Rock chips

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:12 am

Hey, what do you guys do about rock chips? I have 3 or 4 nasty ones on my hood from driving so far on the interstate to work. I am working a lot closer to home now, so I hope not to get many if at all. But, I still need to fix these.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:52 pm

get touch up paint and use a very small brush to fill it in???

I did that before...used a toothpick and it was barely noticable to other people, but now I tape the car up if im getting on the interstate to avoid rock chips.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:09 pm

scneonchic wrote:get touch up paint and use a very small brush to fill it in???

I did that before...used a toothpick and it was barely noticable to other people, but now I tape the car up if im getting on the interstate to avoid rock chips.

tape it up huh? with what? masking tape?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:17 pm

Blue painters tape like they sell at walmart. It wont harm the paint and its easy to use.

Someone else on here said in another thread that they go to the dealers hip and get a big roll of the white tape that the new cars have on them, costs about $50 and it lasts forever.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:25 pm

i'm going to have to do that when i get the new bumper...

this one i dont give a damn about. it has so many chips, paint is peeling, there's a bubble....
60% of the reason why i'm getting a new one!

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:13 pm

ill have to remember that next time i go on a road trip... i always have blue tape at my house

2k2patriotblueneon · Post by **2k2patriotblueneon** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:48 pm

I saw this shit on powerblock tv....you paint it on out of a spray can and it protects against that stuff.....and washes right off for that car show too!

Don't remember the name though....

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:14 am

its made by duplicolor, i believe its called Car Art.....

2k2patriotblueneon · Post by **2k2patriotblueneon** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:03 am

NiteHawk wrote:its made by duplicolor, i believe its called Car Art.....

No thats the ricer graphics paint...lol....this is the stuff its called sheild....but thanks you pointed me in the right direction.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/shield.html

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:17 am

^They're both on the same commercial though.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:07 am

i avoid the highway... i take backroads... a bit more bumpy... but no rok chips

2k2patriotblueneon · Post by **2k2patriotblueneon** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:18 pm

lilolneon wrote:i avoid the highway... i take backroads... a bit more bumpy... but no rok chips

Move to NY that will change real quick.

Back roads = new suspension.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:53 pm

I heard about that spray on stuff, but havent tried it. Id probably try it on my caliber first

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:04 pm

We have this stuff at Napa, it's a color specific wax with a little "Chip Stick" of your colored goop, it's supposed to do something about fading and I believe rock chips.... think turtle wax makes them. I'll look around.

EDIT: This stuff = http://www.autobarn.net/turwaxcolcur.html