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Fix scratches in your car's factory color. Without the blob.

Most touch-up pens leave a raised drop of paint. Ours comes with a patented smoothing tool that takes off the excess, so the repair sits flat and is hard to spot. The paint is mixed to your car maker's formula. No sanding, no clear coat.

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The Genuine Colors box

Why most touch-ups look worse than the scratch

Two things go wrong. The color is close, but not right. And the paint dries as a raised blob that catches the light. We fix both.

A Genuine Colors pen with the car maker, color code and color name on the label
Problem: the color is almost right

Mixed to your car maker's formula

Our specialists use the car makers' own OEM formulas, for more than 100,000 color codes. We mix your paint after you order, so it is fresh, and every pen carries the car maker, color code and color name.

A scratch on a white car, before and after touch-up
BeforeAfter
Problem: a raised blob of paint

A flat finish with the smoothing tool

Paint the scratch, then press the patented smoothing tool on it. It lifts off the excess, so the paint fills the scratch and stays level with the surface. No sanding and no clear coat.

Genuine Colors compared with ordinary touch-up paint

  • Genuine Colors
  • Other touch-up paint
  • Raised blob

    Genuine Colors: Smoothed off

    Other touch-up paint: Often stays

  • Sanding

    Genuine Colors: Not needed

    Other touch-up paint: Needed

  • Clear coat

    Genuine Colors: Not needed

    Other touch-up paint: Needed

  • Experience

    Genuine Colors: Not needed

    Other touch-up paint: Needed

  • Paint mixing

    Genuine Colors: Patented pigment mixing

    Other touch-up paint: Simple mixing

Painting a scratch on a car door with a Genuine Colors pen

Three steps, no experience needed

  1. Prepare

    Clean the area around the scratch. If you can see bare metal, apply the primer and wait 2–3 hours.

  2. Paint

    Shake the bottle for about one minute. Paint over the damage with the brush, or take off the cap and use the pen.

  3. Smooth

    Press the smoothing tool onto the paint to remove the excess. On long scratches, sweep it along the line.

No clear coat needed. For an even finer finish, polish the area after 2–3 days.

First, find your color code

The code is on a sticker or plate on your car. Choose your brand to see where to look first.

Side view of a car showing where the color code can be
  • Door frame, driver or passenger side
  • Under the hood
  • In the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lid
  • Glove box or service book

Not there? Check the other places and the service book. Codes look like LC9X, 475 or 040.

No code? Send us your VIN and we find your color. Send us your VIN

Where the color code is, brand by brand
  • Alfa RomeoUnder the hoodIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lid
  • AudiIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lidGlove box or service book
  • BMWDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • CadillacIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lidDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • ChevroletDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • ChryslerUnder the hood
  • Citroën / DSDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • DaciaDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • DaewooUnder the hood
  • DAF (trucks)Door frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • DaihatsuUnder the hood
  • FerrariUnder the hood
  • FiatUnder the hoodDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • FordDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • Great WallDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • HondaDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • HyundaiDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • InfinitiDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • IsuzuUnder the hood
  • Iveco (trucks)Under the hood
  • JaguarDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • JeepDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • KiaDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • LamborghiniUnder the hood
  • LanciaUnder the hoodIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lidDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • Land RoverUnder the hood
  • LexusDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • MaseratiUnder the hood
  • MazdaUnder the hoodDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • Mercedes-BenzDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • MiniDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • MitsubishiDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • NissanDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • Opel / VauxhallDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • PeugeotDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • PiaggioSee every place for this brand
  • PorscheDoor frame, driver or passenger sideIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lid
  • RenaultDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • Renault TrucksUnder the hood
  • Rover / MG RoverSee every place for this brand
  • SaabGlove box or service bookDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • Scania (trucks)Door frame, driver or passenger side
  • Seat / CupraIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lid
  • SmartDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • SsangYongUnder the hoodDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • SubaruDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • SuzukiDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • TeslaDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • ToyotaDoor frame, driver or passenger side
  • VolkswagenIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lidGlove box or service book
  • VolvoDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • Volvo TrucksDoor frame, driver or passenger sideUnder the hood
  • ŠkodaIn the trunk: floor, spare wheel well or lid

Which kit for my damage?

Choose by how deep the damage goes. Every kit has paint mixed in your color.

Our pick for most repairs
Scratches and chips

Pen and smoothing tool

  • Paint in your color
  • Pen and brush
  • Smoothing tool
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Deep scratches down to bare metal

Complete repair kit

  • Paint in your color
  • Pen and brush
  • Smoothing tool
  • Primer
  • Excess paint remover
  • Microfiber cloth
  • Nano polisher
  • Gloves
  • In the Genuine Colors box
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Touch-up paint is for stone chips and scratches. Dents and large damaged areas need a body shop.

Questions before you buy

Will the color match my car?

We mix every pen to your car maker's own formula for your color code. The code matters, not the model name, because one model comes in many colors, so check the code on your car before you order. Paint fades over the years, so on an older car the repair can look slightly different in strong light.

I can't find my color code. What now?

Send us your VIN, the vehicle identification number in your registration papers. We look up the code and tell you which paint to order.

Do I need clear coat or sanding?

No. The paint needs no clear coat and no sanding. For an even finer finish, polish the area after 2–3 days.

The scratch goes down to bare metal. Can I fix it?

Yes. Clean it, apply the primer from the complete repair kit, wait 2–3 hours, then paint and smooth.

Will it look like new?

From a normal distance, the repaired chip or scratch is hard to spot. Up close and in strong light you may still see it, as with any touch-up paint. The smoothing tool keeps the repair as flat as possible.

How long until the paint is dry?

Leave the paint about 2 hours to harden. In low temperatures it can take up to 24 hours.

Order paint in your car's color

Pick your shop. We mix your paint after you order.

Need another color or help with your code? Contact us