How to Fix Paint Chips on a Corvette C8?

Searching for ways to fix the paint chips especially on the front of your Corvette C8? In this video by NuHorizon C8 he provides a step by step solution.

In some cases Corvette C8 owners take the gamble and don’t add any paint protection film or PPF to their car. When this happens you can start acquiring paint chips along the way  especially in high frequency impact points like your front bumper or front hood and fenders.

In this video NuHorizon C8 on YouTube provides a really good detailed video on the step by step process of how to fix and repair paint chips on his Corvette C8. He tests two different products and processes and once you watch the video you will see some great results and outcome.

Regardless of the paint chip repair kit you use whether you go with AC Delco or the preferred Dr. Color Ship you will need really good micro fiber towels like the ones from Chemical guys and a BEST SELLER here on Amazon


Hello all. So its time to check out how the paint looks on the C8 Corvette after 28,000 Miles. I never installed Paint Protection Film, or PPF for short, and its time to see how many paint chips the C8 has collected and check out how effective two different paint chip repair kits can be at covering these up. Its a lot of good information and a good how a good paint chip repair kit can save your car from costly repaint work if you never installed PPF. Enjoy! TIMELINE:

0:00 Introduction 0:32 Paint Evaluation Post 28k Miles 1:39 Prepping Front Bumper Surface 2:08 AC Delco vs Dr Color Chip 2:18 AC Delco Apply How-to 3:39 Dr Colorchip Apply How-To 5:13 Best Paint Chip Repair Method to Use 5:54 Dr Color Chip Final Results 6:41 AC Delco Final Results 7:46 RESULTS SUMMARY

C8 Corvette Market Update, VIPs, & September Allocations

Rick Corvette Conti shares the latest C8 Corvette news from allocations to the new C8 Corvette Z06.

Some of the top points from the Latest C8 Corvette news

  • The selectable VIN is being abused with over 500 trying to select a low number VIN to help get a C8 Corvette Z06 faster
  • YES, Chevrolet and General Motors are choosing influencers and YouTubers for the C8 Corvette Z06 although they don’t need to with lists so long they can’t fulfill the orders
  • There are still a lot of parts and supply chain issues and Chevy Dealers are month to month on C8 Corvette allocations that change drastically each month
  • Rick shared a call where some people lower on the big dealer lists like Ciocca Corvette and MacMulkin were told to hold out if they wanted the Z07 package and a few did but now are screwed to wait until orders for the C8 Z06 start again in January 2023.

Need Side Skirts for Your C8 Corvette?

In this video by Paragon Performance they show how to install Verus Engineering Side Skirts. Verus Engineering is one of the options for side skirts for the Corvette C8 that you can find under $1,000.

Most of the aftermarket side skirts you will find are well over $2,000 so if you are looking for another option for your Corvette C8 side skirts under $1,000 check out these Verus Engineering Side Skirts you can find on Paragon Performance website.

C8 Corvette Side Skirts

For example these C8 Corvette Side Skirts in the video below were on sale at the time of this post for $649.99 and are usually priced at $799.00

The Verus Engineering Carbon Polyweave Side Splitter Kit completes the aerodynamic appearance of your Chevrolet C8 Corvette.

These units were designed specifically to flow with the factory rocker panel and feature a horizontal member which reduces the amount of high-pressure air making its way to the bottom side of the vehicle. This high-pressure air produces lift and by reducing this, we reduce lift on the chassis. This is specifically prevalent while the vehicle is in yaw or while turning.

• Reduce Lift (Increase Downforce)
• Improve Overall Aerodynamic Efficiency
• Reduce Lap Times • Increase Gas Mileage
• Will Not Grab and Bend Surfaces Like Aluminum Units
• Will Not Crack and Break Like Carbon and ABS Units
• Abrasive resistant while stiff

** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS POLYWEAVE – It is NOT CLEAR CARBON FIBER.  Polyweave will have some inconsistencies in the material.  THIS IS NOT FOR CAR SHOWS,  IT IS FOR RACE CARS!

If you would like to order these C8 Corvette Side Skirts click this link and put in the notes that you found them on C8CorvetteBlog.com

2023 Corvette Z06 at the Kansas City Auto Show

In this video by DriveItOut on YouTube he covers the new 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 convertible in Elkhart Lake Blue at the Kansas City Auto Show.

