Repairing stone chips - any hi-tech "invisible" way?
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I have a few stone chips on the front of my Boxster, they have been touched-in so are not too obvious (it is a silver car) but still jump out at me whenever I wash the car.
I am thinking that in this day and age of invisible repairs, there must be a way of removing stone chips without spraying the whole area? A few years ago I recall being very impressed when, using only t-cut and polish, a mechanic removed quite a large scratch on my old merc. Even knowing where it had been it was still rendered invisible, but it possibly wasn't as deep as the average stone chip.
In my mind in 2021 there must be some professional way, perhaps using a sort of micro-filler and polish technique, to fill the chip and make it invisible?
Am I right, does such a system exist, anybody used and/or managed to remove chips?
I am thinking that in this day and age of invisible repairs, there must be a way of removing stone chips without spraying the whole area? A few years ago I recall being very impressed when, using only t-cut and polish, a mechanic removed quite a large scratch on my old merc. Even knowing where it had been it was still rendered invisible, but it possibly wasn't as deep as the average stone chip.
In my mind in 2021 there must be some professional way, perhaps using a sort of micro-filler and polish technique, to fill the chip and make it invisible?
Am I right, does such a system exist, anybody used and/or managed to remove chips?
Sadly a magic solution doesn’t exist for filling in chips and blending them perfectly with say a touch pen. If you can see the primer then it needs paint. I have followed a guide on detailing world and used that method for years to fill and disguise chip repairs. Once I had road rash so had the bonnet smart resprayed at home by a mobile paint guy for £300. Preventative measures are better and if you can afford it and it’s your everything car then get paint protection film. Now that’s magic. You can scratch it with keys and it heals itself. Preparation is key though and if you lay down the film on a surface with scratches and swirls then it will amplify any surface defects on paint which has not been polished to receive it.
Edited by Super_G on Tuesday 31st August 16:22
philcray said:
I have a few stone chips on the front of my Boxster, they have been touched-in so are not too obvious (it is a silver car) but still jump out at me whenever I wash the car.
I am thinking that in this day and age of invisible repairs, there must be a way of removing stone chips without spraying the whole area? A few years ago I recall being very impressed when, using only t-cut and polish, a mechanic removed quite a large scratch on my old merc. Even knowing where it had been it was still rendered invisible, but it possibly wasn't as deep as the average stone chip.
In my mind in 2021 there must be some professional way, perhaps using a sort of micro-filler and polish technique, to fill the chip and make it invisible?
Am I right, does such a system exist, anybody used and/or managed to remove chips?
I am thinking that in this day and age of invisible repairs, there must be a way of removing stone chips without spraying the whole area? A few years ago I recall being very impressed when, using only t-cut and polish, a mechanic removed quite a large scratch on my old merc. Even knowing where it had been it was still rendered invisible, but it possibly wasn't as deep as the average stone chip.
In my mind in 2021 there must be some professional way, perhaps using a sort of micro-filler and polish technique, to fill the chip and make it invisible?
Am I right, does such a system exist, anybody used and/or managed to remove chips?
The scratch to your Merc wasn't rendered invisible, it was removed by polishing away the top coat of your paint until it was at the same depth as the scratch.
The professional way to render chips invisible is to rub back the paint and respray.
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