Anyone used Chipex?

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Luke.

Original Poster:

11,002 posts

251 months

Monday 14th November 2011
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Bought a Mini recently and got a few little stone chips I'd like to sort out.

Came across Chipex and it seems pretty good. Before I send them £50, anyone used it at all?

Cheers

THUNDERHORSE

81 posts

162 months

Tuesday 27th December 2011
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I tried it, its a little tricky to get right. I found it difficult to get a decent finish when wiping the excess paint down with the remover liquid. I tended to remove too much leaving the outline of the chip visible. I think building up a couple of layers and getting the amount of solvent and the pressure applied just right is the trick. I also found the solvent evaporated through the plastic container pretty quickly and I am left with an almost full container of paint with no solvent. It would be better stored in a glass container so it does not permeate through the plastic.

Good Luck!

GTR Cook

306 posts

173 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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Also used it, it did an ok job. Would love to say it worked aswell as the sales video's but i think you really need to be skilled in its application. Also had the same problem of either blobbing the paint or removeing too much.

As for the solvent remover its the same as nail varnish remover.

Maybe i have too many for it to be effective.