You get to see this C8 Z06 Convertible with the carbon fiber aero Z07 package spec and it looks amazing.

The Kansas City Auto Show was going on from September 8th until September 11th. If you missed it you should check out your local areas Auto Show if there is one so you don’t miss seeing the new Corvette Z06 in person. We put together a list of local Auto Shows below thanks to Auto Shows of North America.

Join us at the 2022 Kansas City International Auto Show for a quick walk-around review of the new Zo6 convertible!

Auto Shows of North America

North American International Auto Show (Detroit Auto Show)

NAIAS is where future mobility innovations start. With the largest concentration of the world’s top automotive and technology executives, designers, engineers and thought leaders, the North American International Auto Show serves as the global stage for companies to… Read More

Albany Auto Show

Over 150 new cars, trucks, and SUVs are driving into town  at the Times Union Center. The Albany Auto Show, the largest vehicle display and consumer show between Montreal and New York City, between Syracuse and Hartford, will… Read More

Arizona International Auto Show is from November 24th until November 27th, 2022. https://autoshowphoenix.com/

Central Florida International Auto Show

New cars, trucks and SUVs will fill the Orange County Convention Center for the 2024-model Central Florida International Auto Show!

San Diego International Auto Show

The San Diego International Auto Show will return in December 2022.  It will feature over 400 over the latest new models, a dozen test drives, exotics, automotive products and much more! The show takes place at the San… Read More

Hampton Roads International Auto Show

The next Hampton Roads International Auto Show will be held January 13-15, 2023 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. For more information, please visit our website at www.hamptonroadsautoshow.com

Montreal Auto Show

The Montreal Auto Show is an institution, which was founded more than 100 years ago. Our goal, above all, is to stay true to our mission, and to continue offering Quebecers, a platform that allows them to discover… Read More

Philadelphia International Auto Show

The Philadelphia Auto Show is an annual auto show held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Buffalo Auto Show

The Buffalo Auto Show is Western New York’s  Premier New Vehicle Automotive Event! At the 2023 Auto Show visitors saw the latest and greatest new SUV’s, Hybrids, Minivans, High Performance and Economical Cars and Trucks on the road… Read More

Northeast International Auto Show

New cars, trucks and SUVs will fill the Rhode Island Convention Center for the 2023 Northeast International Auto Show!

North Texas Auto Show

The 41st Annual North Texas Auto Show will return to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in 2023. One of the most anticipated annual events the North Texas Auto Show is the ideal opportunity for consumers to see… Read More

Pittsburgh International Auto Show

The Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Association is pleased to announce that the public can attend the 2023 Pittsburgh International Auto Show from the safety and comfort of home. Stay tuned for details regarding a spring event that will… Read More

Dayton Auto Show

Each year the Dayton Auto Show rolls into town with displays of the latest and greatest models and automotive technologies. See all your favorite sports cars, sedans, SUVs, minivans, and motorcycles from 25 different manufacturers, and enjoy some… Read More

Cleveland Auto Show

The Cleveland Auto Show marks the start of the spring automotive selling season in Northern Ohio. Featuring concept, pre-production and production vehicles from the world’s auto manufacturers, the show also includes an array of entertainment including sports and… Read More

Columbus International Auto Show

Each year the Columbus International Auto Show rolls into town with displays of the latest and greatest models and automotive technologies. See all your favorite sports cars, sedans, SUVs, and minivans, go for a test drive or two,… Read More

Lehigh Valley Auto Show

Since its inception in 1998, the Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Show has been the region’s premier showcase for the newest and hottest automobile technology from Detroit and abroad. The 2023 Auto Show is the flagship event of the… Read More

Cincinnati Auto Expo

Whether you’re a prospective buyer and want to sit behind the wheel of your dream car, a motor head who can’t get enough of the cutting edge of what the automotive industry has to offer, or just love… Read More

Alabama International Auto Show

It will be a beautiful show featuring the 2023 model year domestic and import cars, light trucks, SUVs, hybrid vehicles of all sizes, and vans. Vehicles from manufacturers all over the world covering two levels of the Birmingham… Read More

Austin Auto Show

Established in August of 1946, the Austin Automobile Dealers Association has become a crucial resource for automobile dealers in the Austin area.

San Antonio Auto & Truck Show

The New San Antonio Auto and Truck Show (SAAS), produced by the San Antonio Automobile Dealers Association, is a preeminent automotive event, bringing all things automotive to South Texas each November.  Dubbed “the largest showroom in South Texas”, Show

CarMax Offer for a 2023 70th Anniversary Edition C8 Corvette?

