I was just wondering what you guys do about paint chips you get from small rocks etc. I have a couple. Should I not worry about it or are there shops that will fix them?

 

I was just talking about this today, like 15 muntes ago. My car is blk and they are showing up more and more on the hood and I even found one on the side. I am gonna pick up a tube of that chip color crap from the dealer Friday when I take my car in for service. I guess we could check those Pep boys shops or what ever but I think the dealer would be a better match color wise. Gonna check with their paint guys to see if they can put a sealant on the chips or something to better help the touch up paint. Let me know if you find a better way.. Good luck

 

I've had my black GT two months and already received one rock chip (and dent) on the left a-pillar, two noticeable chips on the front edge of the hood, two on the left front wheel flare (or whatever the heck its called), and one on the left rear wheel flare. Freakin' Seattle highways!!!! I bought some black touch-up paint from the dealership but haven't put it on yet, but that's about the only way I know to fix them. Some guys will suggest doing some light sanding to smooth the edges, but I'm not about to take anything harsh to my paint until it's really looking hellish! For now, the touchup is my best opton.....but I'm open to quality suggestions too!

 

Silencer---let us know how the touch up goes. You probably will have done it before me so im curious. Also what color seems to be under your paint? Like when you look at a chip what is the color below. Mine seems to be whitish..

 

Buy some color cure from Turtle Wax. You will thank me later. Attention Black Car owners you will have more eye catching chips on your hood just because black is famous for showing those easier than other colors. http://www.autobarn.net/turwaxcolcur7.html

 

I have several on my hood ( Black GT) I took it the body shop and the guy did the touch up for me and it looks good- Its far from perfect but its better then the white chips- I have several new chips since :-( If they are minor then go for it and it blends pretty well but only get the touch up from Ford so you are sure the color code is correct. I may try that Turtle Wax color for my hood and see how that works. But I do use that Turtle Wax Wet and I must say that is AMAZING- what a shine- so I trust them with their products.

M

 

Duplicolor has a lot of touchup products and claim to have a complete line of OEM Exact-Match colors. I watched a video of Scratch Fix 2in1 and it looks easy to use. I think its worth a look.

http://www.duplicolor.com/training/SF_training.html

http://www.duplicolor.com/

 

If you do try the touchup yourself, make sure you get the wax off first. Use pre-wax cleaner or 50/50 distilled white vinegar/water. Others have said Dawn dish soap will work well for this also.

 

Here is what you do to fix them:
Get some matching touch-up paint your color and some touch-up clearcoat.
Shake/mix them both well.
Take a toothpick and dip it in to the color paint, use a small amount on that toothpick to fill in the chip area.
Do this in thin layers (wait at leats an hour between coats) to build it up to be almost level with surrounding paint.
Then layer on some clearcoat.
If you do this carefully, you can hide them very well. Do this as soon as possible after the chip is found to avoid any corosion/moisture getting in there.
If you have more advanced painter/bodyman skills you could lightly wet-sand the chip area after that with 1500- 2000 grain sandpaper, and then use a semi-orbital buffer to get the area back to a perfect gloss.

 

Use touch up paint. The thinner the paint, the better.