Touch up paint - best place to get it from?

[SRGTD]

Greencode, maybe a silly question, but have you actually tried the paint on your car in the stonechip to see what it looks like? An area of paint applied to what looks like a white plastic lid in your photo isn't necessarily the best test. If you'd applied it to a black lid, it would've looked much 'whiter'.

With the Chipex kit, if the colour match isn't good on the car, the paint you've applied can be gently removed with the blending solution.

[greencode]

Greencode, maybe a silly question, but have you actually tried the paint on your car in the stonechip to see what it looks like? An area of paint applied to what looks like a white plastic lid in your photo isn't necessarily the best test. If you'd applied it to a black lid, it would've looked much 'whiter'.

With the Chipex kit, if the colour match isn't good on the car, the paint you've applied can be gently removed with the blending solution.

Hi. No, but the Paints4U is a similar poor match and this is what that looked like on the car

[SRGTD]

Interesting that the touched in area on your sill (Paints4U paint) doesn't look at all grey like the paint on the test patch on the plastic lid, even though it's not a perfect colour match (looks a slightly yellow-ish white compared to the original Pure White paint).

To my eye, on your plastic lid test the Paints4U paint looks to be a shade darker than the Chipex paint. I don't think you'll know how good a colour match the Chipex paint is until you use it on your car. If it is a shade lighter than the Paints4U paint, it might actually be a good match.

[greencode]

Interesting that the touched in area on your sill (Paints4U paint) doesn't look at all grey like the paint on the test patch on the plastic lid, even though it's not a perfect colour match (looks a slightly yellow-ish white compared to the original Pure White paint).

To my eye, on your plastic lid test the Paints4U paint looks to be a shade darker than the Chipex paint. I don't think you'll know how good a colour match the Chipex paint is until you use it on your car. If it is a shade lighter than the Paints4U paint, it might actually be a good match.

TBH, it's very tricky to take a photo of white unless you have the correct white balance on the camera. All I know is looking at it against the car and on the white lid, it's completely different. What I might do is put a bit on an inconspicuous area of the car and see what it looks like.

[greencode]

Interesting that the touched in area on your sill (Paints4U paint) doesn't look at all grey like the paint on the test patch on the plastic lid, even though it's not a perfect colour match (looks a slightly yellow-ish white compared to the original Pure White paint).

To my eye, on your plastic lid test the Paints4U paint looks to be a shade darker than the Chipex paint. I don't think you'll know how good a colour match the Chipex paint is until you use it on your car. If it is a shade lighter than the Paints4U paint, it might actually be a good match.

Okay, thought I'd follow your advice and paint a little patch with the Chipex. Here's the outcome. Actually looks too white!! Now, obviously, this was just applied to non-stonechipped area of the paintwork and so it's raised on the original paint. It does look more matte than the original paint but I'm assuming that once you've used the blending solution and polish that this will blend in to the original paintwork a little better?

[SRGTD]

Interesting that the touched in area on your sill (Paints4U paint) doesn't look at all grey like the paint on the test patch on the plastic lid, even though it's not a perfect colour match (looks a slightly yellow-ish white compared to the original Pure White paint).

To my eye, on your plastic lid test the Paints4U paint looks to be a shade darker than the Chipex paint. I don't think you'll know how good a colour match the Chipex paint is until you use it on your car. If it is a shade lighter than the Paints4U paint, it might actually be a good match.

Okay, thought I'd follow your advice and paint a little patch with the Chipex. Here's the outcome. Actually looks too white!! Now, obviously, this was just applied to non-stonechipped area of the paintwork and so it's raised on the original paint. It does look more matte than the original paint but I'm assuming that once you've used the blending solution and polish that this will blend in to the original paintwork a little better?

IMO it looks better than the Paints4U for colour match. The thickness of the test patch (thicker than the original paint) probably also adds to the extra 'whiteness' that you're seeing.

If it was me, I'd apply it to the stone chip(s) you need to touch in, use the blending solution and polish so the repaired area is level with the surrounding original paint and then make a judgement on what it looks like.

[greencode]

IMO it looks better than the Paints4U for colour match. The thickness of the test patch (thicker than the original paint) probably also adds to the extra 'whiteness' that you're seeing.

If it was me, I'd apply it to the stone chip(s) you need to touch in, use the blending solution and polish so the repaired area is level with the surrounding original paint and then make a judgement on what it looks like.

Yeah, I think you're right. It's the only way of properly testing it and if it looks terrible I can always use the blending solution to gently remove the paint. TBH, the stonechip in question is on the roof just where the windscreen meets the roof near the middle so wouldn't be noticeable anyway. I'm probably just overthinking it and after the Paints4U match I just want it to be better. Saying that, can't be any worse! Terrible match and terrible customer service.

Thanks for your help and advice with this. Will post an update when the chip is filled :-)

[greencode]

Okay, not the greatest of pics but here's a before and after using Chipex. The match is actually really good but what I just could not do is get the paint level. I tried everything. Only used the tiniest amount of paint, and did this a few times to build up the layers but as soon as you use the blending solution along with the block it just removes the paint!

[EricM]

I had a chip on the front of my bonnet like that. It took about 4 applications over a month to get the paint level. Just keep adding to it after you wash the car for the next few weeks.

[greencode]

I had a chip on the front of my bonnet like that. It took about 4 applications over a month to get the paint level. Just keep adding to it after you wash the car for the next few weeks.

Thanks for the advice. Will do. TBH, it's in such a position that you would have to know it's there in order to see it but I'd like to get it near on perfect so when other chips surface in the future, I'll know what to do.