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Mark McQuaide
05-16-2003, 12:12 PM
I picked up a bottle of Turtle Wax "Color Cure" at Pep Boys since I had a nasty rock chip in the nose (the car's nose, not mine :rolleyes: ) and a scratch on the lower door (I drive 90 miles a day). It comes with a black wax crayon for filling in gouges and black-colored liquid wax.

The stuff works pretty well. The chip in the front end is now invisible. I'd definitely recommend it if your 'Rauder is getting a little banged up from the highway.

Menace
05-16-2003, 12:32 PM
Does work nice on chips which this car seems to get everytime I take it out for a ride.

Kelly
05-16-2003, 12:37 PM
I have been doing the same on the rock chips and it works great, used it on the rocker panel on the sides where the tires chip and it covers great.

DLoreanMARAUDER
05-16-2003, 01:13 PM
used it for the first time on tuesday, and it did a pretty good job. although when your looking, you find even more chips and scratches that break your heart:(

drobin
05-16-2003, 02:48 PM
I should be receiving my front car cover any day now and I will let everyone know how it fits, looks and quality that went into the workmanship....

Donald

JamesHecker
05-16-2003, 04:04 PM
I've found that it reduces the visibility of scratches, but doesn't completly cover them.

jgc61sr2002
05-16-2003, 05:58 PM
Mark - Is that a temporary fix and how long does it last. Thanks John

SergntMac
05-16-2003, 07:08 PM
Originally posted by Menace
Does work nice on chips.

Absolutely, a must have! I wrote my name on my Reinhart chip with the crayon and I got 7 HP and 12 lbs of torque at the rear wheels!

Okay...sorry...I'll go now...

Mark McQuaide
05-17-2003, 05:18 AM
Originally posted by jgc61sr2002
Mark - Is that a temporary fix and how long does it last. Thanks John

Don't know, first time I tried it. It can't be permanent - it's just wax filler. Cheaper than the body shop though!

bchapman
05-17-2003, 07:45 AM
Anything has to be better than that "touch-up paint". When I bought my black '97 T-Bird (used), it was polka-dotted from terrible touch-up applications all over the front end.

The best thing to happen to that car was that a deer ran into the front fender area and I got a new hood, bumper, and quarter panel. The car looked like new. (The deer was ok, too.)

Menace
05-17-2003, 07:50 AM
Sarge, don't you have criminals to look after and donuts to eat?

SouLRioT
05-17-2003, 08:07 AM
Originally posted by SergntMac
Absolutely, a must have! I wrote my name on my Reinhart chip with the crayon and I got 7 HP and 12 lbs of torque at the rear wheels!

Okay...sorry...I'll go now...

ROFL, but i still need to get that stuff though, got a nice scratch on the door

Menace
05-17-2003, 04:13 PM
:coolman:

drkknight196
05-18-2003, 05:48 PM
I've used the Turtle Wax stuff, too. It does cover pretty well, but the first high-pressure washing will take it out. Not hard to reapply though.

RF Overlord
05-18-2003, 06:20 PM
Originally posted by Menace
Sarge, don't you have criminals to look after and donuts to eat?

BAD cop!...NO donut!

:lol: :lol:

Bigdogjim
05-18-2003, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by drkknight196
I've used the Turtle Wax stuff, too. It does cover pretty well, but the first high-pressure washing will take it out. Not hard to reapply though.
Do you mean a car wash or one of those pressure washers??

RCSignals
05-19-2003, 01:14 AM
Originally posted by SergntMac
Absolutely, a must have! I wrote my name on my Reinhart chip with the crayon and I got 7 HP and 12 lbs of torque at the rear wheels!

Okay...sorry...I'll go now...

Was that the Orange or Yellow crayon?

drkknight196
05-19-2003, 03:40 AM
Any car wash -- self-serve with sprayer or the drive through "Laser Wash" type (no brushes of course).

Marauderman
05-19-2003, 04:06 AM
Hey Sarge--

At first didn't recognize your reply earlier as from you--sounded like something from TAF or RF....your humor side jumped out there all over me!!!! :lol:

bchapman
05-19-2003, 04:08 AM
When I had a rock chip on the hood of my new MM, the dealer's body shop applied the touch-up paint with a very fine brush, not those nail polish brushes the paint usually comes with. The paint was applied so carefully, the chip was still recessed, but black; the paint wasn't "blobbed" on. After it dried, they applied a couple of coats of good wax to it. They were kind enough to do this for me gratis.

I keep it clean and waxed and you have to hunt to find the chip almost 6 months later.

Marauderman
05-19-2003, 04:10 AM
Hey RC--Meant to include you as well.... earlier.........