ChipsAway (PDS) helps out Leicester City Football Club when a car is damaged on the rear bumper. Working at the LCFC training ground in a small corner overlooking the gym and training pitch the work was carried out without inconveniencing anyone.

The black Mini has caught a small wall, damaging the O/S/R bumper quarter and was back to ‘good as new’ only a few hours later.

Perhaps Peter can help out a member of your Team, call him on 07830 36 46 86

Wheel arch damage – what to do next. Call Peter. Local company calls in Peter to repair Silver Leaf Passat wheel arch. As car companies bring out new colours to charm their Customers with, ChipsAway expand their system to allow repairs to be made. Silver Leaf is one of the new silvers on the market today that, at first sight seem to have been developed especially to make life hard for the body shop and SMART repair opperator.

ChipsAway have developed tints to allow the colour to be mixed in their mobile workshops and train their opperators to make good repairs, even in traditionally difficult areas.

So if this sort of thing happens to you why not call Peter on 07830 36 46 86 and see if he can help you too.

Having carried out a repair, Peter is often asked how best to bring the rest of the vehicle up to the level of shine on the newly repaired area. Often it is just a case of using a good quality product from one of the many ranges avaiable.

Peter has an old Mazda Eunos (1993 Neo Green, Mazda’s version of BRG). In 1993, solid colour were not usually given a clear coat (lacquer) and over the years the paint has lost a lot of it’s origional shine. The solution in this case was to find a “hard” wax and build up a number of coats to act as a clear coat. Though not particularly difficult to use, they have been replaced over the years by “instant shine” products that apply a thin layer which is usually washed off next time you clean the car.

Peter has tested a few over the years but has been bowled over by Collinite 476S Pro Wax.

After a good wash and a light “Clay” application the 476S was applied with the damp sponge supplied. Working in sections about 60cm square the wax is allowed to “haze” then polished with a good quality microfibre cloth.

As this is a hard wax product it is possible to build up a number of layers that do not wash off. The shine is very deep and the car looks great as a result. On a drive on sunday Peter had to stop to put up the roof when the heavens opened and was amazed at the degree of beading visable on the bonnet while driving and the fact that when when the car stopped all the rain ran off, even from the bonnet.

If you want the best finish on your car, give Collinite 476S a try!

In this game Peter gets to hear about all sorts of “wonder” products that will help with repairs or help his Customers. Rather like all that unwanted email, most of the products do not do anything like they say on the tin (don’t get him started on “instant scratch repairs”).

Some of the more realistic claims are tested by Peter and if proved useful passed on via this website.

Bilberry Wheel Cleaner is one of the products Peter has been testing and the word is it does a great job and does not seem to have a down side. Not caustic or acidic it does no harm to the operator or the environment (but do follow the instructions regarding safety) it can be used full strength to get the really bad stuff off and diluted for that regular weekly clean.

Do a search and get a bottle, Peter is sure you will not regret it.

Lifting lacquer on 20 year old Volvo- can it be repaired? When an old Customer called Peter with an unusual request regarding lacquer lifting on the wing of his trusty old Volvo he was happy to visit to look at the problem and discuss the options. At some point the wing had been replaced and when it was painted the lacquer cover on the edge inside the engine bay had been too light. Over the years this had lifted and spread to the top edge of the wing outside the bay. It was very unsightly, but was it fixable?

Usually Peter would decline this sort of problem, but knowing each other Peter suggested that as the design of the wing gave a very clear “stop” point it was agreed that as long as the lacquer was stable before this point a repair was possible.

Flating the top edge of the wing allowed Peter to “feather” the stable edge before applying a special ChipsAway primer allowing a very stable base on which to apply the paint.

Despite the paint on adjacent panels being 20 years old, Peter was able to provide a perfect match thanks to the ChipsAway Aquaclear system and after 2 coats of Aquaclear lacquer all that was needed was to polish the rest of the car to the levels of the repair. Thankfully a nice weekend allowed Mr A to carry this out.

How do I get my Range Rover Sport fixed? Call Peter at ChipsAway (PDS) Ltd. Peter will call round and provide a free quote, but this Customer was sure Peter could fix the paint so agreed a price on the day. If this has happened to you then call Peter on 07830 36 46 86 and arrange a visit.

A perfect colour match using the ChipsAway Aquaclear system ensures the best possible SMART repair and Chris was very happy with the result.