Touch Up Solution For Aluminum MacBook Pros

I was surprised when I couldn't find any touch up solutions for MacBook Pros. I have a small scratch at the top of my MacBook that i'd like to touch up... I've heard it's because it's not paint based but something else. Still i'd think there would be a way to match that color, either with a similar color paint or some other formula.
Anyone know of any touch up solutions? Not looking to send it away, i'd like a DIY method.

There are none. The surface of the MBP is aluminum oxide that is molecularly interlocked with the purer aluminum beneath, not a separate coating that is applied to the aluminum. No one else including Apple can "touch up" an MBP any better than you can. Once it's scratched, it stays scratched until the part is replaced. Learn to love your scratch.

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