Dave Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 What do you guys use/do to avoid/get rid of stone chips.. they are the bain of my life... Do you use colour polish.. or paint and wax over.. just wondering?... if you use paint how do you apply it? Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johneroberts Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Chips away, the guy comes around to you house and does them all for £80 Prevention is always best method. One word Armourfend, had the car done two weeks after getting it and no stone chips anywhere Either that or get your self some touch up paint, and a cotton bud. Cheers jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnsie Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 A mate of mine is the workshop manager at the plastic surgeon. He rekons that Amourfend is the best stuff to aviod chips, you can even polish and buff it up. Its porous so it also lets the paint breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4dreamer Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 What sort of cost are we looking at to have Armourfend "done" to your car, then John ? Do they coat the whole of the front end (ie all the bonnet, bumpers and front wheel arches), or just parts of it ? Does it look as shiny (after Meguiars) as one without treatment ? Enquiring minds need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johneroberts Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 As for shiny, you obviously have never seen my car m8 i do shiny!!! The cost £600 ish if i remember Cheers jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Armourfend everytime Cost me around £400 ront bumper, sills and tailgate sill the front edge of my bonnet has quite af ew chips but the bumper looks brand new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 It was about £300 on the TT, but fully recommend, although on dark colours it can create a line of white where wax builds up unless you are really carefull! I pulled all mine off when I sold, it hey presto, no flys, or stonechips! They also cover the lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 I have the full TT kit except the front bonnet edge (I felt it was too obvious). It's certainly working well and I'm really happy with it although I have recently heard of one issue where during removal there was a problem (possibly caused by the paint). I'm waiting to hear the final details before I continue (or stop) recommending them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4dreamer Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 So Danksy, when you say "you pulled it off" - that seems to imply some kind of plastic laminate coating. Is it easy to get off ? If so, what stops it lifting during cleaning/polishing etc ? I guess I wondering whether £400-£600 is worth it when I don't do very high mileage (perhaps only 1500 motorway miles a year). It would definitely be cheaper just to get the stone chips touched up by "Chips Away" or somesuch for me, I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison1379134007 Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 and whats to stop someone else "pulling it off" (oh er ) ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 OK guys, the consensus on prevention seems to point toward Armourfend, but what do you do when you HAVE stone chips on your car? I've the friggin Grand Canyon dug into my hood from some Bastard in a Semi who couldn't keep his slow ass in the right lane. It's a good 1 1/2 inches long, and through the paint. Now that winters coming up, I'm worried that it could start to rust I've tried that "Colored" wax crap, and it didn't work at all. I've thought of touch-up paint, but I tried that with my Polo and it looks like crap. Any ideas that DOESN'T invlove a new hood or repainting? Thx, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moff S3 Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 I used the coloured 'wax crap' and it has actually worked really well on my black S3. I don't normally use Turtle Wax, I'm a Meguiars man! But just for the point of hiding stone chips I do. First use the 'lipstick' thing and go over each stone chip... can take a while. THen polish over the top with either turtle wax (which I use first) then Meguiars. Mine are all hidden now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Did this work on deep scratches as well? My brother-in-law has a digi-cam, so as soon as we get the image thing fixed, I'll take a pic and post it. It's really quite ugly In an effort to describe this chip/scratch, it's on my hood, about 1 1/2 inches long, and deep enough that you can see whiteish metal through it. I caught a friggin BOULDER kicked up off a heavy trucks tires, while I was doin' probably close to 180 kph, if not 200. I've tried the colored wax, but not the ones with the lil "crayon" thingie. When I get a new front end (Hopefully Carstens RS4 front ) I figured I'd get some of the clear film for that, but my hood's still in a state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moff S3 Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 one and half inches long is a pretty frickin big chip I put a deepish graze of similar size on my rear bumper (don't ask ) I used the lipstick thingy (darling ) and it doesn't fix the problem, but it does help. I do use the lipstick for all of my chips and for the small chips, it works really well. For bigger ones however you can tell that there is something there, its just a bit more hidden and not that obvious. When I look at the scratch on my bumper (that I have covered up) it looks matt instead of the glossy shine of the paint. Better than it was though. The lipstick thing is cheap as chips (excuse the pun ) so you should just give it a go anyway. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Is the "Crayon" thing some sorta special wax? If not, I may just go ahead and use a real crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGGYNOO Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 Probably not much use to you Drill but I got a touch-up kit from halfords which was about a tenner and comes with everything needed. The touch-up pens, as well as having the usual brush affair like the genuine touch-up kit, have small metal "nibs" like Tippex pens - you just squeeze the tube and a small drop of paint comes out. A doddle to use when filling bigger chips. Not often I recommend halfords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 Yeah, I'm thinking of getting one of these, but most of the ones I've seen come in bottles like fingernail polish. That's what I've got for my Polo, and it was real hard not to put too much, and make it look like crap And I REALLY don't want to do that with my Audi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 ah bollocks. armourfend wouldnt protect your ROOF! just had a UFO hit and bounce off my roof, making 2 small gouges in paint and a rasonable size chip wish it had hit windscreen. have put a waterproof wax over it to stop the weather and rust... chips away? or a DIY with Porsche touchup and a cotton bud? its quite deep, but no dent.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 Dude, sorry to hear it, same thing happened to me on Monday, friggin boulder hit my roof, scared the crap outta me. No serious damage though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 silly me. Ferrari touch up paint. must look up chips away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 Booked in for January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I used have a 206 a year ago and i loved the silver mettalic paint on that........ didnt show/get chips much..... on my S3 the chips really piss me off.......... i know quattro paint option isnt cheap but i must say its crap paint if its soft......they chip so easily...........i think i`ll go for the most mettalic`ist paint i can buy next...... the harder the better.....probably mercedes silver or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r88per Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Try this for any of your small touch ups guys - you know the ones where you end up with too much paint in a small chip. Put your touch up pen into a cup of hot tap water, (loosen the lid first dont want exploding paint pens) leave for a minute or two give a shake and hey presto nice thin paint, not the usual dollop!! Take your time and do the same with the laquer and you can hardly tell that they were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 A guy who came to repair some stone chips on my S4 reccommended using a piece of kitchen towel, twisted to make a point. You can then be very exact about where you want the paint, and it only puts a very small amount on with each dab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Regarding what products are available, does 3M market their "Invisible Bra" product in the UK? It goes on with a 50-50 mixture of alcohol and water, and peals-off easily if an edge is lifting, if it becomes torn by an automatic car wash, or otherwise. There is a company that markets the same thing as "INVINCA-SHIELD" http://www.invinca-shield.com/ There is a vendor here in Minneapolis that is mobile and gives a 2 year warranty including labor. I'd look for someone with a similar offer in your area. I have a Silver S4 and I'm extremely happy with it. It's not completely invisible, but very close, and when I had a piece that had been lifted on the edge (most likely due to having installed it when it was too cold the first time), it was fixed for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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