DrColorchip disaster!

[GreyGhost]

These are the two reviews posted by MGO before the buy.

Review on Scoobynet:

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/car-care-38...ip-review.html

Review on a P1:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=65009

[BigRuss]

OMG!!!!

Sorry to see such a disasterous result.
Hope you manage to get it sorted quickly and without too many problems, keep us up to date with how you get on.

I tried my kit out yesterday at Peterborough in similar weather to yours.
The excess paint after 10 minutes was quite difficult to remove, a fair amount of pressure and rubbing was required to remove it sucessfully.

The application of the paint and the removal of the excess is not as straightforward as the instructions would have you believe.



Russ

[JohnDotCom]

Oh Dear, Not quite all its cracked up to be by comments coming in.

[MrBitsy]

Originally Posted by STUBIE

Did you use a fair amount of the the removing liquid, you seemed to have put on quite an amount of the paint I wonder if it dried out after only 30 seconds.
Stubs

I put the removing liquid on a cloth and rubbed - I could tell instantly it seemed to have dried straight away. I then used loads of the liquid over a period of 15 minutes to scrub the bonnet, but not a single bit of paint came off - the cloth itself had a tiny hint of removed colour.

Once I had smeared the paint over the road rash, It really looked bad, so I didn't wait for the two minutes before I removed it. The bonnet wasn't hot, because I had only driven it 20 yards from the garage. It looks like I had applied it too thick, but I honestly hit it with the removing liquid within the first minute of application - the amount of application surely shouldn't be a problem.

What gets me though is the instructions say it can be left for up to two hours (after smearing it when applied) The weather was partly cloudy and it was 9am, so I don't think the bodywork could have been too hot either - it was only 5 minutes after I rinsed it off under the hose.

I posted straight away to stop others using the wipe on with a rag method.

[MrBitsy]

Originally Posted by Dave***t

Good god that's awful, especially as, like the others have said, it's happened to someone who takes as much care of his paintwork as you! I do hope you can get it sorted.

And please don't forget to keep us updated as to fixes/results, as I'm definately thinking twice about using the stuff after seeing those photos!

I had already used it on the boot, using the paint brush/dabbers on some large stone chips - it worked fine for those. I applied using a brush, smeared, then waited two minutes before using the liquid. The excess paint removed fine. I then did the same on another chip, but this time waited 30 minutes before using the removing liquid - it removed fine again after a bit more rubbing.

This is why I decided to use the wipe on method to attack the road rash - I was really shocked that it appeared to dry almost instantly using this method

[MrBitsy]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

OMG!!!!

Sorry to see such a disasterous result.
Hope you manage to get it sorted quickly and without too many problems, keep us up to date with how you get on.

I tried my kit out yesterday at Peterborough in similar weather to yours.
The excess paint after 10 minutes was quite difficult to remove, a fair amount of pressure and rubbing was required to remove it sucessfully.

The application of the paint and the removal of the excess is not as straightforward as the instructions would have you believe.

Russ

Interesting you say the paint was difficult to remove after 10 minutes, when the instructions suggest it can be left on for two hours!

I am being completely honest when I say I couldn't remove ANY of the paint from the bonnet after just 1 minute - almost as if the removing liquid had 'gone off'. The cloth I used with the removing liquid shows a tiny hint of colour in it, even though I used it for 15 minutes to try and removed the product.

After smearing it on the road rash I felt uncomfortable and that is why I tried to remove it so quickly.

[MrBitsy]

Originally Posted by GerryT

That don't look too good Ray

Have you tried more of the remover on it yet or is stuck ?

Sorry to see that especially on your car.

Completely dried on the moment it hit the paint. I was nervous after I applied it, so used the removing liquid within a minute, yet none came off. I am thinking the removing liquid was somehow 'off' and not working as it should.

I just can't believe how bad it looks

[Tatts]

What are your plans to rectify the disaster Ray?

Respray or see if someone can 'correct' it?

Gutted for you...

[CDTi]

Any chance T-Cut would remove it?

[Tatts]

Originally Posted by CDTi

Any chance T-Cut would remove it?

Doubt it - looks too thick.

That'll probably need wet sanding first and then machine polishing with a cutting polish.