Repairing paint chips is important for a couple of different reasons. Other than improving the appearance of your vehicle, untreated paint chips can ultimately lead to rust. Even the smallest paint chip can cause big issues down the road, so we recommend getting them repaired as soon as possible to prevent any rust or other complications!
How much does paint chip repair cost?
We have an affordable base price that starts at $74.99 that can range up to $149.99 depending on the quantity and severity of paint chips. Most touch up paint jobs don’t exceed $149.99, but it can absolutely be possible to exceed that price depending on the severity of the damage.
How long does it take to repair paint chips?
You can expect paint chip repair to usually take anywhere from 15-30 minutes depending on how many paint chips there are and where they are on the car. However that time can vary depending on the severity of the damage.
Do we do any repainting?
No! That’s the beauty of touch up paint. We can fill in your paint chips without repainting anything which keeps the integrity of your factory paint job at its peak.
Why would I choose touch up paint over spot blending or body work?
Touch up paint is the perfect option for small paint chips and small scratches because when you have touch up paint applied to those places, it is usually a good indicator that the surrounding factory paint is healthy and in tact. In the contrary, a spot blend or body work could be covering anything, meaning that if spot blending was done to a small area that touch up paint could have handled, then someone else looking at the car could question the integrity of the repair area because they aren’t sure what was there before. However, with touch up paint, it’s simple to see what the damage was and there’s no mistaking it for something it wasn’t.
Is touch up paint a good option for deep scratches?
Touch up paint can take away from the visual brunt of a deep scratch on your car, but it will not be perfect by any means. Applying touch up paint to a scratch can provide all of the same benefits of paint chip repair, however something to keep in mind is that scratches are typically much larger than paint chips which means it is more difficult to get a uniform looking area than it is in comparison to paint chips.
Does touch up paint provide an exact paint match?
This is a question we get asked frequently and in short, the answer is no. This is because how we apply touch up paint is different than how cars are painted from the factory. Even touch up paint with the same paint code on metallic and pearl finishes will come off as a different shade or color all together because the metallic/pearl ratio in the touch up paint is laid differently on the car which gives it a different pigment. However, we can achieve an extremely close color match that almost has an undetectable color difference.
Is touch up paint supposed to be perfect? Can you achieve perfect results with touch up paint?
No, touch up paint is not supposed to be perfect. Touch up paint takes away from the blemish that paint chips create and visually blends the undamaged areas together so the eye skips over the damage from a few feet away. Touch up paint is not the same as repainting or spot blending, so it’s important to have realistic expectations before getting any touch up paint done to your vehicle.
Why should I pay someone to apply touch up paint to my car?
There are many reasons why you would hire a professional over applying touch up paint yourself. Here are a few reasons:
• If you are uncomfortable applying touch up paint yourself.
• If you aren’t sure where to get touch up paint with your paint code.
• The time, money, and effort you spent applying touch up paint yourself can equate to (and sometimes cost more than) hiring somebody to do the job.
Before
One thing that is important when it comes to touch up paint is to manage expectations. Where we can offer a quality repair, touch up paint in itself is not a means of perfection.
After
Touch up paint is meant to fill the chip in, protect the exposed metal and make the chip virtually invisible from a few feet away.
