stone chips on cup

[geordieclio]

an someone recommend the best way to remove these without a respray some products perhaps...... help pls

 

[edde]

You could try touchign them all up but it still wont look amazing. use a model paint brush though for accuracy.

Id recomend getting it sprayed I did on mine and its coped a load better (better paint I guess).

 

[badinvincible]

heavier paint, lose performance

 

[Newms]

welcome to the V6 oweners worst problem!!!!!! They sit so low to the gorund at the front....

 

[Dash]

If you do get them sprayed. Ask the bodyshop to use a harder laquer, this will last longer.

 

[geordieclio]

cheers peeps might have to get respray is this a good price £150 for bonnet and front quater panels?

 

[Funkyjahooner]

Quote: Originally posted by Newms on 22 May 2004

welcome to the V6 oweners worst problem!!!!!! They sit so low to the gorund at the front....

Being low to the ground has F**k all to do with it,i have chips on my headlights and windscreen !!!!

Im thinking of getting chipsaway or similar to do a once over every so often...

 

[ste1806]

i use artist brushes of varying thickness test the brush to see how it fits the chip, dont use the touch up sticks buy a spray can that closly matches your paint. Start by spraying the paint into the lid you can then leave it to thicken slightly for deaper chips, slowly building layers in the chip till it nearly full, then apply a few coats of laquer till finish is slightly proud of rest of the paint. Then before it fully hardens get some mild cutting polish and polish the area and keep going and the repair will disapear job done. After a bit of practice an average chip takes me an hour to hour and a half to blend in, hope this helps

 

[Wezzie]

dont drive like a pr*ck so close to the car infront!! nah just stay back if your racing id find a good friend in a body shop and make them do it as a favor.i think ill be needed to do this soo cus hitting flies at 100+ cant be good for it.

 

[geordieclio]

i know ppl in body shop but not as "friends " really they do alot of stuff on the cheap or free sometimes, i never had the car from new so some were there already....... i know should have got em taken out

 

[cliopower]

it was £90 a pannel at the main dealer when I went last. I used the offical renault touch up paint and it didnt look too bad with a bit of effort. If you really have to spray it, then wait a bit because the bonnet is a magnet to stone chips/scratches/tar/splatted bugs.

 

[matt the cat]

company called chips away - they can air brush em out!!

or try touching up using a cocktail stick as the applicator.

problem down to 1 they colour black being a soft coloer, silver being hard., but mainliy car manufacturers are under increasing pressure to cut their voc emissions, ans as a result less paint is applied, and the stuff that is just aint as tough as it used to be....eeeh when i were a lad paint was as ard as diamonds..