchen radiator will probably do but bike/ car pain may be better. 🙂

I have a white Santa Cruz with a matte finish, tempted to use Tippex

Meanies! Send them a packet of meanies crisps. Are they still around? lol

I used a black marker pen on an old pair of black forks before ebaying them. My bike is ridden daily and looks that way I’d have to colour the whole frame in.

My inbred came with touch up paint

I set about all new bikes I buy with a chisel before even riding them…

Gotta look ‘core haven’t you!!

tsy last time I saw your bike it looked as though it had been licked clean by by 1000 babykitten cat pussy things.

Haha… last time that bike got washed was when some bloke at Coed Y Brenin took pity on how filthy it was!

Top tip – buy a black bike, they are faster.

Top tip, ride your mates bikes to save damaging yours.