When to repair paint chips???

[xxxc5]

I'll be starting the entire paint correction and sealant application on my Vette shortly. I have some rock chips on my front end that I need to touch up with the Dr. Colorchip system I just received. When in the course of swirl removing, polishing and sealing should I do this? After polishing before sealing? Or should I seal the whole car and go back and wipe down the chipped areas with alcohol, do the repair, wait for it to cure and then seal those areas? Thanks all!!

[Mike Phillips]

A case can be made for doing the chip repair either way, before the correction work and/or after the correction work, but I would lean towards doing the touch-up work after the major paint polishing work is done because all to often if you buff over fresh touch-up paint you'll simply pull the touch-up paint out of the rock chipped areas.

I've see the Dr. Color Chip system in action and it was done after the paint was polished, the results were impressive appearance-wise. It would have been interesting to see if the results would hold up to machine cleaning and polishing.

One thing for sure, it's very frustrating to do touch-up paint repair work and then watch the touch-up paint be removed if you buff over it.

You could try doing the touch-up work before buffing and then try not to buff over the touch-up paint but that' usually not practical.

You could also do the touch-up work first and then cross your fingers the paint doesn't pull out or buff off and if it does, note that for the future and then re-do it after the cleaning and polishing work.

Be sure to let us know which approach you use and the results.


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[xxxc5]

A case can be made for doing the chip repair either way, before the correction work and/or after the correction work, but I would lean towards doing the touch-up work after the major paint polishing work is done because all to often if you buff over fresh touch-up paint you'll simply pull the touch-up paint out of the rock chipped areas.

I've see the Dr. Color Chip system in action and it was done after the paint was polished, the results were impressive appearance-wise. It would have been interesting to see if the results would hold up to machine cleaning and polishing.

One thing for sure, it's very frustrating to do touch-up paint repair work and then watch the touch-up paint be removed if you buff over it.

You could try doing the touch-up work before buffing and then try not to buff over the touch-up paint but that' usually not practical.

You could also do the touch-up work first and then cross your fingers the paint doesn't pull out or buff off and if it does, note that for the future and then re-do it after the cleaning and polishing work.

Be sure to let us know which approach you use and the results.


:xyxthumbs:

Thanks Mike, will do!!