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Help - Stonechip Repair
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Help - Stonechip Repair
Hi Everyone, I've got a stone chip on the top of the driver's side wing. There are some microscopic rust spots in the centre, 0.2mm maybe. What's the best way to repair this? I guess remove the rust and then use a touch up kit. I'm not sure of how to remove the rust, scrape it off with a wooden toothpick, rust converter?
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Help - Stonechip Repair
Perhaps if you scratch away the rust then apply touch up paint immediately?
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Help - Stonechip Repair
If you have any Iron-X or equivalent then spray it on, wash, dry, then touch up kit.
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Help - Stonechip Repair
if doing DIY:
1) make sure you mask up the area as don't want to make it worse by accidently doing rest of your paint
2) get some rust converter and apply with a very fine paint brush
3) primer
4) sand primer with 1200 grit - best way to do this is get some sand paper onto edge of a pencil (not the lead end)
5) paint (with fine brush)
6) lacquer (with fine brush)
7) sand (2000 grit) until you can't feel the edge of the lacquer.
1) make sure you mask up the area as don't want to make it worse by accidently doing rest of your paint
2) get some rust converter and apply with a very fine paint brush
3) primer
4) sand primer with 1200 grit - best way to do this is get some sand paper onto edge of a pencil (not the lead end)
5) paint (with fine brush)
6) lacquer (with fine brush)
7) sand (2000 grit) until you can't feel the edge of the lacquer.
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