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post Aug 5 2011, 11:18 AM
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Just wandering if anyone has used Dr. Colorchip and if so what they thought of it.
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post Aug 5 2011, 11:26 AM
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Hers a link for all the lazy guys like me.

http://www.drcolorchip.com/

BTW, its spelled with an o.
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post Aug 5 2011, 04:30 PM
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post Aug 5 2011, 04:37 PM
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I find it best to talk with a local body shop and find out where they buy shop supplies locally, We have a Sherwin Williams Distributor and they have everything to do an exact match on site and a small can is like 15 bucks.

Sooo much better IMO than what I have seen in any stick or the like.

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post Aug 5 2011, 05:34 PM
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I'm thinking you must mean local PORSCHE body shop as most shops just usually use the paint supplier that gives them the best deal and old vw- porsche colors sometimes aren't in the books in base coat clear coat and sometimes it's even hard to get some color recipies in single stage urethanes. Exact match as in a spectrometer is a real gamble on old paints for my supplier. 15.00 must be a really small can of enamel.
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post Aug 5 2011, 06:23 PM
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Dr. Colorchip comes recommended by concours weenies who are so puckered up they crap once a year... They matched my 911 perfectly.
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post Aug 5 2011, 06:34 PM
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I'd bet a good dinner you won't get a 15.00 can of color paint from them though. But at least they might have the right color.
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post Aug 5 2011, 09:15 PM
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I'd bet a good dinner you won't get a 15.00 can of color paint from them though. But at least they might have the right color.


About $50 a color...
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post Aug 5 2011, 10:02 PM
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TAriffic!



you forgot the A....or is it an O ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Yerp that's it. T.O.-riffic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Aug 6 2011, 07:20 AM
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What is the difference between a color code that has an AU or AT suffix ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I'm ordering the Glacial White for the '98 Boxster...Any help will be appreciated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Aug 6 2011, 07:31 AM
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Call them Jim. They're very helpful.
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post Aug 6 2011, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE(charliew @ Aug 5 2011, 03:34 PM) *

I'm thinking you must mean local PORSCHE body shop as most shops just usually use the paint supplier that gives them the best deal and old vw- porsche colors sometimes aren't in the books in base coat clear coat and sometimes it's even hard to get some color recipies in single stage urethanes. Exact match as in a spectrometer is a real gamble on old paints for my supplier. 15.00 must be a really small can of enamel.



I'm guessing in my case it's Sherwin Williams house type, can says 2nd Dimension, I use it for rock chip touch up and the like...

I can special order other paint brands if needed at more expense.

For 15 bucks I get one pint, color matched on site, and if it does not turn out to my liking, I get them to redo it free of charge.

If I was painting a fender or whole car, I would do it differently, but for me it's super easy and fool proof match wise.

I just did a can of single stage for the Miata and spent some time fixing the one "to the primer" scratch filling it in, knocking it down repeat ect. It's really really good to the point that I have to be about six inches away to "find" it.



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post Aug 6 2011, 06:49 PM
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QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Aug 5 2011, 06:23 PM) *

Dr. Colorchip comes recommended by concours weenies who are so puckered up they crap once a year... They matched my 911 perfectly.

I'm not "puckered up" & I crapped twice today! Color Chip is "good", but not a panacea. Use it quickly, because it dries out quickly avfter opening. Worls OK out of the box, but is useless 6 months later, so use it as soon as you get it. Decent matching.
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