Detail - Stone chips.

[Sargara]

Hi all,

Just looking for abit of advice on this.

Ive put aside some funds this month to pay someone to give my flamer its first detail since buying it about 5months ago. One of the people ive been talking to has mentioned if i get a touch up pen/kit they can tackle my stonechips at the same time.

Whats your views on this, is it really worth it and does it help conceal the chips or is better off just not bothering as you dont really get worth while results? Would the detail help in concealing them anyway?

Cheers.

 

[JD]

Detail will not help conceal the stone chips sadly. I personally don't think that stone chip repair is that good, purely because you pay quite a lot for it and by the time they're done, you will wish you had just spent a little more on getting the bumper resprayed. Depends on costs tbh.

 

[Ads_172]

The pro's can be very good at stone chip repairs, but I wouldn't consider getting it done within a 'detail'.

It'll involve a fair bit of work over a few days, done properly.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Detail will not help conceal the stone chips sadly. I personally don't think that stone chip repair is that good, purely because you pay quite a lot for it and by the time they're done, you will wish you had just spent a little more on getting the bumper resprayed. Depends on costs tbh.

Can be done mate, just hard work. Best way is to get a touch up pen, layer the paint over a few days, then wet sand back to flat and polish. Not easy though and unless you know how to wet sand propperly it could cause more harm than good.

 

[Jonny1*2]

it's a shame they don't do the ones you can buy for subarus. its like a touch up kit. you apply the paint, then after it's dried you rub over with a specific solvent and it removes all the excess paint. quite expensive though as it's only made in the US.

 

[JD]

Can be done mate, just hard work. Best way is to get a touch up pen, layer the paint over a few days, then wet sand back to flat and polish. Not easy though and unless you know how to wet sand propperly it could cause more harm than good.

I know that they can look good enough, dad has had a couple done over the years on several different cars. And it's a good solution to not having to respray. But it is still there and only perfect if you respray.

This may just be my over active eye!

 

[Nick_P]

it's a shame they don't do the ones you can buy for subarus. its like a touch up kit. you apply the paint, then after it's dried you rub over with a specific solvent and it removes all the excess paint. quite expensive though as it's only made in the US.

I have one for my 172. Its pretty good.

 

[Jonny1*2]

I know that they can look good enough, dad has had a couple done over the years on several different cars. And it's a good solution to not having to respray. But it is still there and only perfect if you respray.

This may just be my over active eye!

Fare one. I suppose if you don't have a few hundred quid lying around it's a good solution

 

[richy22]

Dr Colour chips

http://www.drcolorchip.com/

 

[Sargara]

Dr Colour chips

http://www.drcolorchip.com/

Holy crap that cant be real surely? Hmmm about £65 to find out by the looks of it.

 

[cat171]

Touching up stone chips is a bit of an art form, some people are good at it, others aren't. iI'm no good at doing it, but my old boy is, I guess it's just practise. They''ll never be 100% but they'll look better if you've only got a few. If you have a lot wait til you've got more then have the bit resprayed.

 

[richy22]

Holy crap that cant be real surely? Hmmm about £65 to find out by the looks of it.

Have a read dear boy

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=77128



And this is from paints4u.

Im going to be doing it after the weather picks up

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=20127

 

[RussZS]

As long as you use the correct paint, then using the process shown on DW is near flawless, irrespective of how good you think you 'eye' is.

The paint is the SAME, and assuming the person doing it has some skill, you won't see them at all.

Much cheaper than getting a respray, which at times is a risk in itself, given the amount of dodgy bodyshops out there.

 

[Nick_P]

Dr ColorChip is pretty good. It hides the road rash on my bumper fairly well. However i find that it doesnt fill the holes so you can see where the chips are. Its like you have just painted over it without flatting the surface. Then again... You have.


Id recommend it.

 

[Sargara]

Yeah it looks interesting stuff i have to admit. And for £60 compared with the price of a respray it makes for at least giving it a shot sometime in the not to distant future.