Dr. Color Chip Review Black LS430 Pics
06-28-10, 06:50 AM
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Dr. Color Chip Review Black LS430 Pics
I know this post would be more valuable with some before shots, but who wants to take pictures of damage. I was at the flea market and bought a pen by Simonize for 4$ that was made to fill in scratches. It did wonders for a scratch on my SC, So I dug out a kit I bought about six months ago called Dr. Color Chip, and tried to fix the rest of my paint.
The front of our LS had over 100 chips ranging from pin hole sized, to about the size of your small finger nail. I never used the kit because I doubted it would work, sort of an impulse buy. As you can see in the pic, it pretty much covered all the damage, which covered the entire front of the car. The plastic was not too bad, but the metal was awful. I have no idea what my wife drove into, but at 5 inches away it is now 100% repaired.
My SC was not quite as bad, I had about 20 chips in the front. The Midnight Pine does not cover as well as the black, but from 10 inches away it is 100%. From five inches away you can still see that there are chips, but it looks much better than touch up paint. I had a chip on the door which was like a prom date pimple, that could be seen from several feet away. Now you can see it from about five inches away. Very impressed with this kit.
I was not keyed, but someone scratched my SC, about 7 inches long, just hard enough so that you could feel it in the clear coat. The 4$ Simonize scratch pen, with the picture of Billy Mayze, (rest his soul) covered it completely. It fills the scratch with wax, and hardens. I rate both these kits a buy. The Dr. Color Chip cost about 100$ shipped for both cars. I bought a bottle twice the size for our LS, due to the damage, but could have gone with the small bottle for both. After reading mixed reviews on this stuff, I think the determinant is the color of your car. The darker the car, the better it seems to work. Both cars from a few inches away now look flawless. Installation is pretty much fool proof. You paint it by blotting, rub the paint in with gloves, let it dry, and use an activator to harden it and wipe off the exceess. Did both cars in about two hours.
The front of our LS had over 100 chips ranging from pin hole sized, to about the size of your small finger nail. I never used the kit because I doubted it would work, sort of an impulse buy. As you can see in the pic, it pretty much covered all the damage, which covered the entire front of the car. The plastic was not too bad, but the metal was awful. I have no idea what my wife drove into, but at 5 inches away it is now 100% repaired.
My SC was not quite as bad, I had about 20 chips in the front. The Midnight Pine does not cover as well as the black, but from 10 inches away it is 100%. From five inches away you can still see that there are chips, but it looks much better than touch up paint. I had a chip on the door which was like a prom date pimple, that could be seen from several feet away. Now you can see it from about five inches away. Very impressed with this kit.
I was not keyed, but someone scratched my SC, about 7 inches long, just hard enough so that you could feel it in the clear coat. The 4$ Simonize scratch pen, with the picture of Billy Mayze, (rest his soul) covered it completely. It fills the scratch with wax, and hardens. I rate both these kits a buy. The Dr. Color Chip cost about 100$ shipped for both cars. I bought a bottle twice the size for our LS, due to the damage, but could have gone with the small bottle for both. After reading mixed reviews on this stuff, I think the determinant is the color of your car. The darker the car, the better it seems to work. Both cars from a few inches away now look flawless. Installation is pretty much fool proof. You paint it by blotting, rub the paint in with gloves, let it dry, and use an activator to harden it and wipe off the exceess. Did both cars in about two hours.
06-28-10, 09:13 AM
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Cool thanks for the review. We just got a 07 Highlander in really excellent condition with only 15k miles on it but it still had lots of small chips on the front hood and bumper - makes me wonder about the quality of Toyota paint. I may order a dr chip for the highlander.
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