Stone chips repair options
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do u have any before/after pictures by any chance? I've seen there videos on ytube, but seemed a bit CGI to me, (to good to be true)
Prevention is easier than cure, I've found. If you always leave a 4 second gap to the car in front, instead of the recommended 2 second gap, you'll find your car stays much cleaner and has almost no stone chips.
My car is nearly a year old and I've touched up a total of three chips.
My car is nearly a year old and I've touched up a total of three chips.
true, but not always possible,
I always have the cruise to the max distance set, but than people just cut in
i got very unlucky once, when audi g@y cut in front of me, he almost crashed into the barrier and splashed the front of my car.
Get PPF fitted when you have the chips fixed. Our roads are shocking for having loose gravel on them, your car looks like it has the pox very quickly. I've only got a couple of small chips in non covered areas after a year and a bit.
Im paying about 900€ for Hexis on the whole front, bonnet, door sills and back bumper. But note that im in sweden
I'm waiting for the warmer weather to use Chipex to sort out the stone chips...on my tailgate! Some numpty was trying lauch control on his quad bike in the shared car park where I work. This was after I parked in a safer place having previously suffered front end chips on our other car from his rooster tail where the tarmac went to gravel.
Perhaps I should have bought some lucky heather...
Perhaps I should have bought some lucky heather...
I have used the chipex kit on a bad scrape on my front bumper of my 2016 FR. Its emocion red. Did a great job, and its been touched up for about a year now and no sign of paint degradation or flaking. I will update with pictures of before and after later when I get home from work.
I use manufacturer touch up for small chips but don't ever use the large brush supplied, buy a tiny model brush!
I've been lucky so far but agree prevention is better than cure, have very little chips when using ACC at max distance.
At four years old and the first new car I have bought, it's the best for chips I've ever owned. After buying 3 and 4 year old cars in the past I was fed up of having to live with Joe blogs cast off who drove within 2cms of the car in front.
Sadly still had the odd nasty one, a rock that came from over the central reservation wasn't great!
For these larger ones I have used chipex. Not cheap but clever.
Don't be fooled though, they won't disappear but it's far better than touching up each and every chip.
Results will vary with colour, size of chip etc.
A respray will never be the same as factory paint.
PPF probably needs applying from new or it may show up existing chips.
I've been lucky so far but agree prevention is better than cure, have very little chips when using ACC at max distance.
At four years old and the first new car I have bought, it's the best for chips I've ever owned. After buying 3 and 4 year old cars in the past I was fed up of having to live with Joe blogs cast off who drove within 2cms of the car in front.
Sadly still had the odd nasty one, a rock that came from over the central reservation wasn't great!
For these larger ones I have used chipex. Not cheap but clever.
Don't be fooled though, they won't disappear but it's far better than touching up each and every chip.
Results will vary with colour, size of chip etc.
A respray will never be the same as factory paint.
PPF probably needs applying from new or it may show up existing chips.
One of the first things I buy when I get a new car is touch up paint. I don’t wait for the first stone chip damage to happen before getting the paint as the inevitable stone chips will happen sooner or later, and I like to be prepared.
On my last two cars, I’ve used the Chipex kit. As @kevster184 has said, it’s not perfect, but it does a pretty good job of hiding / disguising stone chip damage, and the beauty of the Chipex kit is that if you make a mistake or a poor touch up attempt, you can just remove the paint with the blending solution and start again. I’ve found it does take a little practice to get good results.
When I’ve used manufacturers touch up paint, I also don’t use the brush supplied - it’s far too big for most jobs and will just make a blobby mess. I either use a cocktail stick or use the end of an unfolded paper clip, as you can achieve much better precision in not applying too much paint and you can get the paint to go where you want it to. I’ve also used a cocktail stick with the Chipex kit on small stone chips.
On my last two cars, I’ve used the Chipex kit. As @kevster184 has said, it’s not perfect, but it does a pretty good job of hiding / disguising stone chip damage, and the beauty of the Chipex kit is that if you make a mistake or a poor touch up attempt, you can just remove the paint with the blending solution and start again. I’ve found it does take a little practice to get good results.
When I’ve used manufacturers touch up paint, I also don’t use the brush supplied - it’s far too big for most jobs and will just make a blobby mess. I either use a cocktail stick or use the end of an unfolded paper clip, as you can achieve much better precision in not applying too much paint and you can get the paint to go where you want it to. I’ve also used a cocktail stick with the Chipex kit on small stone chips.
Like many above, I don't use the touch up brush - a set of child paint brushes at about £1 for 8 provides a good range of sizes and can be thrown away after use or wiped with kitchen role. I also buy a spray can of manufacturers paint - cheaper than the pencils and just spray a bit in the cap after a good shake for use with the brushes. Metallic paint is always a problem with repairing chips and matching the colour.
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