stone chip repair

[wrightj]

My recently acquired Griff is picking up stone chips with remarkable ease, to add to the not great touching up already done.
Am thinking of the option of getting the nose section resprayed. Does anyone have any experience of having done this? Was a good job done re getting an exact match? Can anything be done to the new coat, to make it tougher to help prevent future problem? Any idea of cost, and any recommendations for Hampshire?
thanks v much

[sipow]

A company called Amourfend do a prouduct that protects numerous parts of the car.I believe they heat it on and it can hardly be seen as it is like a clear film.
I have just ordered the spot light covers as they are prone to getting smashed by flying stones.
They have a web addres but i cant find it at the mo.
I will return,unless someone has it handy.

Simon
Here it is www.amourfend.com/

>> Edited by sipow on Sunday 12th May 21:27

[yum]

I think you mean

www.armourfend.com

[squirrelz]

quote:
Here it is www.amourfend.com/

LMAO - saves you from failed love....

[johnmckenzie]

IMO just live with it. All my TVR's (4) have suffered from horrendous stone chipping and unless you are prepared to fork out every 6000 miles on a front end respray, there isn't much you can do about it. I have seen a Griff and a Cerbera with armourfend applied and I was not impressed. It is very noticeable on the car from 5 or 6 feet away and with pearlescent paint causes an apparent colour difference (presumably due to difference light reflectance/absorbance properties). It also didn't seem to give much protection as you could see chips occuring under the plastic film where impacts had been severe.

Regards

John Mckenzie

[Pedestrian]

Quote from the site:

"Yes, Armourfend can be removed, all you need to do is warm up the surface and peel the material back."

Would a 200 mile trip (hot engine..) and strong wind/inquisitive children do it?

Thanks for the info though..

[angusfaldo]

quote:
IMO just live with it. All my TVR's (4) have suffered from horrendous stone chipping and unless you are prepared to fork out every 6000 miles on a front end respray, there isn't much you can do about it. I have seen a Griff and a Cerbera with armourfend applied and I was not impressed. It is very noticeable on the car from 5 or 6 feet away and with pearlescent paint causes an apparent colour difference (presumably due to difference light reflectance/absorbance properties).

Armourfend on standard colours looks fine IMHO. And the difference it makes is considerable. It keeps the bodywork looking new. You just need to be careful when you wax it as the wax shows up if left along the edges of the armourfend film.

As for stone chips in general, I don't agree you should put up with it. Had mine resprayed and sure, it picks up chips quite quickly. But a bit of care and attention with touch-up paint (something the previous owner obviously couldn't cope with) and it has kept it's showroom shine.

Go to a recommended paint shop and you won't be disappointed. Though some pain colours are much more difficult to blend than others and if your car is older than about 3 or 4 years you may find the existing paint has faded, making a perfect colour match more difficult.

[sipow]

Amourfend


Simon

[thirsty]

To prevent stone chips, I keep my distance from the car in fron of me... and I stay off the motorway. Now granted, my Chimaera is a fun car which is not used everyday, but I think you can limit those nasty chips to some degree.

I also noticed that lighter the colour, the less noticeable the chip. My car is Giallo Fly (yellow) and although I have very few pings from stone chips, the f#*!@ing bugs love me.

[nubbin]

quote:
the f#*!@ing bugs love me.

You need some of that amourfend, then!

[Edt]

Uncle Ed's touch up tip - NEVER NEVER use the brush supplied - but use a toothpick instead and do it very gradually - day 1 just a little colour, day 2 just a little more etc..... until chip cavity flush to existing panel. Then polish. Never as good as a nice shiny respray but pretty good & very satisying when it goes well!

Regards
Ed

[mdrc]

Excuse my ignorance but how do you 'paint' with a tooth pick??

[Edt]

..use it exactly as you would a tiny brush - just apply a spot of paint each time.. give it a go - it works very very well!

Ed