Car Paint Chip Repair

What is that on my car…

Quinn The Eskimo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:54:47 +0000

I’ve been asked to fix many different anomolies on peoples cars. Some things are pretty obvious as to what they are, others… not so much.

1. Bug poop. Not a very appealling subject, but it still needs be addressed. There are, of course, many types, but only a couple might be an issue on your car. Honey bees will leave small circles of a dark yellow. It comes off very easily. Please don’t use your fingernail to clean anything stuck to your car. I spend too much time buffing out fingernails scratches where someone tried to remove something that a damp cloth will take off. As a side note, I tried to convince a customer that bee poo tasted like honey. He didn’t believe me, and wouldn’t taste it.

The second type of bug poop hardens into a dark dark brown shell. It’s about the size of a pencil tip. Many people think these are paint blobs from a touch up pen. If you can ‘crack’ that shell with your fingernail, the rest will rub off completely. Don’t rub your fingernail back and forth across it – just get your nail up against the side and flick it off.

As long as we’re talking about ‘poop’, we should talk about birds. Bird poop is acidic and will eat into your finish. The sooner you get it off your car the better. You should be fine if you remove it before it dries. This is more critical if the bird has been eating berries. If it’s semi dry. Take a wet towel and heat it up in the micro wave, and place ontop of the bird poop until it loosens up, then wipe clean.

On that note, the above tip with the wet cloth also works for tree sap and eggings. Again, please don’t scrape off with your fingernail. Especially the egg, mostly because it’s gross, but also because the acid from the egg yolk has loosened up the clearcote. In general, most of the damage from egging is from the shards of the eggs shell, not the egg itself, so the damage is already done.

The final anominal is from transfer, meaning things that you’ve hit, and are still stuck on your car. It’s pretty obvious when you’ve scraped up against a red curb, and now there’s red on your car, but it’s often not apparent that something is on car, versus your paint being scraped off. Many, many times I’ve simply rubbed off some ‘transfer’ to the amazement of my customer, who thought I repainted his/her bumper. Knowing what will rub off and what needs to be repainted often takes some careful investigation.

There’s two more things that I can think of. They look the same, but come from different sources. Tiny white spots. If they are perfectly rounded and brite white, it’s probably wax that has splattered across the car. When wax is old, and is then buffed into the car, little drops can stick to your car like cement. It’s so difficult to remove that even an expert car detailer might think they’re paint chips. The only way I’ve found to get rid of them is some of our Dr.Colorchip solution beefed up with some acetone on a tshirt cloth, and a LOT of careful rubbing.

The second type of white spot comes from tree drippings. Not necesarrily sap, but it’s more like a misting. If the sap is still on your car, it’ll looking like very tiny water drops, if the sap had dried, it’ll take the paint with it and leave tiny irregular white spots where the paint is gone. These are different from rock chips in that they will be equally spread across the enitre car, and they are much shallower than chips. They only way to get rid of them, short of repainting your car, is to use a small brush and paint each drop with our Dr.Colorchip paint system. (or apply ‘shoe polish’ method)

That’s all I can think of for now. If you have any questions please text 949-463-7690 or email me at results@carpaintchiprepair.com or check out my website for more info www.carpaintchiprepair.com

Schedule – come watch me work.

Quinn The Eskimo — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:09:51 +0000

Monday – Allen Cadillac/Hyundai, Laguna Niguel
Weseloh Honda, San Juan Capistrano

Tuesday – Keyes Lexus, San Fernando Valley
Galpin Jaguar, Aston Martin, San Fernando Valey
Courtesy, Thousand Oaks Auto Mall
Silverstar Cadillac, Chevy, Thousand Oaks Auto Mall

Wednesday – Open for Private car owners

Thursday – Circle Porsche, Audi, Long Beach
Pacific Ford, Long Beach
Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Long Beach

Friday – Volkswagon, Garden Grove
Freeway Honda, Santa Ana
Power Ford, Tustin

Saturday – open for private car owners

Quinn The Eskimo — Sat, 14 May 2011 04:03:07 +0000

Looking Good!

If you’ve spent a lot of money on your car, you’ll want to show it off, right?

Of course you do – that’s exactly why you bought it!

Thing is, you’re more than likely still want to make good use of your car and if you’re using it frequently, it can be really difficult to keep it in good condition. In California, even just having your car parked on a sideroad can cause it to collect dust and dirt, and nothing damages a car’s image than it looking like it’s been poorly maintained.

Even worse than general day to day grime, though, are paint chips. Stones, pebbles and grit can really easily damage your car’s paintwork and even the smallest blemish might damage the aesthetic of your car.

Of course, our best advice is to get it sorted as soon as you possibly can. Leaving it alone might only make the situation worse. Depending on your policy, you might even be able to claim your repair on your insurance, and you should check this out when you’re getting your motor insurance quote. It can be well worth the time.

