Some info from their site that pertains to me: Are Tri-Coat colors available? (...think white pearl Lexus) Sort of. As we hand-mix each order individually, we've gotten very good at
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Some info from their site that pertains to me:
Are Tri-Coat colors available? (...think white pearl Lexus) Sort of. As we hand-mix each order individually, we've gotten very good at approximating the various pearls on the market. Tri-coat colored vehicles are painted in three stages at the factory; a base color is sprayed, then a mid-coat which gives the 'pearl' effect, then a clear coat to bring the two colors together visually. Our paints are made for single-stage application. The paint may not look like a very good match in the bottle, but once applied and the excess has been blended away, the result is generally impressive, and certainly better than leaving the dark chips that will eventually rust. We recommend using this for typical stone chip damage. The larger the repair, scratches included, the less impressive the result will be. See this page (Dr. ColorChip paint chip repair photo on white pearl cars) for a white pearl repair. Some companies sell a 3-step paint kit with two colors and a clearcoat. This will not look good on your car, and you will regret using it (...think shiny blobs all over the hood, each catching your eye). After painting thousands of pearl vehicles on a commercial level with our system, we can say with confidence that our paint kit will provide a much better tri-coat / pearl chip repair than any 3-step paint kit on the market. It's not perfect, but it's still the best alternative to the body shop.
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Heat guns and sun are supposed to work. But, in truth, this type of clear is so soft that it scratches from usage of microfiber rags. Ugh. |
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Don't need to read when you had the car. *lol* I didn't believe it, at first either, until multiple high-end body shops agreed with the Nissan rep who first told me. My red GT-R scratched so easily that I contemplated a whole repaint. I was told by the high-end shops quoting me said repaint that it was the self-healing clear that was causing my scratching issue and that repainting would fix the issue, but was most likely a waste of money until more paint damage was noticable. From what I understand, Nissan is discontinuing its usage on the MY11 cars.
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Supposedly this stuff was put on MY05+ cars in Japan and elsewhere. Can't say for certain that it was here in the US during these times. Also, I heard somewhere that Nissan is putting this paint on mobile phones? *haha*
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Because it was copied from a website....
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I only have about 2k miles on the car. What do you guys think about using Dr. Colorchip to hide the chips, then putting 3M Clearbra over it? I got a quote for $1k.
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There are MANY Clear Bra/Speed Shield threads on here. Get your search on and make sure you have a lot of free time.
The one thing I would recommend to all new buyers is to get one ASAP.
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What do you think about using Dr. Colorchip to hide the chips I've already acquired, then putting 3M Clearbra over it? I recieved a quote for ~$1k. It is a bikini cut hood, fender, and mirror kit, and they have also thrown in the rocker panels and head lamps.
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Go for it. As long as you don't have too many that sounds like a good idea. I've already got way too many pits in my bumper to do that. I'll be getting a respray down the line before I Speed Shield it.
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I was real crazy about it until I got my first chip. Nissan paint sucks but ehh I'm not going to stress over every little chip, but with that said I don't have any Nissan paint on the front end at all.
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