Paint Chip Repair?
#1
Paint Chip Repair?
Every time I take a look at the front end of the car I have more little white speckles from road debris causing chips in the paint. I try not to drive to fast or tail gate people. Unfortunalty my every day commute takes me right through the center of a construction zone.
Is there anything I can do to kinda blend the white chips into the rest of the paint? I know turtle wax makes a chip repair compound but not in the color of my car. Are there any other reputable products out there for fixing chips?
Is there anything I can do to kinda blend the white chips into the rest of the paint? I know turtle wax makes a chip repair compound but not in the color of my car. Are there any other reputable products out there for fixing chips?
#2
RE: Paint Chip Repair?
Wash the car, dry it & get some Q tips and alcohol and a bottle of touch up paint.
Clean each little ding out to make sure there is no wax then carefully dap a little paint in each one. Keep the paint inside the hole only.
When dry us a light polish on the area and go by a nose bra.
The bra can do more damage than the road gravel if you don't keep the grit from getting under it.
There are other film type products out there but I don't know much about them
Clean each little ding out to make sure there is no wax then carefully dap a little paint in each one. Keep the paint inside the hole only.
When dry us a light polish on the area and go by a nose bra.
The bra can do more damage than the road gravel if you don't keep the grit from getting under it.
There are other film type products out there but I don't know much about them
#3
RE: Paint Chip Repair?
I actually went down to a body shop about a week ago to get a quote on repainting the front end. The place wanted 1500 to strip and completely redo the front end. I passed on their offer but they were nice enough to supply me with a free bottle of touch up paint. I just spent the past 4 hours touching up the paint and I have to admit I am quite pleased with the results. Im no artist, my hands shake like a crackhead after a 3 week binge. But I did manage to stay within the lines. I used Klean-strip wax and grease remover on a Q-tip. Its was a tough color to work with, the mineral grey, Im not sure if the touch up paint was 100 percent color matched, but it passes the 3 foot test. Im hard pressed to see the chips at 3 feet distance. After the paint dried, I went over it with the Black Turtle Wax chip polish, turns out I had some in the garage already. As of now, the smaller (.5mm or less) chips are pretty much hidden.
Thankyou for your advice.
Thankyou for your advice.
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