chips in hood from everyday driving
02-05-2008, 11:50 AM
#11
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RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
I have never used clear coat with touch up paint. it sounds like the better idea, but i'm unsure of how it will work with compounding. Unless I would just put less touch up paint, and some clear coat to finish it off, and compound the clear down to level it out?
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
Do you dab clear coat as well, because I have found that it is what levels it off and once compounded, is shiny like the original paint.
ORIGINAL: VerginaStang
IMO a black car is pretty easy to fill in and touch up. I bought a can of touch up paint from my local auto parts store, and some mild compound. Spray the paint into the CAP of the can, and use the bottom (ripped off) part of a match stick. then dot the chip with paint. Its okay if its a little higher than the regular paint bc u will be compounding it down later (maybe the next day). Then put some wax on it, and you will/should be the only one who knows there is a chip there. looks much better than the chip. the paint on these cars suck *****.
IMO a black car is pretty easy to fill in and touch up. I bought a can of touch up paint from my local auto parts store, and some mild compound. Spray the paint into the CAP of the can, and use the bottom (ripped off) part of a match stick. then dot the chip with paint. Its okay if its a little higher than the regular paint bc u will be compounding it down later (maybe the next day). Then put some wax on it, and you will/should be the only one who knows there is a chip there. looks much better than the chip. the paint on these cars suck *****.
Do you dab clear coat as well, because I have found that it is what levels it off and once compounded, is shiny like the original paint.
02-05-2008, 11:53 AM
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The High Country
Posts: 3,547
RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
ORIGINAL: VerginaStang
I have never used clear coat with touch up paint. it sounds like the better idea, but i'm unsure of how it will work with compounding. Unless I would just put less touch up paint, and some clear coat to finish it off, and compound the clear down to level it out?
I have never used clear coat with touch up paint. it sounds like the better idea, but i'm unsure of how it will work with compounding. Unless I would just put less touch up paint, and some clear coat to finish it off, and compound the clear down to level it out?
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
Do you dab clear coat as well, because I have found that it is what levels it off and once compounded, is shiny like the original paint.
ORIGINAL: VerginaStang
IMO a black car is pretty easy to fill in and touch up. I bought a can of touch up paint from my local auto parts store, and some mild compound. Spray the paint into the CAP of the can, and use the bottom (ripped off) part of a match stick. then dot the chip with paint. Its okay if its a little higher than the regular paint bc u will be compounding it down later (maybe the next day). Then put some wax on it, and you will/should be the only one who knows there is a chip there. looks much better than the chip. the paint on these cars suck *****.
IMO a black car is pretty easy to fill in and touch up. I bought a can of touch up paint from my local auto parts store, and some mild compound. Spray the paint into the CAP of the can, and use the bottom (ripped off) part of a match stick. then dot the chip with paint. Its okay if its a little higher than the regular paint bc u will be compounding it down later (maybe the next day). Then put some wax on it, and you will/should be the only one who knows there is a chip there. looks much better than the chip. the paint on these cars suck *****.
Do you dab clear coat as well, because I have found that it is what levels it off and once compounded, is shiny like the original paint.
Yea, that's what I do. The clear is dull when dry but using the mild compond rubs out to a gloss just like the original paint. If it is still too low, just build it up with coats.
02-05-2008, 12:42 PM
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Florida
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RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
Somehow I've got chips on the roof, sides, rear, etc... They are everywhere... my answer is... Repainting in the next couple years... Then I'll have another DD and hopefully a nice cozy garage to store the pony in.
02-05-2008, 01:28 PM
#15
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Location: Long Island, moving to arizona soon
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RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
mine is a dd to i got the touch up paint but didnt have to use it yet.. theres not much you can do but i try to stay away from trucks and stuff and dont drive up there a** it helps a little
02-05-2008, 07:25 PM
#17
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: IA
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RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
my advice to all is this.....
i decided to get a deflector for the hood (not good looking, but i was hoping it would help with that stuff this winter. before i put it on i had maybe 5 tiny chips in the very edge of the hood and that was it....the deflector took the sand, rocks, whatever and spit them into the middle of my hood, so now i have a line of chips down the middle...so i took it off the last time i cleaned, which lasted a day since it's been snowing ever since i did it [:@]
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02-05-2008, 07:47 PM
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 331
RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
i bought the front end bra from ford cause i do alot of road trips... (my car is a DD 
) so far i don't have any chips and the bra seems to be taking care of the problem. the b*tch is you have to take the bra off and wash it just to keep the dirt from building up and rubbing the paint off ur car. to me, it's worth it.
also, it might help not to tailgate semi trucks and cement trucks.
) so far i don't have any chips and the bra seems to be taking care of the problem. the b*tch is you have to take the bra off and wash it just to keep the dirt from building up and rubbing the paint off ur car. to me, it's worth it. also, it might help not to tailgate semi trucks and cement trucks.
02-05-2008, 07:52 PM
#20
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Location: IA
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RE: chips in hood from everyday driving
nah...idk if they have the problem with gravel, sand, and rocks, like they do in snowy states, but you can be going the other way adn a rock from a car or truck coming at you will hit you........or just drivng on the interstate getting sand, pebbles, etc from lil hondas :P b/c of all the sand, salt, gravel, etc. they throw on the roads for traction.....you either get rock chips or your car coated in white salt water while driving
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