Dr; Color Chip Anyone tried it?

[Hermann]

I have a lot of chips of one side of the Tacoma. None are through the clearcoat. It was sprayed with debris from a DOT mower. Received a $300 settlement from the Arkansas DOT. It is not worth a respray IMO. But want to touch up at least the 4 larger blemishes.

Just wondering if anyone has tried it and if it looked good afterwards?

 

[dparm]

I had a friend use it, and he was pleased with the result. Dr. Color Chip, and the similar Langka system, do work better than your typical touchup pen, but I find that with correct prep work, you can get fantastic results from almost anything:

 

[SatinSilver]

I probably filled in 20 chips on a red Saturn Astra. I was very pleased with the results. None were down to the metal. All were down to the white primer that of course stuck out on the red paint. Cleaned the chips with rubbing alcohol, blobbed some paint on a plastic lid, dipped wooden toothpick into the paint and held it there. Touched toothpick to the chip and let it fill in the chip for a few seconds.

 

[double vanos]

I've used Dr. Colorchip for years and it is fantastic. When I buy a new car, first thing I order for it is DC. Their color match is spot on.

 

[Hermann]

Thanks for all the replys. I think I will give it a try.

Off topic Nice to see you post more again Double Vanos, always enjoyed your posts.

 

[qwertydude]

Don't go with gimmicks and kits learn to do it right and the results will always be good.

If the chips hasn't gone past the color coat into the primer it's actually a very easy repair to do. Just get some touch up clear and some lacquer thinner. And don't use the included brush in the lid. You'll never get anything decent out of it. Get an inexpensive set of natural artists brushes. These hold the paint much more consistently so they won't drip but will apply the paint evenly.

To prep the surface you want to clean it very well with alcohol. Then take the clear paint and dip the brush in it and simply touch the chip. Let it dry for about 10 minutes and see if it dipped below the surface from the shrinkage. If it did then reapply. Keep doing this until you build up enough so that it's higher than the surrounding clearcoat.

Then let it dry completely, at least overnight. After that it's just a matter of wetsanding it flat. Don't go aggressive, lacquer based clears are very soft, so just use 2000 grit. Use a small square, be sure to soak it in the water for at least 5 minutes so it's a little more flexible. Sand it til it's completely level. Then use a good polishing compound like Meguiars Ultimate compound.

Following the above steps will get you the best results possible and it's not really that hard to do.