Folding Bikes - Touch up paint?

Hi all

I can't seem to find my touch up paint for my red Dahon Speed p8. Anyone out there know an easy to find replacement?

I'm not looking for something perfect, just to keep rust at bay, and would prefer to spend as little time in the cosmetics aisle as possible.

Any suggestions would be great

try the nail polish section.

I have discussed my own frame paint touch up for all my folding bikes here on my own Website:
http://www.geocities.com/folder_fanatic/Maintenance2.html

Even with nail polish, you might not get a perfect match to the original paint job. I find that real paint is more durable and dependable than nail polish. I like to use nail polish only for my nails (I am female).

Check out your local hobby shop

i use nail polish. im not that anal and nobody can tell a difference as long as they're not staring directly at the spot.

i use nail polish. im not that anal and nobody can tell a difference as long as they're not staring directly at the spot.

It is not a matter of "looks" so much as protecting the frame from corrosion. If using nail polish would do as good, don't you think that the bike makers would use it or a form of it?-after all, they want to keep their costs as low as possible. A pot of metal paint is still affordable, more accurate to apply and blend it into the surrounding undamaged paint, and could be thinned and cleaned by using Turpentine. Nail polish is not as easy to thin. It is a real hassle to take if off my nails. And does not blend as well as using paint. When my Boardwalk was new, it suffered a great deal of deep metal baring scratches. I bought a pot of near perfect match metal paint from my local model train hobby shop. I just rode the bike today and even inspected the formerly damaged spot. If I used nail polish, I am not so sure that it will last as long.

The paint is still on solid and not chipping or flaking off after over 5 years. And if you follow my suggestions and method of application, you are assured of the same results.

It is not a matter of "looks" so much as protecting the frame from corrosion. If using nail polish would do as good, don't you think that the bike makers would use it or a form of it?-after all, they want to keep their costs as low as possible. A pot of metal paint is still affordable, more accurate to apply and blend it into the surrounding undamaged paint, and could be thinned and cleaned by using Turpentine. Nail polish is not as easy to thin. It is a real hassle to take if off my nails. And does not blend as well as using paint. When my Boardwalk was new, it suffered a great deal of deep metal baring scratches. I bought a pot of near perfect match metal paint from my local model train hobby shop. I just rode the bike today and even inspected the formerly damaged spot. If I used nail polish, I am not so sure that it will last as long.

The paint is still on solid and not chipping or flaking off after over 5 years. And if you follow my suggestions and method of application, you are assured of the same results.

What's the point of having a whole pot of paint when you are going to use a miniscule amount of it? having to mix a whole pot is tedious to do that people will put off doing it. Getting nail polish is 100 times easier to do and believe me it works as touch up paint.

Bicycles are painted than they go into an oven and the paint get baked in. If you have a big enough oven and you want to dissamble the whole bike than paint is surely the answer. If you want to fix a scratch than nail polish or hobby paint is the answer.
It works much better than the paint which the manufacturer sometimes provide with the bike. ( If you have some, than after applying it a hot hair dryer might does the job , do not use a heat gun !)

Alternativesly one can also get a spray paint and spray a little bit into the cap, than use a small brusch and use the brush ... Advantage of spray can paint is that it will dry by itself ( allow 24 hours)

for real small scratches a felt pen works great as well ( use the permanent kind)

Thanks Thor

Contact the manufacture? My red Dahon curve come with some.