Does a Civic with chipped paint need a respray?

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If the paint on your Civic is chipped and the area is small, you can use a touch-up pen for repair; if the area is large, it is recommended to respray. Touch-up pen durability: Although the adhesion of touch-up pen paint is not as strong as professional touch-up paint, generally, touch-up pen paint does not easily peel off within two to three years. A touch-up pen can repair small, shallow scratches on a car. When such minor scratches appear, there is no need to go to a 4S shop for a respray. Touch-up pen effectiveness: A touch-up pen can directly address small, simple scratches on a car's surface, and the results are quite good. After use, the scratches on the car's surface are barely noticeable. While the effect of a touch-up pen may not be as good as a respray, compared to leaving the scratches untreated, the touch-up pen's effectiveness is still quite noticeable. However, even though the touch-up pen uses the car's original paint, the color after application may still differ slightly.