Dr. ColorChip to Dr. Feelgood!
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03-06-2013 | 04:58 PM
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Dr. ColorChip to Dr. Feelgood!
I'm pretty sure that there have been posts about this before, but I just finished the process and wanted to share my experience...
I would like to preface this with an apology, due to the fact that it did not occur to me to take before/after pics. If you were thinking of picking up Dr.ColorChip, I recommend you do so! I just finished with my hood/bumper area, where I had easily a hundred little chip spots, and you know how visible those are on dark colors. I washed the car, then took a clay bar to the area I was going to treat. It had been a while since I waxed, so I was not worried about wax build up. I filled nearly all the spots. There are still a few really tiny ones that I missed, but very few. Then I went back a small section at a time and began to wipe the residual paint away with the sealer solution. That was when I found out which areas I applied the paint a bit too heavily. It's no big deal, but it certainly takes a bit more effort to wipe the residual off if it is built up a little bit.
Once I was done I wanted to apply wax, as I had clayed that area, and the whole car needed a good coat. The wax went on and polished just fine, and unless you use a very bright light, or know exactly where to look, I now have a very nice quality finish, even from close up! I am so incredibly satisfied. For the longest time, every time someone would comment on how good my car looked, I would thank them, but always have those nagging chips in the back of my mind. It feels so good to have them resolved!
I would like to preface this with an apology, due to the fact that it did not occur to me to take before/after pics. If you were thinking of picking up Dr.ColorChip, I recommend you do so! I just finished with my hood/bumper area, where I had easily a hundred little chip spots, and you know how visible those are on dark colors. I washed the car, then took a clay bar to the area I was going to treat. It had been a while since I waxed, so I was not worried about wax build up. I filled nearly all the spots. There are still a few really tiny ones that I missed, but very few. Then I went back a small section at a time and began to wipe the residual paint away with the sealer solution. That was when I found out which areas I applied the paint a bit too heavily. It's no big deal, but it certainly takes a bit more effort to wipe the residual off if it is built up a little bit.
Once I was done I wanted to apply wax, as I had clayed that area, and the whole car needed a good coat. The wax went on and polished just fine, and unless you use a very bright light, or know exactly where to look, I now have a very nice quality finish, even from close up! I am so incredibly satisfied. For the longest time, every time someone would comment on how good my car looked, I would thank them, but always have those nagging chips in the back of my mind. It feels so good to have them resolved!
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03-07-2013 | 11:14 PM
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Fantastic!!! So you could immediately apply some wax without issues. I figured you may need to give it a few days. I bought my 997 second hand and there were a few rock chips I missed which I noticed after the venture shield was placed. Was just using standard touch up paint. When I replace the clear bra, I'm going to remove it and follow your process and then clear bra over those areas. I would think that would hide pretty much everything. Same for my M3 which had a front hood bra placed as that was all that was available in 2005. I can go full hood now thanks to Dr. Colorchip. My kit just arrived today. Thanks for the info.
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03-07-2013 | 11:33 PM
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I'm pretty sure that there have been posts about this before, but I just finished the process and wanted to share my experience...
I would like to preface this with an apology, due to the fact that it did not occur to me to take before/after pics. If you were thinking of picking up Dr.ColorChip, I recommend you do so! I just finished with my hood/bumper area, where I had easily a hundred little chip spots, and you know how visible those are on dark colors. I washed the car, then took a clay bar to the area I was going to treat. It had been a while since I waxed, so I was not worried about wax build up. I filled nearly all the spots. There are still a few really tiny ones that I missed, but very few. Then I went back a small section at a time and began to wipe the residual paint away with the sealer solution. That was when I found out which areas I applied the paint a bit too heavily. It's no big deal, but it certainly takes a bit more effort to wipe the residual off if it is built up a little bit.
Once I was done I wanted to apply wax, as I had clayed that area, and the whole car needed a good coat. The wax went on and polished just fine, and unless you use a very bright light, or know exactly where to look, I now have a very nice quality finish, even from close up! I am so incredibly satisfied. For the longest time, every time someone would comment on how good my car looked, I would thank them, but always have those nagging chips in the back of my mind. It feels so good to have them resolved!
I would like to preface this with an apology, due to the fact that it did not occur to me to take before/after pics. If you were thinking of picking up Dr.ColorChip, I recommend you do so! I just finished with my hood/bumper area, where I had easily a hundred little chip spots, and you know how visible those are on dark colors. I washed the car, then took a clay bar to the area I was going to treat. It had been a while since I waxed, so I was not worried about wax build up. I filled nearly all the spots. There are still a few really tiny ones that I missed, but very few. Then I went back a small section at a time and began to wipe the residual paint away with the sealer solution. That was when I found out which areas I applied the paint a bit too heavily. It's no big deal, but it certainly takes a bit more effort to wipe the residual off if it is built up a little bit.
Once I was done I wanted to apply wax, as I had clayed that area, and the whole car needed a good coat. The wax went on and polished just fine, and unless you use a very bright light, or know exactly where to look, I now have a very nice quality finish, even from close up! I am so incredibly satisfied. For the longest time, every time someone would comment on how good my car looked, I would thank them, but always have those nagging chips in the back of my mind. It feels so good to have them resolved!
Too bad no pics, would of loved to have seen the comparison.
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