anyway to repair rock chips?

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Apr 3, 2014 | 04:17 PM
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i jus notice 2 little rockchips on my hood....not too noticable...but you know how we are with our cars. irks me!!! any way to repair them without painting the whole hood?
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Apr 3, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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Dr. Colorchip
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Apr 3, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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Touch-up paint but honestly is noticeable, unless you have a black car.
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Apr 3, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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Dr. Colorchip ^2
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Apr 3, 2014 | 05:22 PM
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just ordered it, thanks guys!
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Apr 3, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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+1 on dr colochip. Been using it for years. Has worked best on black....silver is tougher.
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Apr 3, 2014 | 09:58 PM
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My car is steel grey. So hopefully it works well...
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Apr 3, 2014 | 10:15 PM
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^^^^ it should. Mine is palladium silver and it worked well. Some I can no longer even find even when looking.
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Apr 4, 2014 | 07:07 AM
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Quote: +1 on dr colochip. Been using it for years. Has worked best on black....silver is tougher.

I have a lot of touch up paint from the body shop already... Is their paint different (thicker to fill the hole better?) or is that rubbing solution where the magic is?


Can I get the same effect with a light rubbing of paint thinner?
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Apr 4, 2014 | 07:37 AM
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Quote: I have a lot of touch up paint from the body shop already... Is their paint different (thicker to fill the hole better?) or is that rubbing solution where the magic is?


Can I get the same effect with a light rubbing of paint thinner?
And I thought I was cheap.
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Apr 4, 2014 | 08:24 AM
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Quote: And I thought I was cheap.


ha... more about being impatient than cheap... I'm off today and was planning massive touch up on the front bumper. A NJ's best salt truck pelted me really bad one day.
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Apr 4, 2014 | 08:29 AM
  #12  
I'd rather wait for the kit, which is tried and true, than experiment with what you proposed. But that's me. Obviously up to you.
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Apr 4, 2014 | 10:53 AM
  #13  
Just 2 rock chips?

My front bumper is full of rock chips... But i know exactly where its from and I have no intention on changing my driving style because of the chance of rock chips. If it gets to the point where its really that bad and noticeable I was told the best thing to do it to just get the whole bumper repainted, for a couple hundred bucks. just my 2 cents.
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Apr 4, 2014 | 11:06 AM
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Please tell us where you get an MB bumper painted for a couple hundred bucks?
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Apr 4, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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Quote: Please tell us where you get an MB bumper painted for a couple hundred bucks?
Lol great question

He made it sound as though there was a process body shops have? idk
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Apr 4, 2014 | 12:57 PM
  #16  
The Dr. Colorchip paint is different and is designed to "flash" dry quickly when smeared before the solvents etch the clearcoat. The prefast solution will not damage the clearcoat but will dissolve the excess smear if done within an hour before it fully cures.

I would NOT try paint thinner. Yes, you'll save $39 at the risk of having to reprint a panel.
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Apr 4, 2014 | 02:13 PM
  #17  
Would this work with scratches as well?
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Apr 4, 2014 | 02:52 PM
  #18  
yes, works with scratches as well. very good results. not perfect by any means.
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Apr 5, 2014 | 12:38 PM
  #19  
How does it work? You smear and wait 30 minutes before applying the solution?
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Apr 5, 2014 | 04:02 PM
  #20  
You dab on the paint, smear, wait a few minutes, wipe very lightly with solution on an old t-shirt.
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Apr 5, 2014 | 05:21 PM
  #21  
Dr. ColorChip!
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Apr 6, 2014 | 07:49 AM
  #22  
What a cool product.
Never heard of it.
Will have to get it
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