Here at Car Paint Chip Repair, we’re experts at fixing paint chips, and we can restore your car to its original state – just like when you bought it! Make sure you keep your car neat, tidy and up to scratch – that way it’s sure to impress!

Dr.Colorchip

Quinn The Eskimo — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:15:27 +0000

I’m looking for a regular car venue where I can show off a little. I have an exceedingly good reputation in southern California for being able to fix those unsightly rock chips on everything from the car you’re returning on … Continue reading →

Tree sap drips on my car.

Quinn The Eskimo — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:10:38 +0000

Wanna know a really easy way to fix those tree sap drips on your beautiful car??

You’re gonna hate yourself when you find out how easy this is.

Just soak a kitchen towel in water, stick it in the mircowave for 2 minutes, and put it on the sap, on your car. Don’t burn your hands please. Let it sit there for a few minutes, then wipe the sap clean.

Please, please, please, don’t scratch it off with your fingernails. I spend way too much time fixing tree sap blobs, with fingernail scratches all around it. You can do this one yourself.

For tougher jobs, give me a call, or check out my website. www.carpaintchiprepair.com 949/463-7690

Fixing those nasty little paint chips

Quinn The Eskimo — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:04:14 +0000

I’m often called out to fix a car that has chips ‘all over’. My experience tells me That if they are really all over, those aren’t rock chips but more likely tree acid drips. There are some trees that leave a fine mist of sticky goo on your car. It’s much finer than tree sap, and dries clear. It comes off easily with soap and water, but will very often have eaten away at the clear coat just enough to mar the surface and leave a tiny white spot. This is especially noticeable on black or dark cars. The Dr.Colorchip paint system that I use – http://www.carpaintchiprepair.com/kits.html is the only thing I’ve found that works. You simply paint it on, per the instructions. Although since this type of ‘chip’ is much shallower than a rock chip, I would suggest putting the paint on a bit thinner, and leave it longer, and remove it more gently. As the car is very likely covered it may take you a while, but the cost of a kit, compared to respraying your car, is a no brainer.

If you have any questions, you can always call me at 949/463-7690 OR email me, results@carpaintchiprepair.com or check out my website www.carpaintchiprepair.com

About me: Without sounding pompous, no one does better paintchip repair than I do (at least that I know of – haha). Work for many car dealerships in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and southern california. I also work for some of the most prestigious car museums in the country, and most of the Porsche, and Ferrari Clubs in southern California.

Thanks,

Steve Bode

Quinn The Eskimo

Paint pens

Quinn The Eskimo — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:05:11 +0000

If you’re searching for your cars ‘paint pen’. Please stop right there! Those paint pens are awful. I’ve spent hundreds of hours fixing the damage they cause. That’s no exaggeration. I fix rock chips and scratches for a living. I see those paint blobs the most often at car dealerships. People will use paint pens to try to cover up blemishes so they won’t get dinged by the dealership when they return a car after a lease is over, or when they’re trying to sell it. Paint blobs make your car look worse, not better. Not only is it hard to use, the results are far from acceptable.

Paint pens in general are more for the dealerships and car manufacturers to sell as an additional source of income for them. The appearance of your car is not of great concern.

The only method I’ve ever seen that really works well is Dr.Colorchip. www.carpaintchiprepair.com. It’s the only paint system I use. The Langka system is no different than traditional paint pens.

I’ve developed my only little tricks to get rid of paint blobs. I’ll tell you here, but don’t tell anyone I told you. lol. I use the ‘pink juice’ that comes with the Dr.Colorchip paint system and put several drop on a folded t-shirt cloth, then add a few drops of acetone. Don’t use other solvents, they WILL damage the clearcoat. Then I gently rub out the paint blobs, and frequently wipe off the residue with a microfiber towel. If you don’t want to buy the Dr.Colorchip paint system, just use the acetone, but wipe if off every few seconds and start over. The darker the color of the car, the more likely the acetone will damage the finish. Don’t leave it there for long. Rub, then wipe. Or just call me. I’ll fix the paint blobs, fill the rest of the chips, and leave your car looking pretty damn fine!!

I’ve got an exceedingly good reputation. I work for many car dealerships, mostly high end dealerships, but also quite a few Hondas, Hyundais’, etc. I work for two museums, many car clubs, especially Porsche clubs, etc.

If you’re reading this and you belong to a car club in Southern California, give me a call and I’ll do a tech talk to your group. Nobody does better work than I do.

Steve Bode

Quinn The Eskimo

949/463-7690

Always getting better. New year for paint chip repair

Quinn The Eskimo — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:54:04 +0000

Hello all you car enthusiasts,

Another year is coming to an end, and we are wrapping up a great year and gearing up for an even bigger one.

