corolla 93 ,colour Super red (toyota code -3E5)

Dear Friends,

On my car I have noticed small chips of paint come off, is it ok to
leave it, or should I touch it up with a scratch repair pen?

More importantly I have noticed that the lacquer has started to come
off on the edges on a door, I assume this will start to happen with the rest of the body.

What is Lacquer?
Is it possible to repair a small patch?
How can I protect the current lacquer?

I read somewhere that the colour red is more prone to damage
than any other colour, true?


As always I appreciate any feedback you may have.

Regards,

Simon

You car does not have a lacquer -- it is a base-clear finish -- It's actually pretty hard to repair without proper touch-up paint that will dry to a finish "like" the factory basecoat-clearcoat without sanding etc...

So just get the right color touch-up pen for the scratches and small chips and use shaker-can for larger areas.

Color matching is often difficult because after time the sun [UV] changes the color of every paint finish over time, so just make sure you get the right color for the "closest" match.

I never heard anything about red being a diffucult color [other than it being a cop magnet]. White hides surface imperfections way better than black though.