Beyond Quick Fixes: A Pro’s Guide to Lasting Paint Touch-Ups
The Art of Quality Paint Chip Repair Recently, I had the chance to work on a BMW at Santa Monica BMW, showcasing why attention to detail matters in paint chip repair. As someone who’s been in this business 25 years, I’ve seen how rushed jobs can leave cars looking less than their best. Many dealerships, […]
Perfecting the Art of Paint Chip Repair: How I Restored a Porsche Panamera GTS to Flawless Condition.
“Perfecting the Art of Paint Chip Repair: How I Restored a Porsche Panamera GTS to Flawless Condition” As the paint chip repair expert dubbed the “best in the country,” I’ve encountered my fair share of challenging projects. But few have put my skills to the test like the door ding on this stunning Porsche Panamera […]
Hey Car Dealership Managers! You’re paying too much for paint repair.
Hello fine people! This is post is focused more towards the car dealership industry. Car dealership go through a lot (pun intended) to get their used car lot looking good. It is an intense and fast paced game of buying a lot of cars at a steeply discounted price, spending as little as possible on […]
Hood with thousands of little paint chips. Can it be fixed without painting the entire hood?
This is my favorite damage to fix. It’s very unsightly and might of happened without you even knowing it. On a windy day, little bits of dust and sand get kicked up. It can be especially bad if you’re driving into the wind – maybe a trip to Las Vegas and back through the dessert. […]
Road rash – the bane of car lovers. Porsche GT4; hood chips are gone!
The bane of any car lover is getting those pesky little rock chips all over the front bumper and hood. The design of Porsche’s cars make them susceptible to rock chips. It’s the wind flows over the front of the car. Contrary to what most people believe, most paint chips come from your own car […]
When do I need a body shop, and when is touch up good enough?
I’ve made a few posts about this, and that’s because it comes up in the requests I get almost daily. Body shops can be very expensive, even if the damage is minor. If someone swings wide while pulling out of the parking spot next to you, even if their wheel barely scraps your car, it […]
Should I go to a body shop, or is touch-up gonna work well enough?
Minor damage to you car can be very expensive. Simply backing out of your driveway and rubbing up against the trash can cause thousands of dollars worth of damage. The worst thing to do is to take it back to the dealership where you bought it. Dealerships rarely have their own body shop. They generally […]
Daily Diary – I fixed this car today!
Diary of a Paint Chip Repair Craftsman: 12/2/23 I saved this customer a couple thousand dollars, assuming he would have gone to a body shop. Someone backed into him. The damage was fairly high up on his right rear quarter panel, so I’m assuming it was a truck. There’s a big dent where the metal […]
Touch-up for Car Collectors
As a car collector, you’re probably very particular about even the tiniest bit of paint damage on your vehicles. You probably also know that having a panel resprayed at a body shop could drastically reduce the value of your car. Even though the respray may have been for a single rock-chip, that extra layer of […]
FAQ: Appointments with PaintCraft
Over the years, we’ve gotten hundreds of questions from our customers. We’ve compiled the most common ones to answer them for you right here! Many of them pertain to our services specifically. We’re an expert car paint touch-up company servicing LA and Orange Counties in Southern California. Here’s everything you might want to know before […]