Thoughts on touching up?

[Jordan-W204-C320Sport]

I have a 2007 mercedes c320 cdi sport with 130000 miles on the clock. Only paintwork damage is on the back passenger arch. I have attached photos but wondering is it better to take it and get professionally done or give it a sand down apply hammerite kurust a primer and touch up with paint and lacquer?

[Miserablegit]

It’s nearly always better to get paint done professionally but form that photo I see the paint is bubbling all the way up the arch. I’d get that paint off, sand it back to good metal, prime and do a rattle can spray job on it to protect it until you can /want to get it done properly.

[anonymous-user]

I'd ask David Lee Travis and Dr Fox about the risks of some light touching up if I were you.

[normalbloke]

Is that you Rolf?

[PositronicRay]

Professional or touch up, it's coming though again. Unless you fit new panels.

[Chubbyross]

normalbloke said:

Is that you Rolf?

Tsk, not yew tree again.

[finlo]

That will just be the tip of the iceberg, they're well renowned for being total rust buckets.

[VanDiesel99]

professional bodywork tends to be damn expensive and silver is a pig of a colour to spray with a rattle can, even for small areas such as this.

I think your best route would be a tinned paint, possibly via an online colour matching service and an Artist's Paintbrush.

You might also have some success spraying a rattle can close to a piece of plastic or cupboard so that it pools, and then using that with a paintbrush in a similar way.

Do also check your MOT History, simplest way is using the reg via DVLA online. If you've got Advisories for corrosion you might do well to consider getting rid of the car entirely