Paint chips - Dr Colorchip still the way to go?

[agp423]

I did a search on repairing rock chips on paint - is Dr Colorchip still the way to go? I just dab, smear, polish, and be done? Does anyone have experience using this product?

[agp423]

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Also... how do these spot treatments hold up under a DA polisher?

[Nick Winn]

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I do not have experience but it seems to be the way to go around here. In regards to buffing on treated areas. You would ideally want to perform any paint correction first, and then do the touch up treatments. But yes, you can buff over any touch up paint, they are quite durable, but you still want to be cautious & not get too aggressive.

[HCAD]

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agp, do you have a rash of chips in an area or just the ordinary chip here and there? I'd lean towards Dr ColorChip if you had the shotgun effect of chips on your front end. If it's just the random chip here and there over the life of the car, your manufactures touch-up bottle would be sufficient. Even a factory matched batch from companies like automotivetouchup.com. Then of course it depends on your color. Is it a basic black or a pearl effect tri-color!?

[agp423]

Re: Paint chips - Dr Colorchip still the way to go?

agp, do you have a rash of chips in an area or just the ordinary chip here and there? I'd lean towards Dr ColorChip if you had the shotgun effect of chips on your front end. If it's just the random chip here and there over the life of the car, your manufactures touch-up bottle would be sufficient. Even a factory matched batch from companies like automotivetouchup.com. Then of course it depends on your color. Is it a basic black or a pearl effect tri-color!?

Thanks HCAD, I have the black pearl paint. There are a lot of rock chips on the front end, way more than I can ignore and enough for me to consider getting the whole car repainted...

[agp423]

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Correction: I have the regular black, not the tricoat.

[HCAD]

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Thanks HCAD, I have the black pearl paint. There are a lot of rock chips on the front end, way more than I can ignore and enough for me to consider getting the whole car repainted...

I hear ya, I've seen cars that look like they've been shot with a shotgun. That's when you have to make the choice, repaint or repair. Keeping in mind a repaint very seldom lasts as long and the durability against future chips isn't as strong. If you do repaint, try not to use the cheapest guy in town. Lol, you'll hate yourself in a couple years.

[Nick Winn]

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Side note- happy to see the MOL community helping a fellow member. Great information here.

[agp423]

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I hear ya, I've seen cars that look like they've been shot with a shotgun. That's when you have to make the choice, repaint or repair. Keeping in mind a repaint very seldom lasts as long and the durability against future chips isn't as strong. If you do repaint, try not to use the cheapest guy in town. Lol, you'll hate yourself in a couple years.

That's more or less what mine looks like. I don't think I will repaint it, not worth it I don't think. I will just put some touch up paint on it. Thanks!

[se9303]

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Hi

i just went over to the Drcolorchip site and saw a video how they dab, smear and remove the excess paint. My question is, does this really work and make paint chips a thing of the past? I had not heard about this company until i came across this thread.

[BillE]

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A lot of folks swear by it. They have been around for a long time.

Disclaimer: I've yet to try it. Just been lucky that my nicks have been super tiny, hence I use 'touch-up paint' from the dealer.

Bill

[snozan]

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Found this. One thing that struck me was the fact it isn't 2k paint. So what will happend when you buff it with machine using a Compound?

Am gonna go that road: It seems to be to good to be true, and i guess it is...

[Old Bear]

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Snozan
How far down the road did you get with your Dr. ColorChip task?

[snozan]

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Snozan
How far down the road did you get with your Dr. ColorChip task?

me and english

I watched more then 10 different videos on Youtube. I kinda found what i was looking for. Cant be buffed on. So polish your car and all that. Then you can use Drcolorchip (and after that wax). But it wont hold forever. Seemded like a "quick fix". However i have understood that car things is very fishy in US sometimes. I watch both Goonzquad and Kondor Buildz on youtube. They both use primer over bondo over a weld. (which will make it rust pretty quick).

Me myself and i would never use it. I prefer touch up paint with 2k clearcoat And some real epoxyprimer as ground

[rlmccarty2000]

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I’ve been using Dr Colorchip for many years now and never had any problems buffing over a repair. The paint is very durable and won’t pull or fall out once cured.