04-03-2019, 11:47 AM | #1 |
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Who has used Dr. Colorchip before PPF?
I have a 2018 M2 with 19K miles on it, metallic grey. Love it. The guy I bought it from did ppf on the front bumper and left factory stuff on the rear panel. However, I'm getting road rash on the rear quarter panels and am thinking about having the hood ppf'd plus part of the rear quarter panels. They recommend Dr. Colorchip to fix the road rash but kind of nervous to smear paint on the rear quarter panel and hood.
Anyone use Dr. Colorchip over an area with lost of little road rash dots? How did it come out? PPF will go on over it afterwards. Thanks. |
04-03-2019, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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I use Dr Colorchip all the time. In fact, I just got done with a couple touch-ups. It works fine, just as good as any other touch up paint, and really, what are your alternatives except a repaint?
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Dr Colorchip is what I use too. There is a little bit of a trick to filling the hole where the chip or rash is but once you figure it out, you can make most chips literally disappear. I’ve corrected chips that I couldn’t subsequently find again. Not all turn out perfect but definitely 100x better than bare metal or primer. There are lots of YouTube videos that show you how.
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I'm probably gonna buy Dr Colorchip to fix some small chips.
You guys know if that "Step 2 SealAct" bottle is gonna ruin ceramic pain coating? |
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Have you contacted Dr Colorchip with that question? I think that's where I'd start just so you're getting it straight from the manufacturer.
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It will, if you soak it in that thing. I had the detailer who applied the ceramic coating use the Dr. Colorchip kit and they screwed up.
They used small pads to apply the solution that removes the residue. They let it sit too much. And now in different lighting conditions those areas look lighter. BSM paint. |
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So, is your 'trick' anything more than applying loads and loads of paint-sealact-remove cycles? (which can be very time consuming but ultimately yield better results)
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On solid paints, you can get 99.5%, with metallic I’d say more like 95% just simply because of the metal flake pattern and how it was applied from the factory cannot be matched. The only way to really do that is to repaint the whole panel but then of course you will see the panel not blend with the other panels lol. |
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You really need to wait at least ten minutes. If you don’t wait long enough, the paint will just come right off.
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I just finished ED, and got a handful of rock chips in my LBB paint - mostly front bumper, but one on the passenger fender as well. Planning to do full front PPF and some additional coverage over the rear quarters to expand what it came with from the factory. Fingers crossed BMW might just fix the chips on their own, as it seems from researching on this forum, some minor ED damage has been taken care of at VPC while in route for re-delivery - I guess time will tell. |
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10-11-2019, 01:42 AM | #13 |
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Is this better than the BMW paint repair kit?
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I feel it is superior to anything a manufacturer provides for the typical owner. Manufacturer supplied paint is really for someone who is going to prep, sand and then paint (if you want best results) which can be harrowing unless you’re a professional autobody/detail person.
I mean I’ve seen the little paint pens and all I feel they are good for is covering a scratch when all you want is to cover it and not care about blending as best as possible. With Dr. Colorchip, most of the time I struggle to relocate chips I have repaired using their solution. |
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