Stone Chips

[R2D2]

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

 

[H13BS M]

Hi there. I find the best way is to layer the paint (using your touch up) over a period of time. Meaning place one layer down and let it dry, and then continue the process with more layers. Do this process untill the touched up area is protruding ever so slightly from its surrounding, original painted, area. Once this is dry and completed, you will need a rotary polisher with a slightly aggressive pad and polish combo to bring the protruding area back down to the same level as the surrounding area. Once you have it level, use a finishing polish and pad on the rotary to refine the area. This is due to the harsher compound used before will leave holograms and defects of its own. This should leave the area looking pretty good, with great clarity.

(I would also suggest an ipa wipedown in between the polishing stages, just so you know exactly what the general paint truely looks like)

Hope that helps!

Mike

 

[Elite Detailer]

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

Yes we can do stone chips although we only do them as part of one of our full exterior treatments.

Anyone can fill in a stone chip, however to do it properly takes skill, time and patience unfortunately as well as a some key materials.

Regards
G

 

[R2D2]

Hi there. I find the best way is to layer the paint (using your touch up) over a period of time. Meaning place one layer down and let it dry, and then continue the process with more layers. Do this process untill the touched up area is protruding ever so slightly from its surrounding, original painted, area. Once this is dry and completed, you will need a rotary polisher with a slightly aggressive pad and polish combo to bring the protruding area back down to the same level as the surrounding area. Once you have it level, use a finishing polish and pad on the rotary to refine the area. This is due to the harsher compound used before will leave holograms and defects of its own. This should leave the area looking pretty good, with great clarity.

(I would also suggest an ipa wipedown in between the polishing stages, just so you know exactly what the general paint truely looks like)

Hope that helps!

Mike

Cheers for the advice but I dont have a rotary polisher and if I did I end up cocking the whole job up. I need a friendly stone chip man!

 

[R2D2]

Hi

Yes we can do stone chips although we only do them as part of one of our full exterior treatments.

Anyone can fill in a stone chip, however to do it properly takes skill, time and patience unfortunately as well as a some key materials.

Regards
G

So what kind of money are we talking here??

 

[H13BS M]

Cheers for the advice but I dont have a rotary polisher and if I did I end up cocking the whole job up. I need a friendly stone chip man!

I appriciate that bud. Just thought you would like to know a good procedure as you said either how to do it, or if elite could do it. So just thought i would tell you how to do it.

 

[davetr123]

I used an artist paintbrush for doing this and gradually layered the paint over time. It takes time and effort to get it looking good

 

[sharps]

Cheers for the advice but I dont have a rotary polisher and if I did I end up cocking the whole job up. I need a friendly stone chip man!

Its not hard and you'd be able to get a das6 or equivalent got less than the price it would cost to pay someone to do it

 

[richiemcfc]

Has anyone tried Chipex? http://www.chipex.co.uk/ab/

I'm thinking of giving it a go - got to be worth a go for £30 surely?

 

[Jakerook]

Has anyone tried Chipex? http://www.chipex.co.uk/ab/ I'm thinking of giving it a go - got to be worth a go for £30 surely?

Let us know how that goes ?