chips

Hi, Anyone have any experience of using the Mercedes chip repair service or would people recommend Chips Away and alike over it? Have a Palladium Silver AMG Sport+ with a nasty stone chip on the bonnet (probably a result of the mega amount of grit that appears to be being laid this year!!)...

hi, got a few minor scuffs and chips was thinking about using chips away mobile guys to get her tidyied up. Anyone had any experience with them? cheers

Hi I am not a detailer but would like a little information on removing road tar from my work car, what is the best product within reason, and what is the best way to go about it. Also is there anyway of protecting my Galaxy from stone chips on the front and bonnet as I do mostly motorway work...

Has anyone had any experiences with so-called performance chips? Do they work? I am interested in fuel economy as well as performance. Do some work and not others? Please share your thoughts. Bill 2003 SL500

As with all 'used' (new to me) cars there are usually the odd little things that one would like to do to get that warm fuzzy perfected feeling. For me, the previous owner has used a poor colour match touch up pen to cover the odd stone chip on the rear bumper and one on the bonnet. I'm waiting...

hi i have have recently purchaced a ML in Calcite white we have just returned from a 60 mile trip and on washing the car i have noticed several very small chips on the main front painted plastic trin covering the grill headlamp area is this colour prone to stone chips?

Hi Fellows, Are there any easier and cheapest ways to repair the scratch paint caused by the stone chips. I have tried the so called 'magic pen' scratch remover but it doesn't help anyway. Cheers

Hello fellow members. Living in Cornwall we don't have much to choose from (1 in fact, we are 28 miles away and he doesn't like to travel!!). But what do you think the approx cost of a paint devil chips, type outfit would charge per repair. I have been quoted £120 per panel (2 panels, 2 very...

Looking at a second had Brabus D3 tuning chip for my recently aquired c320 cdi (W203). Are they interchangeable as the seller would have me believe? The unit in question is modelled as a CLS 320 cdi. I obviously have no knowledge about these sort of things :confused:

I have a number of really annoying stone chips on the bonnet - Obsidian black with the white primer showing. Some have been touched up previously but it looks like I've done it using the brush out of Her Ladyship's nail polish bottles My local travelling bodywork guy (did super job on...

Spring time & about time to touch up the W209 CLK. Down to the dealers with the chassis no & back with a set of two small bottles with screw in brushes. No useful instructions, just how to dispose in 99 languages. So I applied the no lacquer to the chip on the roof. My car is a metalic beige...

hi i have some stone chips on my bonnet does any have any tips on how to hide them with some sort of polish ? has any one ever used a magic pen , have seen them advertised in newspapers ? many thankyous

I was a few yards off joing a busy dual carriageway tonight when I was overtaken on the slip road by a large silver merc going like a bat out of hell. I had matched speed with the traffic flow and was indicating to pull into a nice gap on the inside lane. He was behind me and overtook me at the...

http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/85198/stock.htm £3950 from a dealer, car looks well. Full AMG kit too....

Hi all, Picked up my 08 c220 sport on Saturday. Very, very happy with it. I spent a long time cleaning and polishing it, during which time I noticed 5 or 6 tiny paint chips in various places over the vehicle. I'm talking about 1mm. They are down to the metal in most cases. Obsidian black...

Anyone used them - if so opinions good/ bad?? Am aware these guys are a franchise and therefore quality must vary by area; but would appreciate opinions on whether it's worth using a proper bodyshop or one of these guys for something like a bumper scuff or scratch repair...any experiences to...

The driver's door of my car has three or four paint chips at various heights on the trailing edge. I can't for the life of me work out how/when they happened, as the door was replaced last August following a bizarre accident, and I'm careful not to let it swing into anything when I open it, but...

So we've finally had a couple of consecutive dry days here in surrey.so decided to address the ever increasing amountsof stone chips on my bonnet/front bumper/around headlamps.It's been a tedious job but hopefully a worthwhile one once i've rubbed down the excess paint & laquered tommorrow.Apart...

My 80,000 mile c class has a number of stone chips. I try to touch them in with touch up paint to avoid corrosion but they still annoy me. Does Elite fix stonechips or can you show us what to do?? Cheers

Hi all Just bought above - whats the best way to chip it for better performance/economy? The Brabus chip? Or is there a more cost effective option?? Also - I'd like some AMG wheels - do you reckon I can get some cheap on eBay - are there frequently around or is it a dealer only item? Any...