Stone Chips

[local hero]

washed +polished rav the other day, but spotted its first stone chip on bonnet, whilst out and about came accross, a"CHIPS AWAY" van all set up in a lay-bye, so pulled in and this chap started walking round my immaculate car with his clipboard and pen out, when i told him i had only one chip on my bonnet' he did that sharp intake of breath thing that tradespeople do before they kick you in the G***ies. on seeing my little chip he said thats the sort of thing we would do as a freebie if we were doing other work on your car, but not worth doing on its own, in any case chips on the bonnet are awkward, and i'd be better off buying some paint from Halfords and doing it myself..So i conclude from this "CHIPS AWAY" dont do chips..and Halfords don't do Carbon Quartz.. So picked up my 2 little bottles of touch up £6-53p from Mr T. Now has anyone any good Tips for doing this before I turn my car into something that looks like it has Beubonic Plague..Cheers :(

[Kinetic]

First of all, forget about using the brush that is supplied with the touch up stick! It is impossible not to apply too much paint using these brushes. Instead, get yourself a cocktail stick and pick up a tiny blob of paint with it and 'push' it into the chip. The trick is not to try and fill the chip in one go. Far better to under-apply than over-apply. I usually tackle stone chips after each wash, and it takes about 3 applications before it's done. Good luck!

[stv1x]

Now has anyone any good Tips for doing this before I turn my car into something that looks like it has Beubonic Plague..Cheers :(

Don't do what I did this weekend....turned a chip into something that now requires a complete bonnet respray! :(

Also Carbon Quartz, used the touchup paint and was reasonable pleased with the result. But, being the perfectionist and because I'm about to sell it, I thought that I'll give it a going over with an orbital polisher (proper thing for those that know called a Porter Cable) just to 'flatten' the slightly protruding blob of paint. Cutting a long story short I 'burnt' the paint! It's an area about 3" x 2" and definitely not 'fixable' without a respray

At least the new owner, when I do eventually sell it after it has been done, will be getting something perfect but still a rather costly mistake on my part.

Good Luck

[Fujisan]

Don't do what I did this weekend....turned a chip into something that now requires a complete bonnet respray! :(

Also Carbon Quartz, used the touchup paint and was reasonable pleased with the result. But, being the perfectionist and because I'm about to sell it, I thought that I'll give it a going over with an orbital polisher (proper thing for those that know called a Porter Cable) just to 'flatten' the slightly protruding blob of paint. Cutting a long story short I 'burnt' the paint! It's an area about 3" x 2" and definitely not 'fixable' without a respray

At least the new owner, when I do eventually sell it after it has been done, will be getting something perfect but still a rather costly mistake on my part.

Good Luck

Ouch.....unlucky!

Can I ask what you buying in it's place? Anyway, Good luck!

[stv1x]

Can I ask what you buying in it's place? Anyway, Good luck!

Already have it Fujisan....Merc ML63AMG....absolutely outrageous

Just waiting for a call back from Toyota on a bonnet respray..... Talk about being angry with myself for being so stupid....oh well, we live and learn.

[chatman]

Already have it Fujisan....Merc ML63AMG....absolutely outrageous

Still got the Aston or sold that to get the AMG.....Those things are outrageously fast.....any piccies, you know we love a cyber tyre kick on here....

[stv1x]

Already have it Fujisan....Merc ML63AMG....absolutely outrageous

Still got the Aston or sold that to get the AMG.....Those things are outrageously fast.....any piccies, you know we love a cyber tyre kick on here....

Still got the Aston Chatman and it's a keeper....possibly forever!

The ML is actually quicker 0 to 60 than the Vantage.....so even the word 'outrageous' is possibly an understatement

Apologies for the thread hijack!

Steve

[chatman]

Steve I think it's OK just too :drool: :drool: over you garage.....

"What to drive today"......You must have a dilemma every morning...

Nice black paint on the ML, also see they put a grill behind the Badge as well....Now get the AMG off to Brabus and some serious car fettling.... :thumbsup:

[duncerduncs]

That's 2 cracking cars you have Steve

I bet you're on first name terms with your local petrol garage...

[Manxrav]

Anybody would think the lad lived on the IOM. Passed a house the other day and they had 2 X5,s on the drive way.

Clare

[local hero]

Anybody would think the lad lived on the IOM. Passed a house the other day and they had 2 X5,s on the drive way.

Clare

Steve any chance i could come and do my stone chip in your garage as paint says it has to be above 5degrees and its BL***Y freezing on my drive might have to wait till August otherwise!! do you rent it out as holiday accomodation as the wife could do with a break? God i envy you

[stv1x]

"What to drive today"......You must have a dilemma every morning...

