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FRSure 01-05-2014 01:29 PM

Anyway easy way to fix this?
 
Little rock chip from car kicking up debris from snow. What's the easiest way for a untrained person to fix this?
http://i40.tinypic.com/ofxeex.jpg

993Fan 01-05-2014 02:22 PM

Unless the chips penetrate to bare metal, I'd leave them alone until some day the entire panel needs to get repainted. Think of them as well-earned patina...

Plus, it'll make it much easier to identify your car in a lineup. :)

humfrz 01-05-2014 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 993Fan (Post 1431363)
Unless the chips penetrate to bare metal, I'd leave them alone until some day the entire panel needs to get repainted. Think of them as well-earned patina...

Plus, it'll make it much easier to identify your car in a lineup. :)


Or ..... clean up the wound (with alcohol) and carefully apply (with a tooth pic) a dab of touch up paint. After a while .... you won't "see" it anymore .... ;)

humfrz

FRSure 01-05-2014 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 993Fan (Post 1431363)
Unless the chips penetrate to bare metal, I'd leave them alone until some day the entire panel needs to get repainted. Think of them as well-earned patina...

Plus, it'll make it much easier to identify your car in a lineup. :)

Wait a minute.. I thought the bumper is abs plastic?
And my car only have 520 miles.. And this happens.

993Fan 01-05-2014 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 1431372)
Or ..... clean up the wound (with alcohol) and carefully apply (with a tooth pic) a dap of touch up paint. After a while .... you won't "see" it anymore .... ;)

humfrz

The first tiny chip is always the most painful but there will be many, many, more.

Whenever I've tried the paint dab approach in the past, I soon ended up with a bunch of standing-out-like-a-sore-thumb paint pimples. :)

ZionsWrath 01-05-2014 02:41 PM

Close your eyes when you get close enough to see it. Shouldn't be often since you'll need to be about 2 feet away or less.

FRSure 01-05-2014 02:56 PM

Some touch up paint with a toothpick will be fine right? The bumper is abs plastic right?

humfrz 01-05-2014 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSure (Post 1431412)
Some touch up paint with a toothpick will be fine right? The bumper is abs plastic right?

Yep, the bumper is not metal, so it won't rust.

The secret to applying touch up paint is to have someone with artistic talent make the application.

Like @993Fan says ..... most of us with "fat fingers" and a "more is better" attitude, will make it look like someone painted it with a broom .... :bonk:

humfrz

#944_10_Series_FRS 01-05-2014 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSure (Post 1431412)
Some touch up paint with a toothpick will be fine right? The bumper is abs plastic right?

I believe it is made with Polyurethane and not ABS. Although, they both plastic but the property is a little different.

FRSfan111 01-05-2014 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by #944_10_Series_FRS (Post 1431456)
I believe it is made with Polyurethane and not ABS. Although, they both plastic but the property is a little different.

This is correct.

headlikeahole 01-05-2014 05:22 PM

You can apply the touch up paint generously then remove the excess with a compound like most scratch removers. The end result should be relatively smooth and nearly invisible.

If you take this approach I suggest not waiting too long to remove the paint bump. Once its completely settled it can be hard to rub down.

Brndn704 01-05-2014 06:01 PM

You should see the front of mine...

StOpNG0x 01-05-2014 06:04 PM

Dr. Color Chip.

N1rve 01-05-2014 06:26 PM

Touch up paint from your dealer. Use the pen side, not the brush.


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