Stone chip
03-18-2018, 08:15 AM
#1
Stone chip
Got a small stone chip on the hood. It drives me crazy even more as my detailer did pretty bad job trying filling it up.
I am consider respraying that area. Have I gone nuts? My car is white.
I am consider respraying that area. Have I gone nuts? My car is white.
03-18-2018, 08:26 AM
#2
That sucks. I assume it did not have PPF? That is a must, in at least 1/3 of the car, regardless of the color. Get it repainted and PPF right afterwards.
03-18-2018, 08:31 AM
#3
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If you dont ppf, it won't be your last.
I'd fix the chip with touch up and ppf. You will likely not see it anymore.
I wouldn't respray unless it is a major issue.
I'd fix the chip with touch up and ppf. You will likely not see it anymore.
I wouldn't respray unless it is a major issue.
03-18-2018, 08:53 AM
#4
I am not a fun of PPF. I have ceramic coating to make my cars look nice but I know it doesn't protect from mechanical damages. On my last two cars that saw tracks regularly it was not a problem. Was always preparing them with liquid foil.
Now it looks like the paint is **** on the get .2 or I have a really bad luck.
Is it possible to respray just a small area around the stone chip without risking messing up the hood?
Now it looks like the paint is **** on the get .2 or I have a really bad luck.
Is it possible to respray just a small area around the stone chip without risking messing up the hood?
03-18-2018, 09:45 AM
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Stone chips add character IMO. They remind me of the fun I have had in a car and once you get a few, you won’t worry about them so much.
Chip is already there now. Drive and enjoy the car and see if it continues to bother you.
Chip is already there now. Drive and enjoy the car and see if it continues to bother you.
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03-18-2018, 09:57 AM
#8
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Originally Posted by qbix
I am not a fun of PPF. I have ceramic coating to make my cars look nice but I know it doesn't protect from mechanical damages. On my last two cars that saw tracks regularly it was not a problem. Was always preparing them with liquid foil.
Now it looks like the paint is **** on the get .2 or I have a really bad luck.
Is it possible to respray just a small area around the stone chip without risking messing up the hood?
Now it looks like the paint is **** on the get .2 or I have a really bad luck.
Is it possible to respray just a small area around the stone chip without risking messing up the hood?
If not a fan of PPF, you will be having to live with ALOT more chips than one. These cars pick up chips like crazy and Porsche paint chips easily.
No, you can't just respray a small area. Whole panel or nothing. A good body shop should be able to touch up better than your detailer though. If one chip is bothering you now, seek therapy if having a PPF phobia. You will soon have dozens of chips, especially tracking.
03-18-2018, 10:05 AM
#9
If not a fan of PPF, you will be having to live with ALOT more chips than one. These cars pick up chips like crazy and Porsche paint chips easily.
No, you can't just respray a small area. Whole panel or nothing. A good body shop should be able to touch up better than your detailer though. If one chip is bothering you now, seek therapy if having a PPF phobia. You will soon have dozens of chips, especially tracking.
No, you can't just respray a small area. Whole panel or nothing. A good body shop should be able to touch up better than your detailer though. If one chip is bothering you now, seek therapy if having a PPF phobia. You will soon have dozens of chips, especially tracking.
Now maybe it's time to have it wrapped. At least the bumper and the hood.
03-18-2018, 10:34 AM
#10
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^^This. By the time the second one shows up it is easier to not care as much.
03-18-2018, 10:53 AM
#11
By 2000km I had a few very small chips. At 2500km I was hit by a chunk of mud that came off the back of a trailer and now have a pretty good chip/scratch/scrape on the hood. A bummer today but cool patina tomorrow 
White undercoat shows up pretty well on a Carmine red car !
White undercoat shows up pretty well on a Carmine red car !
03-18-2018, 12:06 PM
#12
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This. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: wrapping the car is like putting plastic on your sofa so it won't wear. Just use the car, have fun with it. One of the reasons I got GT Silver: hides things well.
03-18-2018, 01:41 PM
#13
chip....chip
drcolorchip.com and a good body shop....... not a detailer. Had issues with a carmine gts and worked very well. BTW, the site has other detail maintenance toys, GLWChip.
03-18-2018, 01:47 PM
#14
Race Director
I got one decent chip the first weekend i had my car. Dr. Color Chip hides it well enough that i cannot find it easily. But it isn’t perfect. One more on the front bumper. Not too bad for 25k miles. But the first one really bugged me, so i went down to a ppf shop that same day. Just couldn't see shrink-wrapping the car. I didn’t care for the look of it. One day i will respray. I also need to get the wheels re-painted one day. Part of owning and driving a car for many years.
03-18-2018, 01:56 PM
#15
I never PFF and I average a small chip/nick every 10k Miles. Either live with it or get some touch up and fill it. If you do a reasonable job with the paint you won't even notice it.