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03-19-2012, 12:51 PM
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They see me trollin'...
Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oklahoma
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Rock chip DIY repair?
Does anyone have any suggestions for touching up the paint chips on my gills from rocks? Application technique, applicator suggestions? I would love to hear it. Did a search but no luck. Getting ready to start showing her again, and the chips make me sad!
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03-19-2012, 01:18 PM
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Drives: 2012/2ss "transformers edition" Join Date: Oct 2011
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drcolorchip.com, i've used it before, works great.
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03-19-2012, 01:49 PM
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SoCal Mayhem
Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008
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03-19-2012, 02:14 PM
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They see me trollin'...
Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011
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Thank you rick!
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03-19-2012, 03:23 PM
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My car runs on acorns....
Drives: 2010 SS RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Feb 2010
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03-19-2012, 03:42 PM
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They see me trollin'...
Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oklahoma
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That drcolorchip thing scares the hell out of me-- smearing all that excess paint over my gills and wiping at it and then expecting it to look good? IDK. I'd really like to be able to use my GM factory touch-up paint.
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03-19-2012, 05:47 PM
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Drives: Black 2011 2LT Join Date: Aug 2011
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I used it on a couple of larger chips, too, and for those it wasn't the best - they were too large and deep for the wiping technique to work. In the future, I think that putting some factory touch-up in the larger chips (and letting it cure) before using the drcolorchip might work better. But, for the smaller nicks and scuffs, it wasn't difficult and the results are great, even on my black car!
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03-20-2012, 04:30 AM
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Drives: 2010 L99 Join Date: May 2011
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HAHA yep I can help. Please go to youtube. I watched quite a few DIY paint chip repair video's on there. Some are really really detailed.
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03-20-2012, 06:01 AM
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... well, not yet.
Drives: 2012 Chevy Silverado ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2011
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Just got my Dr. Colorchip yesterday!
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03-20-2012, 06:45 AM
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Drives: 2011 2SS 6.2L W/RS package Join Date: Jan 2011
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Put clear bra over the gills, it's the best thing I did for mine..
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03-20-2012, 07:21 AM
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03-26-2012, 10:12 AM
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Emerald Coast Camaros
Drives: A lot of show, not much go. Join Date: Mar 2011
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I used Dr Colorchip and the paint looks to be an exact match. I'm terrible at doing these types of things and even I figured it out and thought it was pretty easy.
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