Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
6/20/22 12:40 p.m.

Can you make your paint look good as new for just $59.95? That’s the promise of Dr. ColorChip, makers of a clever system for chip repair that claims to outperform traditional touch-up paint and leave a nearly undetectable, permanent repair in just a few minutes.

Sounds too good to be true, right? We wanted to try it for ourselves, …

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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/20/22 12:44 p.m.

The Miata has a few chips, so I just asked Tom if I should buy this or spend less on touch-up paint. Sounds like Dr. ColorChip magic sauce is rather magic....

RadBarchetta
RadBarchetta New Reader
6/20/22 2:43 p.m.

I've tried this stuff without success. Maybe it takes practice or something. 

kb58
kb58 SuperDork
6/20/22 2:55 p.m.

Well... yes... but it's like handing someone a scalpel and saying that they're now capable of surgery... or at least that was my experience. I think it takes some serious practice, about the paint I mean.

Placemotorsports
Placemotorsports GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
6/20/22 3:25 p.m.

Works decent, just make sure you don't have a 3 stage paint or it won't match.  I tend to use it for chips with a toothpick or just dotting the brush

GCrites80s
GCrites80s Dork
6/20/22 9:13 p.m.

That color combo on an Element is INTENSE.

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
6/20/22 9:31 p.m.

In reply to GCrites80s :

Oh yeah, I looked long and hard for one that had the signature plastic fenders and was painted something interesting. It seems like 99% of them are silver, and I figured it made more sense to lean into the weird. laugh

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