We are expanding the service end of our business into LA County, Ventura County, San Diego, and Riverside County. Here’s a list of some of the dealerships we now work for:

Weseloh; Honda, Kia, Nissan, Allen; Cadillac, Hyundai, Mission Viejo Acura, David Wilson Honda, Saab OC, Long Beach Mercedes, Long Beach BMW, Circle; Audi, Porsche, Pacific Ford, Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Long Beach Mazda, Galpin; Jaguar, Mazda, Volvo, Santa Barbara Auto Group, BMW, Porsche, Thousand Oaks Honda, Acura Thousand Oaks, Courtesy Motor Group, DCH Toyota Oxnard, Thousand Oaks Toyota, and many car clubs including most of the Porsche clubs in southern California.

We also have participating in many of the carshows in southern California. The most notable of which was the Motor4Toys event last weekend. Well over 30,000 toys were collected. If you are sponsoring an event, or would like me to speak at one of your functions, please let me know.

We are also pushing to replace those horrible paint pens that dealerships sell. If any of you have contacts with auto service department, carwashes, auto parts stores, etc., please let me know.

Which brings up my technical point for today. DON’T BUY PAINT PENS. There is a much better way. Check out my blog for details. http://www.carpaintchiprepair.com

You can also follow us on Twitter: ‘autopaintrepair’. And please check out our YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3RYHBdh9Xo

And! HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

Please don’t hesitate to call if you need any help, or advice making your car look pretty.

Steve Bode
949/463-7690
Dr.Colorchip authorized dealer

Paint pens suck.

Quinn The Eskimo — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:29:58 +0000

I spend much of my time working on cars that have paint blobs, usually from those God awful paint pens that dealerships and auto stores sell. In my opinion it’s really a dirty trick as those pens make your car look far and away worse. I admit I’m a little bias and my standards are vastly higher than most, but 95% of the time the car would be better off without a big blob on a chip.
I can almost always fix paint blobs, then properly fill the remaining rock chips. I’ve worked on well over 4,000 cars in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties, and have gotten very good at it. Especially, since I’m using the Dr.Colorchip paint system.
So, if you’re tempted to buy one of those paint pens, please throw it in the trash and call me instead. I’ll make your car look fantastic, or I’ll walk you through how to do it yourself.
949/463-7690

And I’ll give anyone that gets me an appointment for a demonstration at a car dealership within driving distance, $100 cash. I have a 95% close rate- so I’m not worried about making the money back.

Ferrari paint chip repair

Quinn The Eskimo — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:14:51 +0000

I worked on 3 Ferrarri’s this week. I love those cars. The first had a pretty deep gouge up the front. A pretty good size stone had skipped its way up the hood. I applied the paint in a bead up the side of the paint damage and dragged a glossy business card across it, spilling it into the paint scar. When I use this technique it’s for doing very high end work. It works really well if you really really watch what you’re doing.
Hold the card close to the car, and very lightly pull the paint into the chip. Then you need to wait a few minutes for the Dr.Colorchip paint to dry. Again, this is for high-end work. I wouldn’t normally bother layering Dr.Colorchip Paint – but when you want to make it perfect, and especially for show cars, it helps to add two or three layers. The key is to thin the paint a little more each time you add a layer of paint. Use acetone to do this. If you don’t thin it out a little, you’ll just take out the paint that you’ve added each time you use the SealAct solution. SealAct is the stuff that removes just the excess paint around your chip. It’s part of the Dr.Colorchip process. Anyway I did this several times. While I was waiting for this to dry, I also worked on my customers Bentley, Hummer, two Porsche 911s, and his MBZ 550SL. This was all before noon. At one o’clock I was due to work on another customers two Ferrari 599s. Both of those cars where about to be clear-bra’d. They had road rash around the wheel wells which is easily and quickly fixed. For cars like that I’ll either apply the paint ‘shoe polish’ method – dipping the paint bottle over my terry cloth and just rubbing it on the car, waiting, then removing with SealAct. Or I put a big ol’ blob of paint at the start of the rash and pull my rubber squeegie across the paint (and paint chips) then remove the excess when it’s dry.
Once in a while I tease my customers when they see me put big huge blobs of paint on their priceless cars. I tell them I’ll done and start to walk off. I have to be careful – I think I’ve cause a few heart attacks. LOL. The beautiful part of this paint system is the there’s no mistakes. Any paint blobs that I’ve put on the car, are very easily removed. I have to be careful with who I joke around with – regardless, I always leave a car looking awesome. I personally work for two car museums, a lot of the high-end dealerships in Orange County California, and most of the high-end car clubs, like Porsche, Corvette, and other classics.
I’m very good at what I do – on that note, I have a Bachelors in Fine Art, and have been painting since I was a wee lad. I owned a printing company and an advertising agency for many years, so I’m not only a professional, but I know color, and I know what looks good, and am only happy when your car looks great!!!!