Digger Killer

ok guys, this is the deal with the Pearl white paint. Audi does NOT supply a touch up paint for the Pearl white due to the 3 stage process that is required to apply it at the factory. They DO though provie a spray Pearl White, but the practicality for that as a touch up paint is unrealistic, also there is a slight color mismatch. At the reccomendation of my local dealer, I went to their contracted, Audi Authorized body shop and had them mix some up for me(BTWthey R/R my front bumper cover PERFECTLY a few mos. ago)
The paint / color code is LOB9, and in regards to the touch up paint it comes in two stages ( rather than the 3 stages in the factory) in two separate canisters. I paid $10 for about 5oz. of each stage. The first coat is the color, and the second coat (which is applied while the first coat is still wet) is the pearlescence.

I hope this post helps, since I have noticed that it has been a recurrent topic within the last few days.

Al

Miwa

Thanks for the info.

Digger Killer

no prob.

FWK-S4

I have owned two white pearl Audis -- white pearl was unavailable when I bought my S4.

You can make a reasonable touch up (brush) pain by mixing the pearl coar with the base coat. I found the 3:1 proportions (pearl:base) worked pretty well.

In general, extra layers of pearl coat darken the color. Most bodyshops I know will do a st strip to figure out how many coats of pearl match your car - spray base and one pearl coat, then mask and do another pearl coat, amsk back some more and put on a third, etc.