Dr Color Chip

[Mr Miyagi]

Anybody use this product? Any success/failure stories?

Seems too good to be true...which you know means...it likely is?

http://drcolorchip.com/

[TLMitchell]

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Anybody use this product? Any success/failure stories?

Seems too good to be true...which you know means...it likely is?

http://drcolorchip.com/

Actually, Dr. Colorchip is a pretty good product and process. I used it on a black Hyundai that had numerous chips on the hood and the front end was peppered. Probably would have done better using traditional matching touchup paint and clear on the deeper chips on the hood. It took multiple steps to fill them. On peppered surfaces Dr. Colorchip is the ticket... I spread it on with a piece of T-shirt and polished after a couple of weeks. Considering the front end was peppered with thousands of sand-grain sized blemishes and it now looks great from 10 ft it was a good alternative to respraying the front end. YMMV.

TL

[zeegs]

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I've used it and when done as directed, it works pretty well. My garage door didn't open all of the way and not realizing this, I scraped the spoiler on the back of my truck. Spent a few hours and a couple of applications and without a magnifying glass you can't see where I fixed the scratches. Also, worked fairly well on chips on the hood.

[Ravi_1992]

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Sounds like a good product! Its got a lot of good reviews on their site

[zeegs]

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Here's a brief write up I did as a trial for the Nissan group I belong to:

http://www.clubarmada.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12760&highlight=dr.+colorchip&page=3

[zipdog]

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I also read good reviews by consumers. I liked it, but I'm still waiting for something that will really wow me. Ya know?

[slim]

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Have used it several times with great luck. It takes a little pratice and the color match so far has been dead on

[jpz]

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I've used it and have had pretty good luck with it. I have a Screaming Yellow Mustang, and it covered up the chips very well

[greg0303]

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I saw it in action during 2011 Detail Fest. The final results looked pretty good. Easy to use and quick.

[t5er]

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It purportedly works better on dark colors. My car is silver metallic. I applied as directed and had mixed results. On the bigger chips it did little more than match the chip to body color without actually filling. I still have little chips all over my hood, but they are now body color. Looks great from 5 feet, but when you get in close you can still see the chips. I must have applied 4+ coats before realizing that's just the way it is. I ended up blobbing some Dr. Color Chip into some of the bigger chips. I'm going to wetsand the blobs down after 30 days or so.

On the other hand, I'm very happy with the way it took care of the micro road rash on the front fascia (think sand chips more than rock chips)

[Garry Dean]

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I use Dr.Colorchip exclusively for chip repair. The paint matches perfectly every time and I have my own technique that makes even deep chips look amazing, every time!

[h_bomm]

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Any chance you will share your secret, Garry?

[andytsang]

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Yes, Garry, please...

[Garry Dean]

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Yes, Garry, please...

Any chance you will share your secret, Garry?

The easy explanation is layering... Just like the old way of building the paint then sanding, followed by polishing...

Put some paint in, let it cure 10 min or so. Use the Seal-Act to remove excess, then add more paint until you are satisfied that the paint is level with the surrounding areas.

Another trick is that the chips can be polished over with a light polish to smooth them out and to remove light marring created by using that abrasive cotton towel they give you in the kit to use with the Seal-Act to remove the excess paint.

I have another video review I will be working on today. I will try to get it uploaded to YouTube today.

[andytsang]

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Thank a lot for sharing! I've just scratch the bumper recently. I will have a place to practice.