With interest rates rising the housing market and car market is starting to cool off and used car prices are starting to come down. In this video you will see Jump Squad Auto take his brand new 2023 70th Anniversary Edition C8 Corvette to Carmax to see what they would offer.

His C8 Corvette is fully loaded and has just over 200 miles on it. So far C8 Corvettes have dropped about 10% and the high end supercar and exotic car market is falling as well to compensate for the rise in interest rates.

Jump Squad Auto’s C8 Corvette has a MSRP sticker price at $98,800 but he paid over sticker for the car as he hints in the video. He does mention about $10k over is fair game.

In the end you will see CarMax offers him $102,000 so about $3k over sticker on this 70th Anniversary Carbon Flash Edition C8 Corvette Convertible.

Chevrolet Corvette C8 prices continued to decrease this year and what better way to test the market then to take my 2023 C8 Corvette to CarMax. What did CarMax offer for the 70th Anniversary Edition. Consumer spending and confidence is falling and so are car prices. Almost 10% dip in corvette pricing at auction and wholesale since the start of the calendar year.

Is the C8 Corvette Z06 Production is Halted?

Last week we posted an update from Rick Corvette Conti a Corvette sales professional in Ohio that General Motors is halting the orders of the new C8 Corvette Z06.

However, everyone is still wondering if production of the 300+ known allocations and possible 500 more “VIP” orders General Motors hand selected like Emelia Hartford, TJ Hunt, and the Stradman will still go into production this month.

StreetSpeed717 confirmed 3 YouTubers were hand selected by Chevrolet and General Motors at his local Chevy dealer in Pennsylvania at Whitmoyer Chevrolet.

There is also speculation General Motors is hand selecting these people in a unique way since EddieX and Speed Phenom on YouTube also were selected to get their orders of the C8 Corvette and Eddie X never owned Corvette before unlike Speed Phenom that has a “track” focused YouTube channel and since StreetSpeed717 was more “TRX” focused lately with his channel jumping cars.

And further speculation they are halting production because there is something wrong with the car now that its a flat plane crank engine and the highest NA horsepower engine ever built. Which is another reason why people are saying they are going to void the warranty if you don’t keep it at least 6 months and try to flip the car so they don’t have to pay to fix any of the issues.

Just when it was announced only 10% of C8 Corvettes were going to be C8 Z06 models or about 3,000 a year they pulled the rug out from everyone and stopped orders. There are people that have been on dealer lists for years that will have to continue to wait even longer for the new C8 Z06 that’s if they continue to wait at all or decide to switch over to a Acura NSX, McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari, or Lamborghini instead.

In this video Speed Phenom, Austin mentions he doesn’t have any inside information about the C8 Corvette Z06 production still starting on his hand selected allocation for the C8 Z06 but he doesn’t seem too worried about it.

Our guess is even though General Motors and Chevrolet halted orders for the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 they are still going to start production on the 300+ allocations given out to dealers in August, 2022 including the hand selected “VIPs” and YouTubers they wanted to have the car.

General Motors Halts 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 Orders (VIDEO)

If there wasn’t enough drama, waiting, mark ups with the C8 Corvette and the new 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 you’re in luck there’s more!

Rick Corvette Conti on YouTube just let the Corvette community know that General Motors and Chevrolet are not accepting any more orders for the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 until 2024!

The C8 Corvette has been nothing but issues since they debuted the car in the summer of 2019 in California. And when they did with a starting $59,995 price tag it increase the C8 Corvette demand like no other Corvette in it’s history being a new mid engine platform. People looked at it as they do with most Corvettes an American sports car with tremendous value.

Now almost three years later you can find C8 Corvettes selling above MSRP as many Chevy dealers marked up the C8 Corvette as well as the new and highly anticipated flat plane crank high revving C8 Corvette Z06 for 2023.

On July, 28th, 2022 about 9 months after the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 reveal they opened up the order banks and provided about 315 allocations to Chevy dealers that quickly marked them up to $90k-100k to get the first C8 Z06s.

Along with the people having to pay mark ups for the early orders or being on lists for years they provided YouTubers and VIPs a chance to skip the long dealer lists and get theirs first as well. For example Emelia Hartford has been given two C8 Corvette Z06 press cars and has placed her order. Also, Austin with Speed Phenom has also entered his order as well with a Chevy Dealer in California that isn’t in the top 100 for Corvette sales.

