Washed the car this weekend and found a couple of little stonechips on the bonnet. I have Dark Saffire paint and the white primer is showing through (why can't they use a dark colour primer?).
Anyway, what are people doing?
Leaving them, touching up, chipex?
Touching up always looks worse on small chips when I've done them in the past.
Any suggestions welcome.
Stone chips - What are we doing about them?
Not had much luck with 'touch-up' paints, they never seem to be the same as the original.
How about speaking to your retailer's paint and bodywork shop?
I'm sure if you ask them nicely they would be able to supply you with a matched 'sample'.
I guess the white is the special etch primer used for the Aluminium?
On my new F, I'm going to the expense of a Paint Protection Film for this very reason.
2016MY V8R IRR
ITG Maxogen Cold air intake kit
Billet OBD lock
Forged lightweight Blades
Full custom Xpel Ultimate PPF wrap
Piano Black badges
17mm MST Hubcentrics
Smarttop remote
Black exhaust tips
Porterfield RS-4 Carbon Kevlar pads
Mich PS4S's
+ more
ITG Maxogen Cold air intake kit
Billet OBD lock
Forged lightweight Blades
Full custom Xpel Ultimate PPF wrap
Piano Black badges
17mm MST Hubcentrics
Smarttop remote
Black exhaust tips
Porterfield RS-4 Carbon Kevlar pads
Mich PS4S's
+ more
The key is to put a little more paint on on the chip than needed best in a couple of attempts over a couple of days, then take some 2000 wet and dry and very lightly with a foam sanding block, wet sand the top off the dried touch-up paint a few days later, remember to only sand in one direction with the flow of the car, once done use a cutting polish like Megiuars 105 and rebuff so the fine scratches are removed and then a finishing polish such as Megiuars 205 or mirror glaze, this will remove all traces. you then end up with a finish which is almost unnoticable. Done two so far on mine, looks great.
Hope this helps,
Jamie
PS just remember to sand very lightly with lots of water, only a few passes should do it.
Just remember that 2000 wet and dry is so fine, you can polish your finger nails with it, 10-20 passes will remove around 5um of clear coat and generally you ave around 100um to play with. when I wet sanded my whole car to get rid of the dreaded orange peel, I only removed between 10 and 20um, but the results have to be seem to be understood, incrediable !
A couple of examples;
before;
After:
Did you touch up your stone chips Jagalot ? got a few coming on mine , noticed them more as done a thorough clean and clay bar etc and they are all gleaming at me ,
While at my dealer for another issue, I asked their opinion. They advised to leave them as they were so small. It would appear that from a purely value perspective, they wouldn't devalue the car as much as a poor repair. That leaves me to decide whether to do them for personal satisfaction or leave them. For the moment, I'm leaving them.
-
- Posts: 53
- Joined: Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:16 pm
I was intending to look at purchasing a protection insurance which covers "Stone chips, scratches, dents, scuffs on bumper and wing mirrors" 36 months for £499.
F-Type V6S Polaris White (delivery currently expected end July15) early pick up on 11th July 2015.