Re: Testors Paint

[Bryan R Schmidt <bryan@watt.cae.uwm.edu>]

On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, Patrick Sherman wrote:

> Where can I pick up these Paint Pens. I am looking at doing the the Brake
> Calipers in Red, and the Engine DOHC-VR6 in red. How many pens do you guys
> think I would need?

I used a paint pen to paint the VR6 badge on the back of my car red.  I
have a 95, so the GTI is silver (I wanted to be different :-)  It's held
up well.  I painted it in July and it still looks just as good as when I
did it.  No primer is needed either.  I picked mine up from a local hobby
shop, but I have also seen them at hardware stores.  I wouldn't use them
on the calipers because I don't think the paint is heat-resistant, but I
painted the VW symbol on my engine black in December w/ a pen and the
VR6-DOHC red in July and they both still look good.  Cost- about $2.  One
pen is more than enough for the engine and badges.

Bryan Schmidt
95 Black GTI VR6