Brand new, first chip within a week...

[Spudgun]

Hey folks,
I've just got a new DS3 DSport in black and it's already had its first chip, d'oh! It's just under the passenger door handle and quite small at around 1cm. I was wondering what the best way to tackle it might be? Would a kit from Chipex be a good idea? If so, does anyone know the color code for new black DS3's?

Thanks for your help!

[pmk]

Colour code will be on a sticker just inside the door frame.
If you go to a dealer and give them your car reg number they can look up the correct colour code/s too and get you a touch up kit (body colour and clear laquer) costs about £8.
Don't use the brush from the touch up kit to put the paint on as you will put too much on at once, put a drop onto some palette (much like a fine painter/artist does) and use a bit of masking tape folded up to make a point to take a very small amount off the palette to apply to chipped area. There is a thread in the forum somewhere that shows this.

http://www.ds3club.co.uk/showthread....ips-yellow-DS3

[Oli]

Colour code will be on a sticker just inside the door frame.
If you go to a dealer and give them your car reg number they can look up the correct colour code/s too and get you a touch up kit (body colour and clear laquer) costs about £8.
Don't use the brush from the touch up kit to put the paint on as you will put too much on at once, put a drop onto some palette (much like a fine painter/artist does) and use a bit of masking tape folded up to make a point to take a very small amount off the palette to apply to chipped area. There is a thread in the forum somewhere that shows this.

http://www.ds3club.co.uk/showthread....ips-yellow-DS3

Or you could use a cocktail stick