CHIPEX How to use for Stone Chip Repairs | MK2 Leon Cupra R stone chipped | North Coast Workshop

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Hope you enjoy the video! You'll see there's a fair gap down at the front of my bonnet, will be getting it adjusted soon 🤞🏻🙈

[@star053]

Have you tried a metallic yet?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

@@star053 I have bought metallic red for my wife's Renault Kadjar, and it blended really well also. It's hard to see the metallic flecks in the wee bottle tbh, but the overall look once the paint is blended and polished, is spot on 👌🏻

[@Murder950]

It’s a great guide one additional tip is to use a cocktail stick instead if a brush as it fills just the chip not the surrounding area

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Excellent tip mate 👌🏻 yeah those brushes can start leaving blobs after a while 😅🙈 Cheers 😊👍🏻

[@steveandreassend8620]

That’s a great idea. I find the brushes apply too much paint and I always get a blob. Then I smear it with the blending solution and it all comes off.

[@maxxxwel10]

Best video i've found showing how Chipex really works. Thanks mate!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Thanks for your kind words Max 😊, glad you found it useful, and appreciate you watching the video 👍🏻

[@Thedjcodeman]

great video. That blending solution on the sanding block sure helps!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Cheers, yeah it does make it a lot less noticeable once it's smoothed down a bit more. Appreciate u watching 👍🏻

[@aussietaipan8700]

From Australia, thanks for the video, I just purchased and received Chipex for my Tesla model S RHF door, it has may chips but no dents. I'm going to use the Chipex this weekend to see if I can make the paint chips disappear. Your video has helped me and given me some cautious confidants to fix the paint chips.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Great to hear mate, and really appreciate you leaving a comment 👍🏻 esp all the way from beautiful Australia ☀️👌🏻 Hope it goes fine and let me know how u get on

[@aussietaipan8700]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop Back again, Chipex worked perfectly on my door, all the chips are invisible in most light. I just put a chip on my tail gate yesterday so out with the Chipex again.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Glad it worked for you and you managed to sort the chips. Thank you for getting in touch, and cheers for watching 😊

[@fidsey2]

I have just bought a full kit from halfords for my white Honda Civic and its total rubbish! I have now ordered this kit so hopefully will be miles better! Thanks for the great vid! Cheers Nick.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

No probs at all, appreciate you taking the time to watch. Hopefully it fairs better, and let me know how you get on 👍🏻

[@fidsey2]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop thanks i will do👍

[@POTRAT85]

​@@fidsey2 So did it work?

[@rcollins8991]

Very helpful thanks

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

No probs, and I appreciate u watching 👍🏻

[@phillbeddoe540]

I notice you applied more layers before starting step 2. Did you try adding more paint after step 2? I was wondering if the paint would still stick

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

The paint should stick as long as the previous layer has dried, and is clean and wiped down. Applying it in thinner smaller amounts tends to help the overall look for deeper chips, but isn't a necessity. Cheers for watching 👍🏻

[@dally80]

Any tips for dealing with rust in the chip? I was thinking of getting some jenolite rust converter, will that do?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

That could work, but there is a chance the rust could come through at a later date. Definitely worth a try before then shelling out a lot of money on a bodyshop to sort it

[@dally80]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop cheers 👍

[@6daymember]

Hi. I have the manufacturer kit in 2 parts. Thinking if I mix the two (paint and coat) it should work much the same. Thoughts?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Possibly it should work like that. If you can, I'd put a small amount of each into a completely separate container or small cap/lid, mix them up then apply them to a test piece and see how the paint behaves once it dries/cures. Hopefully it should harden properly and give u a similar colour to the cars paintwork. Hope that makes sense 👍🏻

[@AmbroseB1900]

Best video I've seen on using Chipex and getting a decent result! Does the blending fluid work on ordinary touch up paint as well do you know? Thanks.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Appreciated👍🏻 And yes I imagine it should as long as the other touch up paint is an 'all-in' one version that doesn't require any hardener, or laquer added to it, then yes it should help gently remove the layers to make it sit more flush on the paintwork 👍🏻

[@AmbroseB1900]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop thanks for replying, most appreciated 👍

[@P5YCHO1192]

Would you use this on a scratch? It's not deep, but very visible.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

I have done on my wife's car. It's just got to be dabbed on really carefully in small amounts, then once it's cured a bit, very gently rubbed with the blending solution to flatten the new paint. Once dried, you might need to dab on small amounts again, or if it all looks filled, a going over with polish should blend then last of it, and make it way less noticeable 👍🏻

[@P5YCHO1192]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop thanks, I'll give it a try!

[@arntrezlacy399]

what do you clean with before you start is it alcohol

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yes, it's an alcohol based panel wipe. Thank you for watching 👍🏻

[@Mr5000]

What's that blending solution smell like ?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

It smells like some form of cleaning alcohol solution, like possibly panel wipe, just in a smaller, maybe slightly diluted form

[@boobssharp3277]

Interested in this chipex only jus found ye’s👍

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Definitely works well, better than these cheap paint pens you can get. Bit more work needed to apply Chipex, but overall results are 👌🏻 Cheers for watching 😊

[@boobssharp3277]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop thanks will keep u updated once I buy it an try my self 👍

[@HuDz1966]

Would you still recommend this product today for touching up small chips? Or anything better?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

I've not tried anything else since, and I still use the kit for wee bits here and there. But I know there are similar products, not sure if their names but a Google and checking a few reviews should give you some inside knowledge on if they're decent or not. I still rate chipex so I'm sticking to what I know 😁

[@JeanV1986]

Seeing you don't need to apply clear coat, how is the chip repair protected?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

It's not protected as well as a full complete respray, but as long as the paint is looked after, cleaned, the overall look and protection from rust compared to the exposed primer/metal is much better 👌🏻 cheers for watching, appreciated

[@JeanV1986]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop Thank you for the response, and the nice video. God bless.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

@@JeanV1986 no problem at all, appreciate you watching and commenting, any questions I try to answer. Take care 😊👍🏻

[@jonathanmcrae3728]

How long you leave to dry before blending?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

It depends on how much you use, and the temperature as you do it. A very small amount on a small chip, will start to set quite quickly. I wouldn't treat loads of chips all at once, Doing a few at a time and check after 5 mins, because blending while it is still very slightly soft, will give you better results as it will appear more seamless afterwards. Hope that helps 👍🏻

[@jhchang0927]

@@NorthCoastWorkshopHello! what kind of blend liquid? Does it mix original painting?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

@@jhchang0927 it's an alcohol based liquid, and no, all it does is slowly dissolve the new paint to help make it become flat and smooth it so it doesn't leave a bump that's easy to see. Hope that helps

[@jhchang0927]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop Nice!!Thanks for your explanation.

[@douglasbaxter848]

Very helpful vid! How accurate / easy is it to get the right paint colour kit?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

U can enter your registration number on their website, and they'll have it on their systems, super easy 😁👍🏻

[@jefflittle8872]

Nightmare..some videos say leave to go tacky and rub with solution and cloth..removed all the paint. Attempt 2 leave to dry completely and rub with soloution and cloth..again be there for ever without applying pressure while rubbing for ages...crap.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yeah it's a tough balance between leaving it too long and not long enough, which ends up exactly as you say. I have found since then, that if it has hardened, getting the soft block, and a piece of 3000 grit wet and dry, with a splash of soapy water works reasonably well. Then once all the chips are done in that area, a quick polish by hand or a machine and it comes up reasonably well. Hope that helps a bit. I've only realised this method over the past couple of years since doing this vid.