any solution besides repainting
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Chicago Illinois
any solution besides repainting
When i bought my vette last year it looks like it was drivin through a sand storm, yet i live and bought in chicago area, and it has tiny little chips all over. They are hardly noticable unless you are standing right next to the front bumper. They go from the front bumper to about half way up the hood. And like i said they very small, not even the size of a pin head, just theres so many i don't like it. So is there any kind of fix i can try besides painting because i woud really like to avoid that. Thanks.
P.S. The car is black if that matters.
P.S. The car is black if that matters.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Savannah GA
There's only one way to replace missing paint, and that's to replace it either by sanding and respraying, or touching each tiny chip in individually, which will likely look worse than it does now.
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Charlotte NC
. There is no easy fix to your problem...and any EASY fix you may find may result in you not being happy with the end result. Additional un-requested information:
Your primary concern (in my opinion) should be at this time is to NOT apply any wax, polish or anything that can collect in your "pock marks" ...so if you choose to get it repaired later....you do not cause the painter to have an brain aneurysm and have MAJOR PROBLEMS in trying to get dried/baked wax or other substance out of very small "pock" marks.
You may be lucky...if that when the damaged area in question is wet..AND...if you can not see that the black color is missing. Then the panel(s) can be prepped and CLEANED VERY WELL and have clear applied to them. Thus maintaining the color. IF you can see that the color is missing...when wet...and if the spots are few...they could be VERY CAREFULLY touched up and then the clear applied over the panel(s).
"DUB"