That's easy, if it's raining then the merc, sunny it's the Aston and if it's snowing then we take the wife's car

I bet you're on first name terms with your local petrol garage...

You're not wrong....thinking of getting one installed in the garage....can't seem to find one with the right colour combination to match the garage though :P

Steve any chance i could come and do my stone chip in your garage as paint says it has to be above 5degrees and its BL***Y freezing on my drive might have to wait till August otherwise!!

Do you really want to have to have your entire bonnet reprayed like me?? :D Sorry, I'd just have to get the Porter Cable out again and you'd regret it!

do you rent it out as holiday accomodation as the wife could do with a break? God i envy you

Just the wife or you as well? ;) Send me a pic, I might be able to accommodate her :D :D :D

[local hero]

"What to drive today"......You must have a dilemma every morning...

That's easy, if it's raining then the merc, sunny it's the Aston and if it's snowing then we take the wife's car

I bet you're on first name terms with your local petrol garage...

You're not wrong....thinking of getting one installed in the garage....can't seem to find one with the right colour combination to match the garage though :P

Steve any chance i could come and do my stone chip in your garage as paint says it has to be above 5degrees and its BL***Y freezing on my drive might have to wait till August otherwise!!

Do you really want to have to have your entire bonnet reprayed like me?? :D Sorry, I'd just have to get the Porter Cable out again and you'd regret it!

do you rent it out as holiday accomodation as the wife could do with a break? God i envy you

Just the wife or you as well? ;) Send me a pic, I might be able to accommodate her :D :D :D

Would send you a pic but havent found a camera with a shutter speed fast enough to capture her with her mouth closed..Hope to god she doesn't read this. :shutit:

[Fujisan]

Can I ask what you buying in it's place? Anyway, Good luck!

Already have it Fujisan....Merc ML63AMG....absolutely outrageous

Yeah......that'll get the job done!

[stv1x]

Would send you a pic but havent found a camera with a shutter speed fast enough to capture her with her mouth closed..Hope to god she doesn't read this. :!Removed!:

Ah, understood....you could try this new cosmetic enhancement

[local hero]

GREAT can you get them in bigger sizes?

[stv1x]

Now has anyone any good Tips for doing this before I turn my car into something that looks like it has Beubonic Plague..Cheers :(

At least the new owner, when I do eventually sell it after it has been done, will be getting something perfect but still a rather costly mistake on my part.

Just for anyone interested in these things, full bonnet respray has been quoted as £375 for a T180 in Carbon Quartz. The info might assist someone else further down the line.

Well I guess thats it chaps (& chapesses) as I'll not be putting any more miles on the RAV until it's sold so nothing much more to discuss. If you happen to pass, or be passed, by an ML or an AMV8 give me a wave......it'll be reciprocated

Steve

[local hero]

Cheers Steve and if your ML OR AM V8 are passed by a 3 door rav it can only be Bothy..

[dave.m]

Good luck with the (awesome) new car Steve, and dont let the fact that you dont have a Toyota any more stop you

from dropping in from time to time. If you look at the general forum, half of them dont either

A T B.

Dave.

[stv1x]

Good luck with the (awesome) new car Steve, and dont let the fact that you dont have a Toyota any more stop you

from dropping in from time to time. If you look at the general forum, half of them dont either

A T B.

Dave.

Dave, will do. Great bunch of friendly people in here....

Cheers!

Steve

[anchorman]

Good luck with the (awesome) new car Steve, and dont let the fact that you dont have a Toyota any more stop you

from dropping in from time to time. If you look at the general forum, half of them dont either

A T B.

Dave.

Dave, will do. Great bunch of friendly people in here....

Cheers!

Steve

Yes keep us informed mate, we might need your advice if we come up on the lotto!

Keep in touch.

Regards

[chatman]

Good luck with the (awesome) new car Steve, and dont let the fact that you dont have a Toyota any more stop you

from dropping in from time to time. If you look at the general forum, half of them dont either

A T B.

Dave.

Dave, will do. Great bunch of friendly people in here....

Cheers!

Steve

Yes keep us informed mate, we might need your advice if we come up on the lotto!

Keep in touch.

Regards

Steve if we have any meet ups your first on the list...think of what you could make charging ££££ all us school kids for a spin round the block in either the AMv8 or ML63AMG :drool:

[salthepal]

That's 2 cracking cars you have Steve

I bet you're on first name terms with your local petrol garage...

Amazing car but bet you're not on first name terms with your Merc dealer. I can think of many terms I could name our local Merc dealer (OH has a Merc) but none are repeatable here - I'd be banned from future posting!