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Ok, I got a paint chip. What do I do, Dr Colorchip (is so which kinda), or the GM two in one chip product???
2017, Long Beach Red Metallic........
thanks
I have used both methods for chip repair in the past. They both do a good job and the GM Two in One is less expensive. If I had to choose one I would go with the GM product.
Get the touch up GM paint and take it to a high end detail shop and let them repair it. I have tried for Yrs to touch up spots on various cars with no luck. If it is in a not so noticeable area then give it a go yourself. Good luck with it.
Kinda depends on the size of the chip. I've used the Dr. ColorChip kits for years and like them. They work great for small chips, and their color match has always been spot-on with the colors I've bought, including Machine Silver, Jetstream Blue, WGG, and Carbon Flash from the C6/C7 Corvette palettes.
automotive touch up paint .com is the best there is for color match imo. used their products many years after my dissatisfaction with the GM touch up (other than standard white)..
Last edited by 24/Eray; May 19, 2018 at 11:12 AM.
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automotive touch up paint .com is the best there is for color match imo. used there products many years after my dissatisfaction with the GM touch up (other than standard white)..
100%. Got it when I had my Racing Yellow and matched perfect.
I purchased Dr.Colorchip...I wouldn't use it on a banged up die-cast model
It's a Gimmick.It's touch up paint.With a story and added crap.
The only way to proper fix is the finish paint Level has to match,perfectly.Metallic too.
If it is small,carefully apply paint.To much is worse than none.
When your done you maybe the only one that see's it anyway? Then decide if a pro needs to proceed
I just touched up a small chip on the front edge of my hood, with gm touch up paint. Long Beach red, matches perfectly, it is undetectable even to me and I know where it’s at. Like someone said use as little as possible, a steady hand, good lighting, will help good luck!
Once I started using Dr. Colorchip, that's what I stuck with. I have kits for all my vehicles. It does a great job and it's very easy to get a near factory look again. I had so much road rash on my Mustang and unless you know where the old spots are, you simply cannot find them. I think it works best on gloss and metallic paints. I didn't get as perfect a result on my Blizzard White Avalon which has a pearl effect on it, but still very good.
I purchased Dr.Colorchip...I wouldn't use it on a banged up die-cast model
It's a Gimmick.It's touch up paint.With a story and added crap.
The only way to proper fix is the finish paint Level has to match,perfectly.Metallic too.
If it is small,carefully apply paint.To much is worse than none.
When your done you maybe the only one that see's it anyway? Then decide if a pro needs to proceed
I think part of the challenge is being patient. You really need to wait for the paint to be dry so you don't end up pulling it back out. I use Dr. Colorchip not just to cover the paint chip but also level it. If it's a deeper chip, you really need to wait for the paint to dry or it won't stick when you go in to remove the excess. I have learned to do the process twice for deeper chips. Once to cover the chip. And then once again to fill in and level. Small chips can be filled and leveled in one step.
I have used both methods for chip repair in the past. They both do a good job and the GM Two in One is less expensive. If I had to choose one I would go with the GM product.
I used this on my daughter's new car and it worked great along with a nicely matched color which I thinned
I bought large and small versions of the fluid writer by Kemper at Amazon. No chips yet to try them out, but testing has had good results.
On the test surface of unpainted styrene plastic, I thinned the GM paint by adding lacquer thinner by the drop with the smallest pipette I had and mixing in the "reservoir" with a toothpick. Trial and error to get the "best" consistency
May take a couple of applications to fill in the rock "crater"
I bought large and small versions of the fluid writer by Kemper at Amazon. No chips yet to try them out, but testing has had good results.
On the test surface of unpainted styrene plastic, I thinned the GM paint by adding lacquer thinner by the drop with the smallest pipette I had and mixing in the "reservoir" with a toothpick. Trial and error to get the "best" consistency
May take a couple of applications to fill in the rock "crater"
I did two applications letting dry completely between, slightly overfilling the second then smoothing it level to finish with Meguiars. Basically undetectable results.
Last edited by Kevin A Jones; May 19, 2018 at 03:39 PM.
I made my repair on the nose which was aggressively slopped, but not near vertical. However notice how the tool head is angled making it more acceptable for more vertical repairs. I don't think it would be an issue, I would probable just do 3-4 very thin applications as opposed to the two I did on my daughters car.
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