As with a lot of owner on here we all love to keep our cars running and looking their best. A lot of us have the confidence to tackle everything from minor maintenance to full rebuilds, but there are very few who feel happy tackling paint work, chips and scratch's. Its a daunting thought that pour pride and joys wont look A1, and when armatures take on paintwork things can spiral very quickly leaving us with the only option to take the car to a body shop for paint work with costs a small fortune.
As my paint is getting on a bit now it needs a bit of TLC. I have a few scratches that I thought needed professional help but a lot of stone chips. I have used paint sticks from dealers and Halfords before and the results have been to put it bluntly awful! I havent got the steady hand needed and always end up with a blob finish rather than the desired flat invisible finish we all crave.
I found ChipEx on the web and it looked too good to be true. I contacted them and after a quick chat with the owner Johnny it became clear that chipex was the real deal. I got a kit in the post the next day and its really is as simple as 1-2-3.
This morning I gave the car a quick wash and set about trying the kit on a few scratch's and chips. The kit consists of 3 steps. The firsts being the paint which there is enough in the kit for 500+ stone chips. The paint is super easy to apply with the micro brush and you dont have to be careful or steady with the paint application as you are only trying to fill the chip or scratch with paint, as step 2 and 3 sort the finish. Once the paint has been applied a quick swipe with the finger is all its needed to smudge the paint level with the surrounding paint. Once dry (4-40 seconds) step 2 can start. Step 2 is a special blending solution. Apply a small amount to the cloth provided and gently wipe the area. The solution will remove all the unsightly paint that has been smeared all over the area. The beauty with the system is if youre not happy or doesnt look right all the work can be undone by rubbing a bit harder and longer with the blending solution and all the paint can be removed. This really does make it idiot proof. Once happy and the paint has fully dried Step 3 can be bone and that is just a quick polish to protect the area.
I used the kit for about 20 mins and was super pleased. My results werent invisible but this is nothing to do with the product but down to time and practice. I have no doubt that chipex can give virtually invisible results given enough time and practice. I was rushing a bit as the rain was on its way and probably not the best time to start touching up paint.
The kit is available from their website for £49.99 stone chip repair kit | touch up paint (have a look at there site as it shows you what can be done)
Johnny has said he will discount the kits for us as a group buy. We need a minimum of 20 kits to get a 25% discount on the kits. making them £37.49 + 4.99 P&P. That makes them £42.48 to your door.
I'm running this group buy over on fullfatrr as well and we have 18kits on the list. if anyone is interested feel free to add your name here an i will keep the lists up to date.
As my paint is getting on a bit now it needs a bit of TLC. I have a few scratches that I thought needed professional help but a lot of stone chips. I have used paint sticks from dealers and Halfords before and the results have been to put it bluntly awful! I havent got the steady hand needed and always end up with a blob finish rather than the desired flat invisible finish we all crave.
I found ChipEx on the web and it looked too good to be true. I contacted them and after a quick chat with the owner Johnny it became clear that chipex was the real deal. I got a kit in the post the next day and its really is as simple as 1-2-3.
This morning I gave the car a quick wash and set about trying the kit on a few scratch's and chips. The kit consists of 3 steps. The firsts being the paint which there is enough in the kit for 500+ stone chips. The paint is super easy to apply with the micro brush and you dont have to be careful or steady with the paint application as you are only trying to fill the chip or scratch with paint, as step 2 and 3 sort the finish. Once the paint has been applied a quick swipe with the finger is all its needed to smudge the paint level with the surrounding paint. Once dry (4-40 seconds) step 2 can start. Step 2 is a special blending solution. Apply a small amount to the cloth provided and gently wipe the area. The solution will remove all the unsightly paint that has been smeared all over the area. The beauty with the system is if youre not happy or doesnt look right all the work can be undone by rubbing a bit harder and longer with the blending solution and all the paint can be removed. This really does make it idiot proof. Once happy and the paint has fully dried Step 3 can be bone and that is just a quick polish to protect the area.
I used the kit for about 20 mins and was super pleased. My results werent invisible but this is nothing to do with the product but down to time and practice. I have no doubt that chipex can give virtually invisible results given enough time and practice. I was rushing a bit as the rain was on its way and probably not the best time to start touching up paint.
The kit is available from their website for £49.99 stone chip repair kit | touch up paint (have a look at there site as it shows you what can be done)
Johnny has said he will discount the kits for us as a group buy. We need a minimum of 20 kits to get a 25% discount on the kits. making them £37.49 + 4.99 P&P. That makes them £42.48 to your door.
I'm running this group buy over on fullfatrr as well and we have 18kits on the list. if anyone is interested feel free to add your name here an i will keep the lists up to date.
