Yaha that's what I do... I'll edit the post to reflect that
Meguiars just saved me from a £500 respray *Picture heavy*
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Oh, I watched that video last night. That guy really gets on my t*ts. :thumbsdown:RLFILMSCO said:
The after picture is about as close as I could get using my phone camera, any closer and it struggled to focus on the surface. Pretty decent camera too in the Galaxy S5.
If this weather holds up, I'll see if I can get out tonight and take it some more.
If this weather holds up, I'll see if I can get out tonight and take it some more.
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Good job. You made the car look great. I wouldn't bother any further. When chips will get visible again do it again. If in the future you'll have enough of this just do a respray. As I said. Car looks awesome. And those stone chips are only visible at close up. And probably you are one of few who can spot them 
Drive it and enjoy it.
And an addition. Stone chips will always get more visible after polishing a whole car. In the process of polishing chips are getting filled with white polishing compound. That's why they really poke your eye when the job is done. And after you (or they) apply wax or some other sort of sealant over a car chips with compound are trapped under protecting layer of sealant.
I've tried this method. It is quite difficult and it will only work on deeper or really deep chips. If you'll apply filler in the shallower chips after polishing you can get the red primer shinning through. And than again if you take too much filler you are left with just a tinny amount of touch up paint on top which can result in filler getting visible after a proper polish of the car. My experience suggests going slowly and building thin layers with BMW's touch up paint. It will take you a few days, even weeks. And only after you'll polish the touched up area it will show if it needs more touch-up or not. I said to my self "This is perfect." Only to find out after polishing there's still a small depression of the chip visible. Re-do it. And you'll be tempted to shovel paint in. DO NOT rush it. It won't make results look good. You NEED to go slow. I've applied one to two layers of touch up paint per day. You may require from 3 to 7 layers to level the chip. Good luck.
Drive it and enjoy it.And an addition. Stone chips will always get more visible after polishing a whole car. In the process of polishing chips are getting filled with white polishing compound. That's why they really poke your eye when the job is done. And after you (or they) apply wax or some other sort of sealant over a car chips with compound are trapped under protecting layer of sealant.
RLFILMSCO said:
I've tried this method. It is quite difficult and it will only work on deeper or really deep chips. If you'll apply filler in the shallower chips after polishing you can get the red primer shinning through. And than again if you take too much filler you are left with just a tinny amount of touch up paint on top which can result in filler getting visible after a proper polish of the car. My experience suggests going slowly and building thin layers with BMW's touch up paint. It will take you a few days, even weeks. And only after you'll polish the touched up area it will show if it needs more touch-up or not. I said to my self "This is perfect." Only to find out after polishing there's still a small depression of the chip visible. Re-do it. And you'll be tempted to shovel paint in. DO NOT rush it. It won't make results look good. You NEED to go slow. I've applied one to two layers of touch up paint per day. You may require from 3 to 7 layers to level the chip. Good luck.
If you put stuff in your "Public" dropbox folder you can use it here, right click and get the public URL for itJohn002 said:I have deleted last two posts as the amount of spammy s**t I got from photobucket was shocking. Don't know why anyone uses it. Is there nothing better for posting pics on this forum. Dropbox etc?
Anyway good product. Just a tad peeved now though
MickAdams said:If you put stuff in your "Public" dropbox folder you can use it here, right click and get the public URL for itJohn002 said:I have deleted last two posts as the amount of spammy s**t I got from photobucket was shocking. Don't know why anyone uses it. Is there nothing better for posting pics on this forum. Dropbox etc?
Anyway good product. Just a tad peeved now though
Didn't know that. Thankyou.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m9tkxb5gb124k4p/photo%2013-04-2015%2015%2038%2013.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mnop76hpa5r29bi/photo%2013-04-2015%2015%2053%2042.jpg?dl=0
links should show my efforts. The front spoiler was covered in small white chips. I just used a cheap polishing pad from halfords on my drill, some Meguires compund then the Scratch x. Result.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mnop76hpa5r29bi/photo%2013-04-2015%2015%2053%2042.jpg?dl=0
links should show my efforts. The front spoiler was covered in small white chips. I just used a cheap polishing pad from halfords on my drill, some Meguires compund then the Scratch x. Result.