Chip Fillers

Yea I did all that. They recommended using the blending solution to clear off any polish/wax so I did that quite thoroughly, and used the sponge block with the paper cloth. I think my road rash is what they describe in their leaflet as microchips, but I've got thousands of them. I've still got the kit so I might try again at the weekend.
In the event that it runs out, is the blending solution just white spirit?
 
Chip repairs take time. You should dab the chip and leave them to dry for 24hours. Be sure that surrounding temperature is at least 15 degress. I left my car parked in the sun only to continue next day. Don't worry if you made a big blob. After paint is dry paint thinner will take it off. So, how to avoid taking the paint out of the chip? Don't use you hand and fingers. Use some sort of a brick rubber or brick foam. Wrap paper cloth around the brick, apply thinner and go over the blob a few times so all the excess paint around the chip is removed. Inspect. Repeat adding paint. This goes if you would like to level the chip flat. I am using Scratch Wizard's kit.

If you're looking only to mask the chip, so white primer won't shine like a diamond in goat's ash :), just make one big blob and wipe it next day.

If you're looking at many small pits, you can go like this:
https://youtu.be/1rxBEPVmgOo
 
RenoRaines said:
Chip repairs take time. You should dab the chip and leave them to dry for 24hours. Be sure that surrounding temperature is at least 15 degress. I left my car parked in the sun only to continue next day. Don't worry if you made a big blob. After paint is dry paint thinner will take it off. So, how to avoid taking the paint out of the chip? Don't use you hand and fingers. Use some sort of a brick rubber or brick foam. Wrap paper cloth around the brick, apply thinner and go over the blob a few times so all the excess paint around the chip is removed. Inspect. Repeat adding paint. This goes if you would like to level the chip flat. I am using Scratch Wizard's kit.

If you're looking only to mask the chip, so white primer won't shine like a diamond in goat's ash :), just make one big blob and wipe it next day.

If you're looking at many small pits, you can go like this:
https://youtu.be/1rxBEPVmgOo
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That's the video I watched which made me buy this kit. I did exactly what he did there but I didn't get the same results. I'm wondering now if I've got too much product still on the paintwork... I had the car coated in Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer a few weeks ago but have since scrubbed the chipped areas with scratchX and then the blending solution, hoping that would have removed all trace of the lacquer. Perhaps it's still there preventing the filler from holding.
 
Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer definitely prevents paint to stick to the surface. If you wanna do chips correctly, you should first sand the chip. That way you make the surface and cavity flat and prepare it for paint to stick. But this is for sure the hard way. Don't go there if you don't have the time and patience. Check out this video. Larry is professional top class detailer. I went with his method.

https://youtu.be/6xi3xmeO6C4
 
Oh that's the video where he spent ages talking about how awesome he is, then at the end of the video there was no close up of the repair at all... purely my opinion but every video I've watched of that guy I've been irritated by him and the over emphasis on production value and self promotion, too much talking and skipping over final results. I'm sure he is good at what he does but I can't bear to watch him.

It's not that I don't have the time or the patience for sanding, it's more that I'm really careless and inexperienced with anything like this... I'd guaranteed ruin the paintwork. Tbh I've still got a valid quote of £500 to respray the entire front end so I might just save the time and hassle and get it perfect! I'll have one more shot at the chip filler though. Any advice on whether the ScratchX or blending solution would have removed the C1?
 
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