Stone chips

[andygo]

I have a couple of stone chips on my red gti.

Whats the best way to touch them up and where on earth do you get the correct colour match from>

[Rgdogg]

I have the same problem with mine except I have a large bit of road rash on my front splitter, so I've decided to get it resprayed and while it's there I'm having the plastic sides and rear splitter done gloss black as well as the mirror covers, then get it covered in 3m to protect it, I have heard good things about chipex if you only have a couple of chips.

[Mattyj]

Theres a thread on detailing world i tried and went thru the lacquer with 2500grit no great shame rear bumper was getting resprayed any way i touched a few in with an artist paint brush not perfect but draws you attention away from them get the paint code off the printed label in the boot and get paint from vw

[RocketRossUK]

This is how i do mine. Touch up, let is dry, wet sand till smooth, touch up with lacquer (2 coats), let dry, wet sand again, then machine polish. Back to new (nearly)

[Mattyj]

This is how i do mine. Touch up, let is dry, wet sand till smooth, touch up with lacquer (2 coats), let dry, wet sand again, then machine polish. Back to new (nearly)

Ok few questions, what grit paper, spray lacquer? Or the little touch up bottles? Rotary polish?

[RocketRossUK]

This is how i do mine. Touch up, let is dry, wet sand till smooth, touch up with lacquer (2 coats), let dry, wet sand again, then machine polish. Back to new (nearly)

Ok few questions, what grit paper, spray lacquer? Or the little touch up bottles? Rotary polish?

Think it 3500- 4000, just slowly slowly. Touch up lacquer, DA polisher mate. Menzerna Fast gloss 400 then followed with final finish.

[martinc1967]

Geez....thisis a touchy subject. I have to do some on mine, but I just daren't take the sand paper to it and I don't have a machine polisher!!! lol!

[RocketRossUK]

Geez....thisis a touchy subject. I have to do some on mine, but I just daren't take the sand paper to it and I don't have a machine polisher!!! lol!

it only ultra mild sand paper, read this guide. :

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=20127

[Mattyj]

This is what i used and i couldn't get rid of the sanding marks he used 2500 grit confused much

[RocketRossUK]

This is what i used and i couldn't get rid of the sanding marks he used 2500 grit confused much

Yeah i think 2500 is a little heavy IMO, but 3500 was ok and easy to get rid of with a DA or 15 mins of hardcore elbow grease