Tech Session

GCR Tech Session

Christy Spangler, Social Chair

Driving South Florida roads means driving in many construction zones. It also means that Porsche drivers are subject to many road hazards, and the opportunity for paint nicks and chips frequently occurring on the front of your car, damaging the good looks of that beautiful frunk lid! To combat the nicks and dings, Gold Coast Region held our first tech session in a couple of years at Dr. ColorChip. We traversed I-95 north—and some of those construction zones—on Saturday, February 19th for the session.

GCR had a super turnout with 21 Porsches and 42 members in attendance. The session started with a nice lunch catered by Chick-fil-A which gave us time to socialize and meet Dan McCool, President, and the staff of Dr. ColorChip. Dan provided an overview of their system and how the company came into existence.

Dr. ColorChip is a high-quality vehicle paint touch-up company. They are the industry leader in the niche automotive touch-up industry and their global headquarters facility sits just a bit north in Lake Park, FL. They have developed a process to easily touch-up chips in the paint on your car. Additionally, they formulate the paint to auto manufacturer’s specifications there at this facility. The color match is simply perfect.

The formal tech session started with dividing us into two groups for two different presentations. Using Steve Kidd’s 944, Joe Monachello demonstrated the Dr. ColorChip process to the first group. Joe demonstrated how to apply the touch up paint. They mixed the Baltic Blue color on the spot that blended right into the finish of Steve’s 944. The second group saw the blending process used to get the exact paint match as demonstrated, by Tony Pando.

Nestor Sanchez has used Dr. ColorChip on his Racing Yellow Porsche. As Nestor had some questions about application, they had him drive his 911 into the shop. Once inside, the Dr. ColorChip professionals did another hands-on demonstration for the application of the product. The process is simple, the paint matched perfectly, and Nestor and Noemi’s Porsche showed like new as the Dr. ColorChip touch-ups blended perfectly, as expected.

Following the demonstrations, Dr. ColorChip offered specials on their products and had a raffle and goddie bags for attendees. Thank you to the staff of Dr. ColorChip for the warm welcome, for hosting the tech session and for your willingness to assist our members with your wonderful product. Thanks also to Steve and Dottie Kidd for organizing this tech session. If you wish, check out Dr. ColorChip online at: https://drcolorchip.com/about/