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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gtiain on July 18, 2010, 11:18:53 pm

Title: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Gtiain on July 18, 2010, 11:18:53 pm

After spending a few hours washing, polishing and glossing my pride and joy today i noticed the bonnet is absolutly riddled with stone chips. Now I have not had the car long maybe 3 weeks so it must have been the previous owner but I have never had it this bad.  It just ruins all my hard work. Now I know some of you will say get some kind of detail pen, however  I'm worried this will leave blotches all over the bonnet and make it look worse? Has anyone got any suggestions?? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: JPC on July 18, 2010, 11:30:19 pm

If it's peppered it'll need a respray mate

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Gtiain on July 18, 2010, 11:37:58 pm

I was worried someone was going to say that, how much will that set me back? To be honest, I'm not an expert but I don't think it's that bad just yet.

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Hurdy on July 18, 2010, 11:40:40 pm

Carbon wrap it. It will cover the chips and help prevent any more developing :smiley:

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Gtiain on July 18, 2010, 11:42:36 pm

Forgive me, I don't know what you mean by carbon wrap it! Thanks.

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Hurdy on July 18, 2010, 11:50:57 pm

Quote from: Gtiain on July 18, 2010, 11:42:36 pm

Forgive me, I don't know what you mean by carbon wrap it! Thanks.

Get some 3M carbon wrap film and wrap the whole bonnet in it.

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Janner_Sy on July 19, 2010, 07:35:44 am

i think VAG cars in general use a really fin layer of paint. All of the ones i have seen are the same

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Saint Steve on July 19, 2010, 08:10:08 am

Quote from: Gtiain on July 18, 2010, 11:37:58 pm

I was worried someone was going to say that, how much will that set me back? To be honest, I'm not an expert but I don't think it's that bad just yet.

Once you respray, your make the paint softer and make it even easier for stone damage.
Colour Polish will help mask some, but it will always have some. Or dont drive it?.

If you own Red, you will know this. Just gotta live with it.

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Gtiain on July 19, 2010, 10:22:45 am

I Ike the suggestion not to drive it! That would solve a lot of problems. My car is reflex silver. Don't know if that effects anything.

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 19, 2010, 01:41:31 pm

One of the problems with water bassed paint, it's very soft & easy to chip.  :sad1:

Title: Re: Annoying stonechips
Post by: Gtiain on July 19, 2010, 01:46:51 pm

I see, I used to have a Citroen c4 vts and that was in silver, didn't have one chip in the paintwork. I will just have to accept it, as the gti is infinatly better than the c4!