I myself have never quite mastered applying factory type touch up paints. And I've owned vehicles since a good 40 years back. Some do and can work with such paints masterfully I'm quite sure, it is almost an art.
An art which might involved applying, then drying, wet-sanding, or maybe something like those Meguiars little Leveling Block Stones (I know they have a specific name, I have one but cannot recall at the moment) Then perhaps onto Compounding-Polishing, and I'm sure there are those out there, that can do such a quality job, that you'd be hard pressed to see the repair with a magnifying glass.
But the Dr C-Chip system is quite an awesome system IMO that has many advantages that factory type paints don't possess.
One is the very fast dry time, and a paint that easily stays put, I cannot say that about factory type paints that can have a tendency to run-sag on vertical panels especially. That with such paints, it might often mean very light, and numerous applications with something like a toothpick to accomplish.
That such a touch up process might take days to accomplish. Maybe one chip, not so bad, but dozens of them from road rash, or from rocks being kicked up from the tires, especially more aggressive tires that are on SUVs and Trucks, no thanks for me, I'll definitely always look first to Dr CC for such.
On my Tahoe, I went to work on all upper body panels first. I closely examined all panels with a fine tooth comb, and then placed little small pieces of masking tape to mark those areas so I could quickly find them as I walked around the truck. Then all chips, and areas which had them got a 70% IPA wipe to clean-remove waxes-etc and so the paint will firmly bond.
And around the truck I went, basically all in one shot. Applying, and smearing, and some slightly larger chips, I didn't even smear the paint across the chip, just let a good amount of paint fully fill the chip.
Approximate times, and dependent upon weather and temps, the dry times are approximately 7-10-12 minute's time, then simply again walked around the vehicle from where I started with the Sealact Solution and the provided towel. Good lighting is an aid, and I did have a Halogen on a stand set up so I could see really good.
Another major beauty with Dr C-Chip, is you basically cannot mess up. That if you remove too much, or need to apply an additional application of paint, no problem. Or accidently apply grossly outside the chip area, the Sealact Solution will fully erase your mistakes, and/or you can start all over again on any chip.
On lower rocker panels, this was more difficult, and I laid on a carpet, dabbed the chips, then came back and wiped small areas as I moved from front to back. And trust, on the Tahoe there were literal hundreds of little rock chips. I eliminated the majority of them, and those areas looked 1000% better.
I left all the repairs sit a good week before any further attempts of smoothing, etc, or any polishing processes were done, to insure the paint was fully cured.
Hope my quick rundown of Dr CC has helped.
) the best results for chip/scratch appearance after a treatment.
