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have a large 1/8 in chip on the front bumper cover
pro fix is 650 so i would like to try to just do touch up kit
what kits do you c7 boys recommend.
thanks
btw artic white
I use Artic White Touch up paint and the toothpick method where u fill the chip with paint using the end of a toothpick , much better that any brush
The good thing is , it's white , you will never see it from 5 foot away
Dave
Your right it is pricy and a little time consuming but for a perfect match and a better repair that won't catch my eye every time I walk to my car is well worth the extra 25 or 30 bucks.
I had chip, right down to the fiberglass on my hood of my C6, which truly annoyed me, and tried Dr color chip, watched the video, and applied, I can tell you this, if you find that chip, which no else including me could find, and done 5 years ago.
I'm another satisficed Dr. Color Chip user. I used it for rock chips on the hood of a Tuxedo Black Metallic Lincoln MKS. Perfect match and blend even for metallic. Been 5+ years and still looks good and unnoticeable.
Must be a fairly large paint chip with repairs being $650. Do you have a photo?
It's difficult to advise on something like this as everyone's tolerance for damage/imperfection is different. You will never touch the chip up so that it will not be easily noticed. If that's ok then you have your answer which is fix it yourself. If having a noticeable touch-up will bother you (it would me), then spend the $650.
As far as Dr Color Chip goes; (against popular opinion) I'M NOT A FAN. I paid about $30 for a 1/2 oz bottle to repair a small chip on the bumper of my Silver Sky Metallic '18 Tacoma and the color wasn't even close.
I ended up using my GM Blade Silver touch-up which was a MUCH closer color match to my Tacoma then what Dr Color Chip sold me.
Last edited by Kevin A Jones; Mar 4, 2021 at 10:36 AM.
I use Artic White Touch up paint and the toothpick method where u fill the chip with paint using the end of a toothpick , much better that any brush
The good thing is , it's white , you will never see it from 5 foot away
Dave https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-19329.../dp/B010GGH550
I use toothpick method also and put enough paint on the end of the toothpick to fill the nick. Sometime have to do it a few times more after it dries . Lucky enough on my C7 Z06 it is entirely covered in Xpel so no touchup paint necessary !
I second, third, and fourth DR COLOR CHIP. I used it on my 1982 Collector Edition that, after a 4,000 mile trip, had about 30 very small nicks all over the bumper, hood and mirrors, with an absolutely perfect color match, on my 2002 in Pewter, again perfect match, and, before I had the expel applied to the C7, 4 small chips in the bumper. I have challenged friends to find the repairs, and no one can find them. I KNOW where they are at, I photographed them before repair, and I have a hard time finding them.
Extremely easy to use, really requires no skills, just watch a couple of the vids, and you will get perfect results.
This is the CE after repair of 30 or so chips. I hope the photo comes out sharp, it should, it's a 6 MB file. Good Luck!
I use toothpick method also and put enough paint on the end of the toothpick to fill the nick. Sometime have to do it a few times more after it dries . Lucky enough on my C7 Z06 it is entirely covered in Xpel so no touchup paint necessary !
