Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

goes on clear writes clear

English answer:

it blends invisibly with car paintwork

Added to glossary by Yvonne Gallagher
Jul 9, 2018 07:50
5 yrs ago
English term

goes on clear writes clear

English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Context: https://youtu.be/_uGDBg4aJbw?t=17s

Magic Pen fills it seals it protects it and makes it disappear.
The resin builds the scratch while UV hardeners cure in natural sunlight.
Magic pen goes on clear writes clear so it’s virtually invisible.
Change log

Jul 23, 2018 13:38: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry

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it blends invisibly with car paintwork

so you will not notice there was a scratch at all

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Note added at 27 mins (2018-07-09 08:17:36 GMT)
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in other words it won't look like you have "written" anything as it will look (almost) just like it did before the scratch unless you look closely (i.e. virtually invisible) so that's why it's"magic" as the scratch disappears! That's what they claim anyway!

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Note added at 45 mins (2018-07-09 08:36:17 GMT)
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leaves no mark...

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Note added at 14 days (2018-07-23 13:41:26 GMT) Post-grading
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as I said in my comment to Katalin, "clear" normally means translucent but here it would not be a good marketing ploy as the scratch needs to be covered so best to just say it doesn't leave a mark/blends well with the exisitng paintwork
Note from asker:
Thank you very much, buddy :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Forstag
5 hrs
Many thanks:-)
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
1 day 6 hrs
Many thanks:-)
agree Katalin Horváth McClure : Yeah, in other words, it is translucent.//It is precisely see-through. Look up other explanations, not just the youtube. "Clear" means see-through, like water. This pen only helps with light scratches, not with deep ones when the undercoat is exposed.
1 day 17 hrs
Many thanks! Yes, I know, but "translucent" wouldn't work as selling point for me so I'd avoid it. "The only way to repair damaged paint is with more paint" see consumer report: https://www.consumerreports.org/car-repair/car-scratch-repai...
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