And as of today September 2nd, 2022 Rick Corvette Conti a Corvette sales person in Ohio at Coughlin Chevrolet of Pataskala received noticed they are no longer taking orders for the C8 Corvette Z06 until 2023! He mentioned its due to supply chain which funny enough has effected the entire United States in many areas since November of 2020.

Also, we found out that one of the first C8 Corvette allocations that were suppose to be built September 19th 2022 has been pushed back until November, 2022.

On Today’s upload, EVEN MORE BREAKING NEWS for the 2023 Corvette, NOW ALL Z06 orders are stopped until New Year as announced from Chevrolet!

So how many of you are going to continue to wait? Leave a comment below if you are going to wait for the C8 Corvette Z06, get your deposits back from dealers, or get something else?

Tadge Juechter Confirms C8 Corvette Z06 Top Speed is 195MPH

In this video by Tadge Juechter and Team Corvette they present a full walk around of the new 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 at Corvettes at Carlisle.

Tadge Juechter the Chief Corvette Engineer confirms the C8 Corvette Z06 Top Speed without the Z07 aero package is 195 MPH and 189 MPH for the Z07 Package C8 Z06.

Also, below you can see different talks from Team Corvette talk about the C8 Corvette DCT transmission issues and the Quality brand manager discuss how he is against aftermarket modifications and will not allow a warranty to cover issues related to them.

These videos are thanks to MDK9950 on YouTube, check out his channel for more C8 Corvette Z06 related content from Corvettes at Carlisle.

Tadge Juechter leads Team Corvette in presenting the 70th Anniversary 2022 Z06 w/Z07 – Walk Around

From Friday August 26, 2022 at Corvettes at Carlisle’s main stage area. Tadge Juechter Corvettes Executive Chief Engineer says the top speed of the Z06 WITHOUT the full aero & big wing found on Z07 is 195 MPH.

Corvettes at Carlisle Tech Talks – Dave Simpson on the C8 DCT Transmission

Corvettes at Carlisle Team Corvette Tech Talks on the DCT transmission on Thursday August 25, 2022. Presented in the Chevrolet Team Corvette tent by Dave Simpson Corvette’s Program Quality Manager for Transmissions.

Corvettes at Carlisle 2022 Tech Talks – C8 Maintenance – Jeff Strausser

Corvette Team at Corvettes at Carlisle Tech Talks on Thursday August 25, 2022 presented by Jeff Strausser Corvette’s Brand Quality Manager

You can really see in this video that Jeff Strausser Corvette’s Brand Quality Manager is against modifications on the C8 Corvette and they will not warranty an aftermarket modification causing an issue or related to an issue on your Corvette C8.

Speed Phenom C8 Corvette Z06 will be $190,000

In this video by Speed Phenom he is selling his C8R cheap to get ready for his C8 Corvette Z06 order that was picked up by Chevrolet as a “VIP” YouTuber order.

Since his C8 Corvette Z06 was picked up he is selling his C8R cheap to use the money towards the C8 Corvette Z06 track car he has coming.

He mentioned his C8 Z06 spec is $190,000 out the door with taxes so he has high expectation for the Corvette Z06 flat plane crank at the price.

He has paid well over $250,000 for a McLaren 600LT so he is use to paying “supercar” prices. He has had two C8 Corvettes so far including the C8R edition he is currently selling for $119,000 per one of he recent video descriptions.

C8 Z06 10% Limitation on C8 Corvette Z06 Production Temporary

In this video by Records Rebuilds he covers the Mac Haik Chevrolet $90,000 over MSRP debacle and leaked document showing that General Motors was going to limit C8 Corvette Z06 production to only 10% of previous years C8 Corvette Stingray production.

The document said 10% of National Allocation Quantity and the target production date is September 12th. As well as the 2023 Corvette Z06 Carbon Fiber would be reduced to 3% of National Allocation Quantity.

However they have started giving out 10% of allocations already and in the comments there will plant restrictions and supplier restrictions.

Records Rebuilds thinks they will ramp up to 30% of allocations to be the C8 Z06 model if they are already starting at 10%.

Mac Haik Chevrolet did reverse course and their General Manager Josh Potts said they will sell it at MSRP after the internet put them on blast.