7/29/2017 Detail Day 12 - touch-upToday, I started to work on the various chips and scratches around the car. After my bad experience with the OEM touch-up paint almost 10 years ago, I have avoided doing any more touch-up repairs. However, I saw Dr. Colorchip mentioned online as a good touch-up solution, so I purchased one of their kits. I worked panel by panel and prepared each with a mix of 50/50 distilled water and rubbing alcohol to remove any polish or other contaminates on the panel, or in any of the chips or scratches.
Overall, I have to admit I was very disappointed with Dr. Colorchip. First, the paint was not a perfect match, it was very close, but was only about an 85-90% color match for my Ocean Blue Metallic paint. Second, the process does not work very well. The general idea is that you apply touch-up paint, in excess, then wipe it away using their Sealact fluid on a lint free cloth, only leaving paint in the chip or scratch. The main issue is that, most of the time the amount of "polishing" that is required to remove the excess paint will remove the paint from the scratch or chip. Other issues include:
I ultimately went around the entire car using the Dr. Colorchip, trying several of their different suggested methods, and varying the amount of Sealact, amount of pressure, etc and did not achieved very good results. The only places where I was satisfied was on the rocker guards below the doors, because the surface is already roughly textured, which helps hides the touch-up paint. As you can tell, I was not happy with Dr. Colorchip. It may work better for isolated chips on the lower parts of the car, but after trying to repair everything from isolated to chips, to deep scratches, to road rash I was left very unimpressed and a bit upset about the price of the touch-up kit. Next time I may try using a fine-tip paint pen as demonstrated by Larry at Ammo NYC here. The repaired chips that retained paint are a 6 foot repair. To be fair, there a lot of variables that go into successfully touching up paint, including: paint color, experience, temperature, and technique. However, I did not find it to be the miracle solution the reviews online lead you to believe, and some folks on 986forum seem to have had similar experiences. Next I will be doing a final inspection on the paint, and wiping down the panels with paint prep, specifically focusing on the seams to remove any dried wax. I need to wait a few days for the paint to cure before I can apply the first coat of sealant. Dr. Colorchip recommends waiting a week, but I have seen reports of people waiting only 2 days or not waiting at all. I contacted them directly and they said 3 days is the minimum. Comments are closed.
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