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wood 
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 Topic: touch upsPosted: 17 May 2011 at 8:15pm |
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ive got a couple of chips and scratches that need touching up, are the main dealer kits ok, any help appreciated. cheers chaps.
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dteagles
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Posted: 17 May 2011 at 8:23pm |
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Posted: 17 May 2011 at 8:58pm |
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thankyou sir, just checked them out and ordered a kit. thats the beauty of having a forum. thanks again.
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dennis
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 12:46pm |
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Use a fine pointed paint brush [artist type] to do the touching up with as it is easier to get the paint into smaller chips. HTH
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wood
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 5:46pm |
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will do. thanks dennis. i will try and get a couple of before/after pics up once i have attempted to fill em in..
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gerald
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:20pm |
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i got my techno violet from williams
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wood
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:11pm |
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hi ged, already ordered from chipex mate, although you can come and help me with the photos if you want!!!!
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:47pm |
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Chipex kits is the worst £47 i have ever spent in the last month
Paint does not stay in the chips when you wipe over with the not so special blending solution
Good colour match tho lol
£7 touch up from dealer and an arist brush or cocktail stick would be money better spent imho
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wood
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Posted: 19 May 2011 at 8:10pm |
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kit arrived today so i will try it out at weekend, am i right in saying it is the same procedure that chipsaway use?? i hope not or i think it will be the cocktail stick method for me, cheers pete.
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Pete
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Posted: 20 May 2011 at 8:01pm |
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Apparently its as good as Chipsaway would get your car looking according to someone i know
Dont get me wrong,if you have road rash (small chips the size of pin holes) it works,but for normal chips it dont
Oh and the paint does not cure on original paint
 ???Maybe its just me,but googling it does not fill me with confidence
For big chips its got to be back to basics i think,a blog,leave to harden then sand down and buff up
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wood
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Posted: 21 May 2011 at 5:39pm |
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thanks pete. your spot on there mate, small chips were no problem but the bigger ones dont want to fill, the paint pops out as you are supposed to wipe over, as you say, back to basics.
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dennis
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Posted: 21 May 2011 at 6:54pm |
If you clean out the chip first with a solvent before filling this will aid adhesion, plus you can use a heat gun to speed up the drying process. there are plenty of ways of sorting but you will have fallen asleep with all the reading so i wont bother lol |
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davebrindlee36m3
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Posted: 22 May 2011 at 9:51am |
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hi pete. touch ups are between 16 and 18 pound at bowker preston. if you can get them for 7 let me know were from and i.ll buy a box full and put them on ebay.
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Posted: 22 May 2011 at 11:30am |
Ok maybe a little exaggeration (best check that spelling)
But they are cheap here
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Posted: 22 May 2011 at 3:26pm |
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Think you spelt 7 wrong Pete. Just remembered its 1111111. I THINK
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