How do the forum members deal with stone chips. My bonnet has picked a few up lately . I hate using the two bottle brush , I have done two today in my garage and they don't look great [
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Stephen,
You could try Chipex. At around £35 for the kit it's not cheap, but it's much easier to use than the usual 2-pack paint and lacquer. You apply the paint and then use a blending solution to remove any excess paint, so if you make a mistake it's no problem to remove the paint and start again.
I've used it successfully on my old Tornado Red Golf GTi and on a friend's dark blue Honda Civic Type R, but less successfully on my Arctic Silver Cayman, although metallic silver is always a tricky colour to deal with. I would imagine that it should work quite well with your Cobalt Blue cab.
Jeff
You could try Chipex. At around £35 for the kit it's not cheap, but it's much easier to use than the usual 2-pack paint and lacquer. You apply the paint and then use a blending solution to remove any excess paint, so if you make a mistake it's no problem to remove the paint and start again.
I've used it successfully on my old Tornado Red Golf GTi and on a friend's dark blue Honda Civic Type R, but less successfully on my Arctic Silver Cayman, although metallic silver is always a tricky colour to deal with. I would imagine that it should work quite well with your Cobalt Blue cab.
Jeff
Hi Stephen,
Like Jeff I also use Chipex. It's base coat combined with lacquer so that simplifies things. Dark colours are easier that light colours. You can fill the chip crater with layers of paint (I use a small modelling brush) and use the blending solution (not much) to take the top off with every coat. You’ll have to experiment to develop the technique that works for you if you have the patience. When you think you are getting to the final coat put it on as thinly as possible if it is metallic.
If you want to remove the paint after a few days you may need to use something like cellulose thinners.
You can also experiment with using some sort of cutting compound after the paint has cured as an alternative or in addition to using the blending solution.
If the chip has a rough edge it helps if you remove the edge with a small sharp blade before you do the above.
Also do it in your garage to help slow down the evaporation rate of the paint when you are applying it.
It’s fairly expensive as Jeff has said, but you’ll probably only need a kit with the smallest pot of paint. If you need more later, you can just buy the paint separately. You should get a better result than using separate base coat and lacquer touch ups.
Like Jeff I also use Chipex. It's base coat combined with lacquer so that simplifies things. Dark colours are easier that light colours. You can fill the chip crater with layers of paint (I use a small modelling brush) and use the blending solution (not much) to take the top off with every coat. You’ll have to experiment to develop the technique that works for you if you have the patience. When you think you are getting to the final coat put it on as thinly as possible if it is metallic.
If you want to remove the paint after a few days you may need to use something like cellulose thinners.
You can also experiment with using some sort of cutting compound after the paint has cured as an alternative or in addition to using the blending solution.
If the chip has a rough edge it helps if you remove the edge with a small sharp blade before you do the above.
Also do it in your garage to help slow down the evaporation rate of the paint when you are applying it.
It’s fairly expensive as Jeff has said, but you’ll probably only need a kit with the smallest pot of paint. If you need more later, you can just buy the paint separately. You should get a better result than using separate base coat and lacquer touch ups.
Thanks for the replies. I did see chipex but I thought that looks expensive. Now it's been recommended I have ordered one to give it ago. I am going to attempt to use a small amount of compound today to remove yesterday's attempt, thanks for your help and advice
My advice, watch some “How to do it” videos on You Tube. It takes a bit of practice to get it right. I can now do it without having to use the blending solution which is quite aggressive in its removal of the new paint, but I’ve been using it for about 3 years now and every time I get home I have a quick look at the front of the car and any chips are soon dealt with.
sws
sws
To remove the job I did yesterday, can I use a small amount of lacquer thinners and wash off with water? I have tried compound this morning and it lifted some. The Porsche paint looks darker in certain lights than my original paint.
Stephen,
The lacquer thinners will be fine, the original finish is very robust.
You'll struggle to get a perfect match on metallic finishes as it depends on the direction the original finish was laid on, that's why it looks different at different viewing angles. You can experiment by laying your new paint on in different directions (front to back or back to front most likely), easy to remove with the blending solution.
The lacquer thinners will be fine, the original finish is very robust.
You'll struggle to get a perfect match on metallic finishes as it depends on the direction the original finish was laid on, that's why it looks different at different viewing angles. You can experiment by laying your new paint on in different directions (front to back or back to front most likely), easy to remove with the blending solution.
Thanks for your help , I think mine was done back to front .
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Chipex is awesome, many thanks for your advice. I just added a few blobs, left for 5 mins , one drop of blending fluid on the cloth , light wipes , polished over with the stuff provided, applied wax , looks great !
Hi Stephen,
Glad it worked for you. As mentioned, if it's gone really hard after a week or two, and you want remove or level it you can use cellulose thinners. Then you can have another go at it if need be. Something else I've noticed is the paint doesn't last more than 2/3 years, if you want a good match. I noticed this on a silver BMW I have, in the end I just got fresh pot of paint from Chipex.
Glad it worked for you. As mentioned, if it's gone really hard after a week or two, and you want remove or level it you can use cellulose thinners. Then you can have another go at it if need be. Something else I've noticed is the paint doesn't last more than 2/3 years, if you want a good match. I noticed this on a silver BMW I have, in the end I just got fresh pot of paint from Chipex.
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