Stone chips...

ciden · Post by **ciden** » Wed May 21, 2003 6:41 pm

How do you guys deal with stone chips on the front of your cars...or on any part of the car for that matter??

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Wed May 21, 2003 7:13 pm

Good question.

I ignore them, to avoid serious depressions.

Anyone have a decent solution? Is respraying the only 'real' option?

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Wed May 21, 2003 7:24 pm

Not sure about yous 2, but in the UK there are a couple of companies that will come and sort it out for you. Doesn't cost too much (normally, unless your cars covered in them) and only takes a couple of hours. I know this is a cheaters way out it but its cheaper than a full re-spray!!!

ciden · Post by **ciden** » Wed May 21, 2003 7:26 pm

Ingore 'em, yeah I can do that - but it's painful to see a chip on a car that's only 2 weeks old...and the best part is, it happend today when I just went to town to pick-up something - but this w/end past I drove 760miles...on the high way at high speed...did anything happen...no! UNFAIR!

Solutions anyone

des_pd_ tdi · Post by **des_pd_ tdi** » Fri May 23, 2003 10:25 am

Keep the bonnet waxed for maximum protection, I give it a good going over each time I wash the car, you could always source a front apron for the bonnet.

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Mon May 26, 2003 1:59 pm

VW do touch-up pens (about the size of a lipstick tube) which cost about Â£4.00 and include a bottle of Laquer. Thats what I'm gonna use when I find the time to get one ordered.

Babe RuthLess · Post by **Babe RuthLess** » Thu May 29, 2003 10:03 pm

@Nelson

Do you have the part number for those?

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:45 pm

Friend pointed me toward this...said he got some blue film for the lenses and it worked pretty good...

dunno myself - it has to be American though...

http://www.lamin-x.com

They also do this film stuff for the front of the car for stone chips...

kapur · Post by **kapur** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:48 pm

KarlM wrote:Not sure about yous 2, but in the UK there are a couple of companies that will come and sort it out for you. Doesn't cost too much (normally, unless your cars covered in them) and only takes a couple of hours. I know this is a cheaters way out it but its cheaper than a full re-spray!!!

Hi, you mentioned gettin companies to get rid of em...

Can they do scrapes aswell?

It's about 5CM long, on the bumper and the panel itself!

it's made of plastic i guess, because i can see the black plastic underneath...

Could you please give me a name and number...

I'm in Birmingham.. West Midlands.

Thnx in advance