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Bolts100

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I’m about to get my car detailed to remove all the swirls etc.

When I was at the detailers yesterday he pointed out that there were no stone guards installed. Stupidly if not noticed this and there are several stone chips as you’d expect.

Anyway, the car is jet black and I’m thinking about installing gloss black stone guards over the chips to save having to get is resprayed.

Has anyone ever done this with either matt or gloss black guards

Pics obviously welcome!

Thanks
 
Not necessarily over the chips without repairing them first but I'm not wanting to commit to a full respray at this time so more likely smart repair then install stone guards
 
Assume you're referring to shark fins on the rear quarter panel in front of the rear wheels. This area is vulnerable from gravel thrown up by the front wheels. I would suggest going for matt black protection film. Will look better as a contrast to surrounding gloss paintwork. 👍🏼
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Clive
 
Yes thats correct. I've scoured the internet to try and find pics of the black on black before I order anything but not been able to find a single one.
 
Hi, different ways to do this but also a word of warning.

The rear three quarters are prone to stone chips, particularly the drivers side. The standard Porsche 'Sharks fin' are hopeless as they are not large enough. The bottom third of the 'fin' will get chips all around it.

Depending on how bad the chips are already, I would suggest you have a PPF layer that runs the length of the sill and then up the rear arch. This section of PPF plus front, front wings, mirrors and bonnet is typically known as a 'track pack' as it protects the most vulnerable parts of the bodywork.

See my old GTS here. Look at the door handle then follow that line to the rear wing. You can see a faint line. That is the upper limit of the PPF. You could of course have the whole wing done.

The Warning!! After having my PPF done I got a significant amount of gravel rash on the drivers side. It was VERY bad and I really thought it would need a respray. Before removing the PPF (which was XPEL), I spoke with a GOOD bodywork specialist who spent a lot of time on premium cars. He advised that for this area of bodywork, you cannot just spray and blend it. The rear wing is a single piece of bodywork that extends up over the windows. If you just mask the frames and spray, eventually the edge of the paint will peel because it cannot be sealed. Therefore the frames and glass have to come out. Part of that is riveted in so refitting needs doing properly or your also going to have problems with water leaks. When this happened to me it was about 2.5 years ago and was estimated at £1600+VAT (thats one side).

At this point we decided to remove the PPF and see how much damage there was.....I was relieved to discover there was NONE! Brilliant stuff!! It cost £200 to get the old removed and replacement PPF fitted.

So, my advice is that depending on how bad the chips really are, it may be enough to clean up the paintwork as best you can then apply PPF. If you want to make it as new then to do it properly is quite an involved job.
 

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Hi, different ways to do this but also a word of warning.
Some good points there.
If you decide to go the PPF route, have your detailer make up some sacrificial shark fins to fit over the top. You can then replace these cheaply when needed and avoid the cost of a larger PPF section.
Regards,

Clive
 
Thanks for the advice guys. The damage isn’t great as you can see below. None of them feel particularly deep though and not picked up when running a fingernail over them

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Could just need a good cut / buff then. Hopefully just the lacquer thats marked. PPF over it. Really, don't get a 'Sharks fin' unless you want to put it over the PPF as an extra layer of protection. PPF is touch stuff though and self healing.
 

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