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FRSure · 01-05-2014, 01:29 PM

Little rock chip from car kicking up debris from snow. What's the easiest way for a untrained person to fix this?

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

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Originally Posted by 993Fan

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

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Originally Posted by 993Fan

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

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

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Originally Posted by FRSure

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 ....

humfrz

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

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Originally Posted by FRSure

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

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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993Fan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 DGM BRZ MT Location: SoCal Posts: 188 Thanks: 1 Thanked 120 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

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ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	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.

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headlikeahole Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Ultramarine toyobaru Location: NS Canada Posts: 605 Thanks: 311 Thanked 576 Times in 221 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

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