As in the title - is there any company you would recommend to buy a kit from to fix the odd little chip? Obviously Chipex but wondered if anyone else had used any kits they would recommend?
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Thanks luckily I have a few panels to practice on firstThis guide might be handy if your feeling adventurous https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/threads/stone-chip-repair-guide.20127/
I can second the paint from chipex but use some of the techniques in the thread above as well as just using the chipex system. I have a kit from Halfords as well and the paint was a good match in cosmos black. You have to experiment to get the right result, there’s lot of vids on YouTube as well.
They took 3 attempts to match sterling grey and in the end I gave up and binned it. It was nowhere close to the colour. They then told me the car probably was not a standard colour!Q: Anyone have experience of paint matching with Chipex for Melbourne Red ?
Chipex seems the consensus best kit with their paint match guarantee. Plugging in my Reg shows the car is Red and paint code will be confirmed once order placed. Plugging in make, model & year, there is a list of paint codes for the car including imola and helrot reds (weren't those E85 colours?), but not Melbourne Red (E89).
So I'm a tad nervous . . .
Can they really get the paint code from the vehicle reg number? I assumed they make it look that easy till they get your order then they tell you where your paint code is on the car so you can read it for them.Q: Anyone have experience of paint matching with Chipex for Melbourne Red ?
Chipex seems the consensus best kit with their paint match guarantee. Plugging in my Reg shows the car is Red and paint code will be confirmed once order placed. Plugging in make, model & year, there is a list of paint codes for the car including imola and helrot reds (weren't those E85 colours?), but not Melbourne Red (E89).
So I'm a tad nervous . . .
Especially as Sterling Grey was so rare . . . (it was the most popular colour wasn't it?)They took 3 attempts to match sterling grey and in the end I gave up and binned it. It was nowhere close to the colour. They then told me the car probably was not a standard colour!
Fair point, thinking about it. Reg number gives you access to the DVLA database which is just the generic colour on the V5. It was a little more concerning that searching by make and model threw up BMW correct but Model incorrect names.Can they really get the paint code from the vehicle reg number? I assumed they make it look that easy till they get your order then they tell you where your paint code is on the car so you can read it for them.
My car was green and now it's in grey gelcoat. Giving my reg number to their site comes up 'grey' and that they can guarantee perfect match if I place the order. How they can say that I don't know.
That's the 'get out clause'. It'll be in the small print of their 'colour match' guarantee.. . .
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They then told me the car probably was not a standard colour!
Agreed but when they send you purple twice instead of grey you have to ask if they are colour blind and it had the right code on for Sterling grey!Presumably the paint code is accurate when new; doesn't take account of 20 plus years exposure to the elements.