Chip Repair...to offer...or not to offer...?

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Twista616

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Hey All...



Kind of curious on how many of you actually do a chip repair with their full correction details?? Do you even offer it as a service or only upon request??



How much would you charge for a service like this?? I'm assuming it can't be done in one day(or can it?)...probably a two day process for the touch up paint to cure properly.



Wondering if I should offer it as an "additional service" this year...
 
Twista616 said:
Hey All...



Kind of curious on how many of you actually do a chip repair with their full correction details?? Do you even offer it as a service or only upon request??



How much would you charge for a service like this?? I'm assuming it can't be done in one day(or can it?)...probably a two day process for the touch up paint to cure properly.



Wondering if I should offer it as an "additional service" this year...
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master the skill before you offer it....



It's something that took me numerous attempts prior to me feeling comfortable to offer it as a service... - there are many variables that contribute to the variance from repair to repair (ambient temp, nature of chip, quality of paint etc) it's not fun like polishing but it does make money....



What method/product are you thinking of using
 
MotorCity said:
master the skill before you offer it....



It's something that took me numerous attempts prior to me feeling comfortable to offer it as a service... - there are many variables that contribute to the variance from repair to repair (ambient temp, nature of chip, quality of paint etc) it's not fun like polishing but it does make money....



What method/product are you thinking of using
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Well, my method is quite simple in some aspect...I have the cool little sanding pen, not sure if youve heard of them, its made to sand little chips, so you get good adhesion when you apply the touch up paint. So I sand the chip, then slightly around the outter edge, so the new touchup paint will get "feathered" into the existing paint. Apply that as needed, let it flash(dry) then apply again till it gets built up. Then I proceed to wetsand the chip, VERY carefully and not with alot of pressure, to level the touch up paint. After its level enough, apply clearcoat, let it flash for a while, then go back and wetsand that till its flat, then polish as needed.



It takes sometime to let the paints dry... Am i missing anything?? Or anything you can add??
 
Only one small problem with that write up...no matter what USE A HARD BLOCK to sand...unless you need a soft block to fit the contoure of the panel...
 
Twista616 said:
Only one small problem with that write up...no matter what USE A HARD BLOCK to sand...unless you need a soft block to fit the contoure of the panel...
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Could you explain your reasoning behind that advice?
 
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