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Worst colour for stone chips?

I think i recall someone saying red are softer paints so chip more easily but i think that might be b****cks, so black.
 
Storm Grey.

I thought it would be fine being 'primer coloured' but I think they used black primer. :dapprove:
 
Most definitely Red. It's terrible for stone chipping.

Most cars should have a colour coded primer but they haven't really moved onto that yet.

It's something we try in do with all our cars.
 
There's two ways of looking at the question.

Which colour chips easier.

Which colour shows up stone chips more.
 
There's two ways of looking at the question.

Which colour chips easier.

Which colour shows up stone chips more.

I refer you back to my previous answer on both counts :)

It's got to be the thin sheen of pearl black on 172's
 
You need some black colour magic, car will look like new after 2 coats of that.

I must have about 5/6 bottles of the stuff. You can hide a multitude of sins!! lol.
 
To be fair the bonnet and bumper are the quite bad on the Clios for chipping.

The bumper is very flat face and the bonnet is quite sloped.

The problems get worse the more you paint these panels.
 
You need some black colour magic, car will look like new after 2 coats of that.

I must have about 5/6 bottles of the stuff. You can hide a multitude of sins!! lol.

the turtle wax black polish stuff? Or the thick polish in a squeezy tube (like toothpaste?).

I use both of them and a chip stick on a door scratch and it does help, haven't tried on the bonnet yet, no sense washing the car just to drive 500 yards to be caked in crud again! :)
 
the turtle wax black polish stuff? Or the thick polish in a squeezy tube (like toothpaste?).

I use both of them and a chip stick on a door scratch and it does help, haven't tried on the bonnet yet, no sense washing the car just to drive 500 yards to be caked in crud again! :)

Have a look at Zymol Ebony mate. :)

Oh and what's the point in wiping your bum? It's going to get dirty again. Right?
 
My front bumper on my Audi (black) was stone chipped, looked shocking in the sun. All fresh as a daidy now, bumper was removed a repainted.
 
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