templebe

I have a very small gouge in the roof panel of my '22 coupe. I've tried to repair it with traditional touch-up paint, and I've tried to repair it with a Dr. Colorchip kit. the problem is that the material with which the top is made appears to be absorbent, so I can't get the paint to level. Every time I apply paint it just gets sucked into the gouge. Any advice on how to repair this? Thanks in advance,

Kevin A Jones

I'd contact your local Corvette club for recommendations on a good body/paint shop and take it to them. Repair of a small gouge will probably be $250 or less.
I had a small chip knocked out of one of my fender flares on my Tacoma and my body shop did a perfect repair/paint match and cost me $194.

georgied

The paint may cure after 24 hours so keep adding a little more paint every 24 hours and it should build up. I would only add small amounts of paint each time so it dries before it softens the paint you applied earlier.

Kracka

Keep layering Dr. ColorChip. I've had some bad ones that need multiple layers.

Glennm27

Hard to give advice without actually seeing the scratch. I don’t quite understand that your roof seems to be absorbent. How deep is this scratch? You may want to leave it up to a body shop or a detail shop. You can fill a deep scratch with paint until it becomes higher than the rest of the panel then wet sand and polish. Then add clear and wet sand and polish again. If the issue is really bad you could have a body shop repair the scratch, paint a small area at the repair and blend out onto the rest of the roof panel then clear the entire roof panel. A relatively easy job since you can give the shop just the roof panel.

C5racecar

If the scratch is through the primer and into the SMC material, that could be absorbing the touch up paint. Also, there is certainly some evaporation when the paint drys.
It may appear to be level when wet, but the next day it looks like it is drawn into the wound. Apply more layers, then let it dry for a day, and wet sand with 600 as described above.

This is a very delicate process of sanding without scratching the clear on the surrounding area. Making a small repair without making it worse is a big challenge.
I would try a repair, and if it does not look good, take it to a body shop. Take your time, sand in small steps, examine your work in bright light.

This reminds me of a sign I saw in the barber shop. Haircut $10, repair home cut $15.

MIREDVET

Used this on my STS and C6:

C8broughtmeback

I've used this Langka many times successfully over the years. However, it is more about the process than the product.

dvilin

Worth the phone call and the money to get it done correctly.

thrilled

To get it perfect visit a body shop

Michael T*

My experience with Dr Colorchip is that it was a very thinned paint. Get the GM touchup paint. It is thick. I would advise watching some videos on touch up. You want the paint to dry slightly above the surface and then use a lighter rubbing compound such as Meguiar’s Ultimate Compound (slightly abrasive) to take it down level with the surface.

Ron71

I have good luck in the past by painting a scratch with touch up paint and then very carefully using a single edge razor bladed to level the paint even with surface. This may take a time or 2 to do, but it can be effective.