Interior/Exterior 1st chip - need advise from exterior experts
#1
1st chip - need advise from exterior experts
It happened today... just an hour ago....my first rock chip from a stupid and rude Chevy pickup. The rock hit my roof and left an ugly chip is a little under an 1/8 " and down to the metal. Thankfully, there is not a dent also. Will I need to have my roof stripped and repainted or can it be repaired so that it is not visible? Should I have the work performed at the dealership or use a really good body shop?
I can't believe my MINI already has a chip... it not even three weeks old and only 598 miles on it. I need to get my MINI fixed quiclky and correctly.
Thanks for the advise....
very sad... Marlow Main
I can't believe my MINI already has a chip... it not even three weeks old and only 598 miles on it. I need to get my MINI fixed quiclky and correctly.
Thanks for the advise....
very sad... Marlow Main
#4
wait a chip under 1/8"? you mean like less than 2mm? i say just get
touchup paint and apply with a toothpick with the tip tapped flat.
let capillary action do its work. dont use the brush.
i have a bigger scratch from my first drive on my G35C. a dump truck
passing by on the other lane dropped a rock. nice 8-9mm scratch on my
front bumper.
touchup paint and apply with a toothpick with the tip tapped flat.
let capillary action do its work. dont use the brush.
i have a bigger scratch from my first drive on my G35C. a dump truck
passing by on the other lane dropped a rock. nice 8-9mm scratch on my
front bumper.
#5
Marlow Main, do not, repeat NOT take this to the dealer! You will end up paying hundreds of dollars to get this fixed. Instead, get yourself a bottle of white touchup paint and a bottle of clearcoat. Apply 2 coats of white to the chip. Top with clearcoat until the surface is higher that the surrounding paint.
Knock down the surface with 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper, and polish to your satisfaction. Add wax to complete the repair.
Cost of materials: ~ $20.00
An afternoon bonding with your MINI? Priceless.
Knock down the surface with 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper, and polish to your satisfaction. Add wax to complete the repair.
Cost of materials: ~ $20.00
An afternoon bonding with your MINI? Priceless.
#6
#7
However, if the chip is OVER 1/8", then the best thing to do is trade the car in on a new one. It will never be the same and consider it a lesson learned about getting clear bra for the roof
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#8
MM, relax. You are not going to do anything irreparable. The worst that can happen is that you end up with a boogery looking repair, which any competent detailer can make right very quickly.
Go to your local auto parts store and look at the touchup paints. Choose a white that is close to yours. If needed, ask to take a couple of bottles out to your car to compare. It doesn't need to be an exact match, just real close. You probably want a white that is a little brighter than yours, because the clearcoat will tend to yellow it out a little.
Follow the instructions above, and you will be a happy MINI owner.
You can do this!
Go to your local auto parts store and look at the touchup paints. Choose a white that is close to yours. If needed, ask to take a couple of bottles out to your car to compare. It doesn't need to be an exact match, just real close. You probably want a white that is a little brighter than yours, because the clearcoat will tend to yellow it out a little.
Follow the instructions above, and you will be a happy MINI owner.
You can do this!
#9
#10
the dealer will have touchup paint. it comes in a base bottle and a
clear coat bottle. if you're not very fluent with applying paint and
want to do it in once step, you can actually mix the basecoat with
the clear and get a glossy finish.
get a small yogurt cup or something plastic, use the touchup brush
to put a basecoat dab in the cup, then put another dab of the clear in
the cup next to the base coat dab and mix a little portion of the dabs
with your toothpick and apply.
#12
Here's a simply step-by-step
Here's a simple step-by-step guide to repairing chips which has worked well for me:
http://autopia.org/forum/guide-detai...nt-clinic.html
scroll down until you see the section titled " CHIP & SCRATCH REPAIR".
Have confidence and patience. Good luck,
Stephan
http://autopia.org/forum/guide-detai...nt-clinic.html
scroll down until you see the section titled " CHIP & SCRATCH REPAIR".
Have confidence and patience. Good luck,
Stephan
#14
I did and was very satisfied. The kit comes with everything you need to do the fix right, except the paint, which I got from my Mini dealer (and nothing that you would need to do it wrong). My first thought was to attack it like I would a paint chip on anything else, but NAM advise led me to the langka, and it is much easier, I think.
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