Ugh, Stone Chips
08-14-2015, 06:54 PM
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Ugh, Stone Chips
So pissed.
On my way to Xpel installer to schedule for tomorrow and drove down a pretty beat up road behind a Ford F150.
Pulled into shop and was looking at car. Noticed stone chips in lower part of front bumper cover and another at the back of the passenger side wheel well on the other bumper cover.
I know they are inevitable, but I hate them.
Now I won't bother getting Xpel done because the chips are already there.
On my way to Xpel installer to schedule for tomorrow and drove down a pretty beat up road behind a Ford F150.
Pulled into shop and was looking at car. Noticed stone chips in lower part of front bumper cover and another at the back of the passenger side wheel well on the other bumper cover.
I know they are inevitable, but I hate them.
Now I won't bother getting Xpel done because the chips are already there.
08-14-2015, 07:40 PM
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Ugh, Stone Chips
Sucks.
Get this:
https://www.drcolorchip.com
And get the PPF
Better than the additional chips that will be there without PPF. Once the chips are touched up, and once the film is over them, it will barely be noticeable. Don't stress it. The first ones are the toughest.
Avoid ****ty roads and tailing ANY cars.
Get this:
https://www.drcolorchip.com
And get the PPF
Better than the additional chips that will be there without PPF. Once the chips are touched up, and once the film is over them, it will barely be noticeable. Don't stress it. The first ones are the toughest.
Avoid ****ty roads and tailing ANY cars.
08-14-2015, 07:42 PM
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Dr Color Chip is really good. Practice on wife's car. She will see your sensitive side.
08-14-2015, 07:46 PM
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Does the color chip stuff really work? I feel like the newer cars chip SO MUCH EASIER. A standard 991 with no clear bra and 10k miles looks like most older racecars I'm seeing. Anyone else noticing this?
08-14-2015, 07:49 PM
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08-14-2015, 07:51 PM
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Ugh, hate to see that this is a trend, especially from Porsche...reaffirms why I ALWAYS spend the money for a bra the day I pick up almost any car. Bleh.
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08-14-2015, 07:56 PM
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Ugh, Stone Chips
These new "enviro friendly" water based paints and clear coats suck. Porsche paint chips and scratches VERY easily.
Wish more manufacturers would use and expand upon ceramic clear coats. From my understanding, those are VERY hard to polish down though. Rock hard. They'd have to respray any imperfections at the factory though. Don't know a lot about them.
Wish more manufacturers would use and expand upon ceramic clear coats. From my understanding, those are VERY hard to polish down though. Rock hard. They'd have to respray any imperfections at the factory though. Don't know a lot about them.
08-14-2015, 08:00 PM
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I think these are the 3 major root causes:
1) H2O solvent based paints
2) 991 is low and wide
3) Too much road construction and trucks don't clean off, secure, nor cover their loads.
1) H2O solvent based paints
2) 991 is low and wide
3) Too much road construction and trucks don't clean off, secure, nor cover their loads.
08-14-2015, 08:08 PM
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I just handed my 2 year 991 lease back to the dealer. The car was an absolute mess. Black car didn't help. The front bumper and nose of the hood had so many rock chips it was unbelievable. I wax the car often and make sure to not drive behind big trucks. The rear quarter panel clear guard took a pounding as well. The car only had 14k miles and it was really bad. If you own the car get a clear bra for sure.
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08-14-2015, 08:09 PM
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These new "enviro friendly" water based paints and clear coats suck. Porsche paint chips and scratches VERY easily.
Wish more manufacturers would use and expand upon ceramic clear coats. From my understanding, those are VERY hard to polish down though. Rock hard. They'd have to respray any imperfections at the factory though. Don't know a lot about them.
Wish more manufacturers would use and expand upon ceramic clear coats. From my understanding, those are VERY hard to polish down though. Rock hard. They'd have to respray any imperfections at the factory though. Don't know a lot about them.
08-14-2015, 08:14 PM
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Ugh, Stone Chips
Like mentioned, the low design of the car doesn't help. ****ty roads and dumb dump trucks that barely ever cover their loads, not to mention no mudflaps.
Try not to tailgate too. If it gets driven daily, it's part of the price to pay. PPF is the BEST option. Even that gets beat up, and no big deal to replace when you need a refresh. Repaints are more of a pain in the ***.
Then you have windshield chips!! Another conversation. Ha ha.
Try not to tailgate too. If it gets driven daily, it's part of the price to pay. PPF is the BEST option. Even that gets beat up, and no big deal to replace when you need a refresh. Repaints are more of a pain in the ***.
Then you have windshield chips!! Another conversation. Ha ha.
08-14-2015, 11:18 PM
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Don't fret. I have some pretty good chips through my xpel.
The plastic film might slow them down but it's inevitable.
The plastic film might slow them down but it's inevitable.
08-15-2015, 01:45 AM
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08-15-2015, 04:40 AM
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Ugh, Stone Chips
Originally Posted by Noah Fect
None of these things are even remotely new. What's new is the awful quality of the factory paint nowadays.