Paint chip repair...

[motogman]

I have purchased a chip repair kit from Dr. Colorchip. I suspect many others have used this product. Does it work as advertised? Any other suggestions or recommendations on how to use it successfully?

Is the paint pretty much just a standard paint code? If I use some of the other paint I have for the color code of my car will it also work with the process and the "SealAct"?

In the descriptions and videos it seems that the seal act cleans up the paint on the surface of the original pain yet leaves the paint in the chip area as desired. What is that seal act stuff and why does it work?

Sounds like a good system - I look forward to trying it. What has been others experience?

[LiveFromNY]

I have grown to love this system. I have kits for at least 20 cars. It's all about trial and error. I had a terrible time with my first kit but I've gotten to the point where I can make most chips disappear. The only tip I can give you is to use LOTS of the blending solution. That was where I was having problems in the beginning.

[MountainRoads]

The only tip I can give you is to use LOTS of the blending solution. That was where I was having problems in the beginning.

+1. Similar story here.

- MR

[Neil '67 911S]

I watched the Dr. Colorchip on-line line demonstration and wondered if the "magic" was a proprietary solvent that leveled the old paint thinner while filling the chip. If this is true, then you now have a section that now has thinner paint which is even more liable to chip in the future. Any other alternative hypotheses?

[motogman]

I thought the idea was the paint both filled the chip and left some paint above the surface of the surrounding "old" paint and then just removed the new paint on the surface of the old? Is it just ordinary paint and the "magic" is in the special solvent or??? Maybe both are just common materials and the process is the magic?