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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Paint Chip Repair Kit

Anyone try this yet? It sounds like a very good option for chip repair. http://drcolorchip.com/
You paint the chip, wipe smooth to remove the clump of paint making a bit of a concaved paint fill then once it drys in one minute you take a solvent provided and remove everything but the paint in the chip. Looks awesome. I don't have enough chips in my paint to buy yet, but this would be awesome for our crappy grills if they made a chrome paint. Check it out.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Bought one, haven't had a chance to use it yet.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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Interesting. Let us know how it goes. I wouldn't mind to have one. So far only have one chip but know for sure more will come. LOL
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Looks promising. If possible can you post before, work in progress and after pics? Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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I would truly appreciate feedback on this. I was putting my Trek bike in the backseat and the pedal caught a good chunk of my black paint. Right between the passenger window and rear windshield. I was ticked!!! I am in need of something to clean that and about 3 other nixs!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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product looks like a typical "as seen on tv" item... most likely a scam...

but someone should sure go ahead and give it a try...

all those before and after pics look photoshopped....
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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If the chip is clean with no wax, and the paint matches the process seems like it should work well. The wipe of the paint should level the paint. If the solvent removes the excess paint around the chip there is not reason this should not produce a "nearly" invisible repair. The reason most brush-on paint looks so visible is the paint does not quite match and the paint blob is actually much bigger than the chip. I think it will work very well. That's just a guess. I agree, please post pics if anyone buys.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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Problem with "brush-on" paint also is that the mixed metallic pigments can often be out of proportion to the solvent, and if the paint chip is ANYTHING less than on a perfectly flat surface (i.e. on the vertical surface of the front bumper) it'll drip, but the metallic pigments will gravitate faster and well up at the inferior aspect of the chip... (as I'm sure a million of us have experienced)

airbrush obviously eliminates this, so it'll be interesting to see if this product even comes close to a decent result.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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Interesting. Please post results.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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I have used on my Boxster with great results. I had about 20 chips, most you can't tell they were ever there some of the deeper ones you can tell if you rub hand accost the paint. My car is Silver it my be a little more forgiving then your though? I cant post pictures till the car comes out of storage in about a month. Sorry I do know there was allot of people on the Boxster sight who loved the product. You should be disappointed is you get some, fallow the directions and make sure its a warm day before you use it.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Keithb11
You should be disappointed is you get some
I dont really want to spend $40 and be disappointed

did you mean to say "You won't be disappointed IF you get some"?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Nissan Sport Mag reviewed either this one (or one very similar) and they said it worked very well.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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Just ordered the kit! I will post a detailed review with before and afters.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Nice thanks. Verry promising for sure.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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i soooooo want to know if this works!
please show a true before and after as the pics on that site look too good to be true, like a photoshop.
 
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