Just wondering something, i've never used touch up paint before and when I search the net for mazda touch up paint I see pictures like this little bottle

http://www.rotaryfx.com/v/vspfiles/p..._paint_pen.jpg

I just went to my local mazda dealer to purchase one but they only sell the thin marker style which looks like this

http://s4.tinypic.com/2zyymih.jpg

Is there any difference between the two? the marker i bought has two ends, one end says "clear" which i assume is the clear coat after applying the paint, does the bottle style in the first link also have clear coat? is one better then the other?

Any info is appreciated

 

i like the marker style ones, they are a tad easier to use. we actually don't get either oof those in the US, we get a nail polish bottle/brush combo

 

after doing a lot of reading apparently the markers suck, but some people have had good success with them apparently you want to dump some of the paint from the marker into a little jar and use a toothpick to apply it so it doesn't look really blotchy.

Luckily for me the spots im touching up are incredibly small, size of a pin head but rust is starting to form in those spots so i want to clean the rust out and touch these spots up before the rust spreads.

 

This is pretty awesome! How much did this cost you DinSum? I actually have a small scratch it seems on my spoiler and some dirt spots that for whatever reason will not come on on the left side of my car near the hood. I always had the idea of going to a shop like Maaco, and just having them touch it up, but I rather do this myself.

 

I purchased mine from my local mazda dealer, but im in Canada and I don't know if they sell the marker or bottle in the states, but you can check ebay out they have some oem mazda touch up paint for sale.

 

I had used both marker and bottle, i like bottle better because i when i do touch up, i always use a little toothpick and apply at least 3 layers. Pen's tip is often too big and uneven, forget about the brush from the bottle, so i just get the bottle, dip the toothpick into it and do it slowly