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Stone chips...
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 6:41 pm
by ciden
How do you guys deal with stone chips on the front of your cars...or on any part of the car for that matter??
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 7:13 pm
by Speedlaw
Good question.
I ignore them, to avoid serious depressions.
Anyone have a decent solution? Is respraying the only 'real' option?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 7:24 pm
by KarlM
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!!!
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 7:26 pm
by ciden
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
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 10:25 am
by des_pd_ tdi
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.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 1:59 pm
by Nelson_Wilbury
VW do touch-up pens (about the size of a lipstick tube) which cost about £4.00 and include a bottle of Laquer. Thats what I'm gonna use when I find the time to get one ordered.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 10:03 pm
by Babe RuthLess
@Nelson
Do you have the part number for those?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:45 pm
by Ian
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...
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 8:48 pm
by kapur
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