paint chips

[dchien]

does anyone know how to take off white paint chips from the hood and bumper. I use to do a lot of highway driving and trucks carrying rocks and such would kick it up and hit the front of my car. anyways, it looks as if i drove through a white paint puddle. please help. i hate that look.

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[primera man]

If the chips are white, its most likely that it has taken the top coat of paint off and left the primer colour.
If this is the case,strip the bonnet and bumper and re-spray the whole lot...it will be worth it. Then put on a strip of "3M clear protection" on the bonnet and bumper to stop the stone chips.
Cheers
Primera Man

[Dprotech]

Yo, you can go to your dealership and ask for a paint chip repair pen. It is two sided, one is the paint colour of your car and on the other side is the clear coat. I bought mine at the Agincourt Infinit Dealership ..cost about $10 CDN.

Hope this helps ya out

[dchien]

thanks for your reply....i will check it out. but did the pen thing work well for you? i have a black car...and am afraid that it will dull the paint.

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[Dprotech]

My car is black too.
I would say apply a coat of black paint. Don't forget to clean out the chip with some isopropyl just to get rid of any wax or oil. Let the paint dry, cover it for dust protection, reapply another coat and maybe another. Buff it a little with a paper towel and then apply the clear coat. its not going to make the chip mark dissappear but it will be less noticeable to passerbys

[Koojo]

I got a silver titanium color, and some frikin dude left a small blue mark on the passanger rear door. I am not sure if it rubbed my paint off but I doubt it, but it definatly left his. What should I do about that? It doesnt come off by washing, and I dont want to scrub it really hard since it will ruin the clear coat around it. Thanks. :smoka:

[Dprotech]

next time you wax your car ..pay more attention to that blue mark and use a little more wax. The chemicals in the wax should lift the alien colour off your car ...

Hope this helps ...

[Koojo]

This is a very stupid question, but what is the difference between waxing a car, and polishing a car. They sell both, and I am not too sure about the difference. Thanks :smoka:

[dchien]

Dprotech, are you saying that you can do the black color yourself? which paint did you use.,..and is it easier than it sounds? what brands did you use. is there an instruction somewhere on the package?

thank you in advance

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[Dprotech]

Technically there is a difference waxing is applying the wax and polish is well polishing the wax. But I guess some people use them both to mean the same thing ..make your ride shiny.

Now when it comes to selecting what wax to use ..well I ain't touching that subject with a 10 foot pole

[Dprotech]

Dchien nopes ...get the pen from a nissan or infiniti dealership, they have the colour that matches your car's colour perfectly. Don't forget to state the year and model of your car.

[primera man]

Koojo.....the difference between polishing and waxing is....you use the polish to put the shine/gloss on the car and if you use something that is really good, you can take all the very fine scratches out of the paint as well.
You use the wax to "seal" in the shine/gloss and stop things like water spot marks etc.
If you got one, use a buffer.
Now the bit where you lot all shoot me down!!!.......i have found that Meguiars is the best i have used.
I await all your replys...........

Primera Man

[Koojo]

Nah im not gonna shoot you down.

Will using a buffer create those round streak marks? Is it better to just use a cloth or a sponge that came with the wax?

I also heard that Turtle Wax, the Advance formula one, the one that has the picture of the hood of a green car, works well too. Any comments on that?

[primera man]

Using a buffer correctly is a hell of a lot quicker then by hand. It wont leave the swirl marks if you do it right.
I use a "swirl remover cutting compound" before the polish etc to help out.

It's important to keep the buffer moving at all times, dont stop in one place as this can "burn" the paint.

The only draw back is the mess it makes by throwing the polish around as you go.

Primera Man

[Koojo]

lemme get the straight, you use the swirl compound, the polish, and the wax it? or is there other stuff you need to put before or in between those things?

How long does the buffer fabric last for?