My Porsche is 15 years old and has over 130,000 miles. After all that time and all those miles, it has a lot of road nicks. We also take it to quite a few shows. As people lean on it, they leave a surprising number of scratches. All this plus just normal wear and tear has left its mark.
I’ve seen quite a few advertisements for a product called Dr.ColorChip. I ordered it online, giving them the Porsche color number, year, make and model. I got their smallest kit (about $40) and tried it first on a very small scratch that was on the lowest part of the right fender. I followed the instructions and the scratch nearly disappeared.
This is after I washed the fender and cleaned it with alcohol, before I applied any paint.
This is after the second coat of paint.
This is the left side-panel between the door and rear wheel after 15 years of normal driving. There’s a tremendous number road chips. This is after it was washed and then swabbed with rubbing alcohol.
This is after application of their paint. The first time I used this it was very unsettling to see this on my Porsche. The instructions indicate you should wait a few minutes or so before starting to remove. I tried that on the first few applications. I now wait about an hour on hot days, but not in direct sunlight.
This is just after starting to remove the paint using their “blending solution” and an old cotton t-shirt. They don’t really explain how much of the “blending solution” to use to remove their paint. However, the more of the solution you use, the more of the paint you just applied is removed. Rather than squirting a large amount of this solution onto my rag, I now count the number of drops. I rub the paint just the way you would when you’ve waxed a car in the sun and the wax has dried. This is the same. It’s very tough to get off this way, but the paint you just applied in the chips is not removed this way. If you use too much of the solution, it’s easier to remove the excess paint, but it also removes the paint from the chips you’re trying to cover. However, do not use your finger nails, they will scratch your paint.
This is after I have removed all of the paint I wanted to remove. Some of the chips still show but it is so much better than when I started. On this, like most of the really bad areas, I’ll apply two coats.
