How bad are these VR6 Passat GDI intake valves?

[slo town]

Thanks Scott! She does present well! There are a few pain chips that I’ll address with a paint pen, but really very minimal rust being a 13y.o Mid West car.

FWIW, I've had good luck with Dr. Color Chip.

Scott

 

[jsean]

FWIW, I've had good luck with Dr. Color Chip.

Scott

I had to look that up. Looks like a pretty good kit - even the basic ones have some kind of blending solution. I bought the duplicolor paint correction pen a few months ago - haven’t tried it out yet. It’s very basic with a scuffing tip on one side and the factory color paint and clear coat brush on the other side.

 

[slo town]

I had to look that up. Looks like a pretty good kit - even the basic ones have some kind of blending solution. I bought the duplicolor paint correction pen a few months ago - haven’t tried it out yet. It’s very basic with a scuffing tip on one side and the factory color paint and clear coat brush on the other side.

The thing is with Dr. Color Chip it doesn’t leave a blob of paint that’s uneven with the original paint. You use their paint and pink solution to fill the chip hole, which makes the chip repair blend at the same level as the original paint. It usually takes 2 or 3 applications to make it perfect. I’ve had very good luck with Dr. Color Chip. Take your time.

Scott