Stone Chips

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bluestreak56

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 Maidenhead
Managed to pick up 4 pesky chips below my BMW roundel on my bonnet which look awful.

Looking into options to repair / treat this .. any suggestions? Full panel respray at £300 seems dear for a small issue..
 
Tried my local chips away guy - he said theres nothing he can do for stone chips. Thanks for the link z4pilot, I am inclined to have a go but that cluster looks daunting!
 
I bet he thought not enough money in it for him, but either way not the responce you'd expect from a company who r set up to do this work :thumbsdown:
 
bluestreak56 said:
Tried my local chips away guy - he said theres nothing he can do for stone chips. Thanks for the link z4pilot, I am inclined to have a go but that cluster looks daunting!
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I would do this yourself. Get some touch up and mix 50/50 with lacquer. Slowly fill the chip after cleaning with something will will remove and wax/protection.

Wet sand the chip and then polish up. It's not hard and if you take you time you will be fine. Using 2000/3000 grit paper it will take more effort but less chance of it going wrong.
 
bluestreak56 said:
Tried my local chips away guy - he said theres nothing he can do for stone chips.
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???

He sounds like someone who doesn't know how to do his job. I'd try another smart repairer for a second opinion.

Though if it were me I think I'd have a crack at filling the chips with gradual layers of paint and then some wet sanding and polishing.
 
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