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I get the stuff from DrColorchip, http://drcolorchip.com/ in the USA, its expensiveto import a single unit so see if you can do a group buy, they do all the European cars as well. You put it on as a blob swipe it with your finger then once its dried, you lightly rub it with a soft cloth and dampened with the special solvent. The excess is gently removed and the chip filled and almost invisible, great stuff!
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VetteG said:
I get the stuff from DrColorchip, http://drcolorchip.com/ in the USA, its expensiveto import a single unit so see if you can do a group buy, they do all the European cars as well. You put it on as a blob swipe it with your finger then once its dried, you lightly rub it with a soft cloth and dampened with the special solvent. The excess is gently removed and the chip filled and almost invisible, great stuff!
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I don't mind spending money on good products, it's just that normal touch up paint no matter how good you are entails such a lot of work to do it properly without being visible.G
Until your post my only other thought was for instance "Chips are us " (away) but even then you have to be really sure about the franchisee.
Many thanks for the web address.
Edited by Kneetrembler on Wednesday 3rd March 18:38
I don't bother since the car's plastic and it won't rust...and I've always found touch-up paint looks worse than the chips. I don't find I get many chips anyway, whereas when I had a Griff 500 it always looked like it had been shot-blasted (and looked even worse when I tried to touch it up!).
vetteheadracer said:
I have found that the only part of the C6 Z06 that seems to get chipped is the colour coded aftermarket rear brake ducts!
Er, that's an UNDERSTATEMENT Nigel. Now I know why GM didn't colour code them in the first place...Also agree with Gaz's comments on the Griffith, only beaten by the Sagaris & Tuscan.
But surely the bonnet and the wing mirrors of your Corvettes get chipped, mine certainly does and I just dislike the look of chipped paintwork on any cars.
I certainly would not buy a car with a lot of chips in it's paintwork, so why leave your car with chipped paintwork.
It must affect the re-sale value, not that I am particularly bothered about that at the moment.
I certainly would not buy a car with a lot of chips in it's paintwork, so why leave your car with chipped paintwork.
It must affect the re-sale value, not that I am particularly bothered about that at the moment.
vetteheadracer said:
Well my car has done nearly 50,000 miles and can't say I have noticed any chips to the paint on the nose, wings etc.....maybe it's because I keep it so well polished and clean all the time....NOT! Perhaps a later of dirt protects the paint!
Glad it's not just me using that excuse! Took me ages to find my car last week after it was serviced 'cos I was looking for a matt brown one, not a shiny red one... I've only done 15K miles in the C6, but did 35K in my C5, and in that combined mileage I had one noticeable chip on the bonnet of the C5, one small chip on the windscreen of the C6, and that's it. I drive on a lot on motorways with roadworks as well (is there any other kind these days) which is a good place to get shot-blasted.
d......vetteheadracer said:
Well my car has done nearly 50,000 miles and can't say I have noticed any chips to the paint on the nose, wings etc.....maybe it's because I keep it so well polished and clean all the time....NOT! Perhaps a later of dirt protects the paint!
Maybe it's just Spanish & European roads but my car seems to have collected its fair share.Gassing Station | Corvettes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff