Stone chips

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Scooby
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Well its already happened i must admit i thought the ceramic coating would help but there there the dreaded chips
My question is car is carmine red anybody got experince of best touch up stick

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Sad, but it happens.

Not used it myself but the Chipex system gets good reports.
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Noticed a couple on my pristine VG bonnet when I 'eventually' washed it earlier this week.

I will just use the Porsche touch-up paint, applied with a cocktail stick when the weather warms up a bit, but I'm not 'that' fussy, as they will still want to knock off £1k for paint/wheel rectification, if you ever trade it in at your OPC?
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Col Lamb wrote: Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:13 pm Sad, but it happens.

Not used it myself but the Chipex system gets good reports.
I used it for a couple of chips on my Agate Grey SD. Good colour match, but you need lots of patience to apply well and I can still see the chips if close up. It's tricky to build up the layers of paint so that the repair sits flush with the existing paint. Some have used cocktail sticks to apply the paint in very small chips. Lots of advice on line - not all good!
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Anyone with good experience of a company that do a first class paint chip repair? :?:
Like Revive or ChipsAway etc
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Manufacturer touch up pencil, Cocktail stick, T-cut and patience......lots of patience!
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I've used Langka Blob Eliminator with some success on Mercs. No chips on the Macan yet (touch wood).
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