paint ships, :
mine is actually a space ship.
that is really stupid, please consider it CHIPS, SORRY


I’m sure all of us have the problem with the C5 being so low in the front. I have never found anything that works well. My car is black so they are very noticeable. I purchased a color matching paint pen from GM. It can be used as a brush or as a pen. All I end up with is a big lump of paint which may even look worse than the chip. I tried the pen and it doesn’t work worth S**T either. I prepped the area with rubbing alcohol to remove any wax or dirt to cause an adhesion problem.
I’ve tried taking a flat edged thickness of a credit card, absolutely straight. Then I go over the paint blob to hopefully only remove the raised part. It just about removes the entire lump exposing the chip, thus a zero improvement.
I took it to a paint shop and their only fix would be to paint the entire hood.
Does anybody know of a product that actually works?
Thanks in advance, Steve

 

I have one small chip on my hood that bothers the crap out of me. I have gone through the same process. The best answer I got was....very small touch-up to chip with color....re-clear coat the entire hood....not that expensive. Estimate was $3-350.

I had a shop play with it and it only got worse. If I wasn't afraid I screw it up more I would take rubbing alcohol, clean up the touch-up leave it alone until I get it done right. I was important that I didn't mess with the original color because it is the only spot on the entire car....all original.

 

check out Dr Colorchip and and there's another one that I recall folks on here talking about...

maybe search "paint chips" and see what pops....

 

Here is what I’ve developed that seems to work very well. The surface needs to be washed with Dawn and then wiped with a solvent to make sure all wax and dirt is removed.

1. I punch a small hole slightly larger than the chip (I use a leather punch) in blue painters masking tape.

2. Put the tape on the car, centering the hole over the chip.

3. Use regular touch-up paint, Dr. Color Chip, or EZ Chip Repair to fill the hole. When the chip is filled to the top of the tape, I pull the tape off and let the paint dry.

4. I use a paper punch to punch out several rounds from 2000 grit wet and dry sand paper. I then use a very small drop of super glue to glue them to the eraser end of a pencil. (I use a golf pencil, as it’s shorter and easier to handle.)

5. Once the paint has dried, I wet sand the spot with the 2000 wet/dry paper on the end of the pencil, until it’s level with the original paint.

6. I then wet sand the spot and the area around the spot (about the size of a dime) with 3000 wet/dry sand paper.

7. I then use the 3M Scratch Removal System to buff and polish the area. (The system comes with 3M Rubbing Compound, Scratch Remover, 3” foam buffing pads for each, and a disk pad holder that attaches to a drill.)

8. Once all are repaired, I polish, seal and wax the entire area or car.

This process has worked very well for me. The chips totally disappear. There are 2 main issues. You don’t want to sand through the clear coat around the area, and you have to take your time and be patient.

 

^ good write up. Gonna try that on mine!

 

Thanks for the write-up, VETJAZZ. Will have to give that method a try.