Does anybody know the best way to get rid of stonechips in the paintwork (without a respray) -

 

I seem to have shedloads on my bonnet and they really spoil the party - especially when you spend sooo long cleaning and polishing and they just show up even more.

 

Any tips guys and gals?

Edited October 22, 200916 yr by Pablito

What colour is the car?

not really, stonechips are exactly what they say on the tin, chips in the paint. Have you tried your hand with a touch up stick?

Car is black

 

not tried touch up sticks - just T-Cut Colourfast

T-Cut won't get ride of stonechips mate, you could try some G3 but if they're deep you will probably have to try the touch-up pens.

I have this down to a fine art, you need exact paint and lacquer. You rub the stonechip with a cone of 1500 wet and dry then with a fine artist brush touch in the chip with colour. With 2000 grit rub off any lip made. When dry touch in with the laquer and build to a slight lump. When dry rub down with 2000 grade wirh lots of soapy water. Buff op with a cutting mop and G3 compound with loads of soapy water. Hand finish with G1o and polish. It takes ages but no chip left. I got it down to an art and you cant see the chip.

 

Allan

hi the best way to hide the chips on black is a black permenet marker sounds strange but really works then go over with some black t-cut/polish, g3 or g10 and most cutting pastes are white so will leave white residue in the chips looking crap, give it a go then tell everyone

I have this down to a fine art, you need exact paint and lacquer. You rub the stonechip with a cone of 1500 wet and dry then with a fine artist brush touch in the chip with colour. With 2000 grit rub off any lip made. When dry touch in with the laquer and build to a slight lump. When dry rub down with 2000 grade wirh lots of soapy water. Buff op with a cutting mop and G3 compound with loads of soapy water. Hand finish with G1o and polish. It takes ages but no chip left. I got it down to an art and you cant see the chip.

 

Allan

 

I can imagine that working well on the odd larger chip, but if it's anything like mine it's abit like looking at the stars, there's a few big obvious ones but more you look the more there are, getting finer and finer. It would take weeks to do them all! I think a blow over of the front end is the only real option.

Although I could imagine a black T-cut or equivalent as chinna says could be worth a go.

dont forget the marker first mate elimanates any white or grey primer showing through

would just like to point out the same rules apply on red/ blue etc with the wide range of markers out there and coloured t-cut once you,ve coverd the primer colour with the appropiate coloured marker the chips will be hardly noticable please remeber if you use a wax touch up stick paint or polish will not stick to it and if you do decide to have it blown over it can cause paint re -action due to the wax