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Dr. ColorChip Before/After: Black Onyx GS430

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Old 09-15-14, 02:13 PM
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Flektone - this repair kit is permanent. It will not and does not wash off.

Dave - Did you stay with a basic color or something more complex? If it was basic, Im curious to know how much did your paint job with clear cost you?

The other guys - I bought it used so I certainly wouldn't doubt a crappy respay, Still....regardless of the cause, the true point of my posting is to reflect that this product works and very well at that.
Old 09-22-14, 09:34 AM
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looks so much better
Old 09-23-14, 09:30 AM
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I tried Dr. ColorChip over the weekend on our '08 RX350. Worked pretty well on small chips. As said above deep/larger chips not so good. I will try again next weekend. Overall, happy with the results and think it is worth the cost.

Question -- I have an OEM paint pen for our '06 ES330. Do you think I could use the Dr. ColorChip technique using the glove to smear the paint and then the pink sealer to wipe off smeared paint?
Old 09-24-14, 12:53 PM
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Pushkins - I really couldn't say. The concept sounds simple enough but the actual science behind the two products may be completely different. By that I mean, the composition of the DCC touch up paint may be formulated to work the way it does with the sealer. Emphasis on "may" here because I do not know if this is the case.
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You can't use the paint in a touch up pen it's too thin.
Old 09-28-14, 09:38 PM
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Thank you for writing this up with your results. I had been on the fence regarding Dr. ColorChip and I'm now planning to order soon.
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Just used Dr. Color Chip for several chips on the front end of my RX350. I have the Golden Almond Metallic color. I am very pleased with how it turned out. It is very easy to use. I highly recommend this.
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Bryan - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with your results.

MDames - Thanks for sharing. Glad to see others are getting similiar mileage from this kit.
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Wow, turned out great!
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