Bodywork scrape and stonechips

[Bingham67]

Not sure how it come about but i have ended up with a scrape down the side of my car just wondered where i could take it in the Hertfordshire area to get it repaired as i really have not got a clue who is good around here?



And secondly pesky stonechips i have just left it as they annoy me but i think finally i wish to get it repaired but again not really sure who is good to go to in my area.

[p3asa]

Its possible you might get some of that scratch out or at least make it a lot less obvious with a simple car machine polisher before you spend a lot more money getting it repaired.

As for your stone chips. Remember the chances are you'll get them repaired and then with a few weeks have some more back!

[monkeyhanger]

I had a scuff like that on the bottom of my front bumper, I assume the chin of someone's front bumper just scraped by mine as it took a little of my top (lacquer) coat and left a little of it's own colour behind. 90% of it rubbed out with some magic "G3" polishing paste my nice neighbour gave me.

I found that all of my stone chips were suffered in the first 4 months, and none since - as if the car's paint had an extremely long curing time to get to full hardness/toughness.

Speaking of stonechips - anyone in need of a TR paint touch up set?My R will be here in 6 weeks, and so i'm assuming I will not be doing any more touch up. A token amount via Paypal to cover the postage is all I will require (or local Tyneside pick-up).

[C2K]

As above,  machine Polish will fetch most of that out.

[somersetred]

I've had mine a week now and have picked up loads of tiny stone chips on the front.  I'm worried about going for a touch up pen since I'm a bit cack handed at this kind if thing.  Is machine polishing something chips away do?  Is this worth considering in a few months time leaving the chips for the time being since from what monkey hanger says I'm likely to pick up a few more shortly.  Can you make a hash of it using a touch up pen?

[monkeyhanger]

I've had mine a week now and have picked up loads of tiny stone chips on the front.  I'm worried about going for a touch up pen since I'm a bit cack handed at this kind if thing.  Is machine polishing something chips away do?  Is this worth considering in a few months time leaving the chips for the time being since from what monkey hanger says I'm likely to pick up a few more shortly.  Can you make a hash of it using a touch up pen?

Lacquer only chips are easily sorted. A quick clean-up of the scar with some 80% alcohol and then a few layers of alcohol thinned lacquer (put a large drop of paint into a pop-bottle lid and add a little of the 80% alcohol and mix then apply with a fine model paint brush) . Leave to harden for 24-48 hours and gently rub down flat with a 60% alcohol moistened lint-free cloth. Leave another few days and seal/wax. Patience is the key to a good finish. Don't be taking the excess off with 80% alcohol, it will be too aggressive and pull everything out of the chip you painted in.

I can do pretty much invisible chip fills this way if it's only lacquer deep. When you have to add in pigment layers to deep chips it gets a little trickier for perfection, but I can make it so that you have to closely scrutinise where the filling occurred to spot it. You get better with practice too. I find the touch-up pen's paint too thick to do a good job without thinning.


I definitely found paint chips a rare event when i'd had the car a while.

[Bingham67]

Thanks for the information guys

[Bingham67]

Anyone heard of http://www.smarttouch.info/ found them on a Audi TT forum recommended but this was way back in 2013?

[GTDmike]

Hi Bingham67
i have used this guy in Ampthill many times over the last few years he is first class and been in the trade for years.
Super Scuffs
Phil Haestier-07505 785896
He repaired a bad scuff on the front of my GTD and you can't see it one bit-great job and he will supply you with touchup paint after he has repaired.
Good Luck where ever you go to get repaired
Mike