Question About Repairing Stone Chips?

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jhorton

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I have a few touched up stone chips where the touch up paint has come off. Is there any way or anything I can do to get the touch up paint to last longer? Could making the touch up spot a little thicker help?
 
If the repairs are made where the chips go all the way through, then first use a primer. Primers are designed to stick to the base metal better than regular paint, and the paint will stick better to the primer than bare metal.



Let the color coat fully dry at least 24 hours and then apply a few thin coats of clear coat.



Let the clear coat fully cure for 30 days before topping with LSP.



Just my $.02...I'm no expert nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.



Good luck.
 
I assume you mean by multiple touch ups to just try and make it thicker. The chips are not to the metal only to the primer. I guess that is better then being to the metal.

I have tried to avoid using the clear coat because my car is silver and once I put the clear coat on it makes the touch up spots a lot darker and they stand out more then I like.



Thanks for the quick response
 
jhorton said:
I assume you mean by multiple touch ups to just try and make it thicker. The chips are not to the metal only to the primer. I guess that is better then being to the metal.

I have tried to avoid using the clear coat because my car is silver and once I put the clear coat on it makes the touch up spots a lot darker and they stand out more then I like.



Thanks for the quick response
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Yeah, I hear ya....I had a Platinum Ice colored Lexus before the Audi, and the smallest touch-up spot turned into a PITA due to the seven colors used to make the "silver/champagne" look.



Do the spots look darker from only certain angles though ? If so, I'd still finish with the clear-coat to protect it.
 
When I put clear coat on the spot looks dark no matter what angle I look at it. I agree silver is hard to match up, and I thought black was hard to deal with.
 
jhorton said:
When I put clear coat on the spot looks dark no matter what angle I look at it. I agree silver is hard to match up, and I thought black was hard to deal with.
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What about without the clear coat ? Is it a better match ? If it is, I would personally stick to using the touch-in paint and keep it with your cleaning stuff. As the other's put - try touching it in using layers (and patience).



Plus remember it'll be safe to apply shampoo and wax to that area, but I'd be wary with extreme polishes as that's gonna be where the wearing away kicks in. :xyxthumbs
 
Yes, without clear coat it matches fairly well. Perhaps once I get the chip looking ok I will apply a light coat of wax over the area and see how that stands up.
 
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