Problem with bumper chips

[WhiteFRS69]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

There is something to be said for going braless as well though

im quoting this again just so it shows up twice in this thread

[DCStorm]

Tits. That is all..

[iJeff]

Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

our paint in cheap and thin, its going to chip on you,

only real way to prevent rock chips it to invest in a Clear bra

but at this point, since you already have rock chips, you would need to repaint the entire front bumper and then clear bra it

Also can't slap the clear bra on for at least 30-60 days after the repaint either!

[Phantobe]

Literally every time I wash my car (every 2-3 weeks) or so I will find a new scratch, chip or ding there is no saving this paint.

Either live with it or...uhm...repair it.

[Braces]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I used to worry about stuff like that........then, after a stroke and two bouts with cancer.....and age 72 ......I just call them "patina" ......and drive on


Humfrz

Are you talking about the patina on the bumper or on you?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Braces

Are you talking about the patina on the bumper or on you?

...............both............


humfrz

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Hotrodheart

But a bra never hurts...

Originally Posted by Tcoat

There is something to be said for going braless as well though

My night at work just got a bit more... exciting.

I kid, I kid.

Anyways, I'm also finding new stuff from my bi-weekly adventures. Just today, I noticed the plastic that holds the turn signals and where the fog lights would be looks like it was sideswiped by a huge rock. Since I plan on driving the car more than showing it off, I'm at the point of not caring anymore. It cuts deep seeing new ones pop up after spirited runs but oh well. I refer to them as battle scars.

Now when I get a future toy (Porsche GT4, Tesla Roadster Sport, the FT-1, etc.) that will be taken care of.

[Packofcrows]

Originally Posted by jonesbt11

Hi all, still pretty new to my FRS. That said, in less than a month I'm seeing a good amount of rock chips in my front bumper, it shows pretty hard with hot lava too. I was hoping to find a good solution to mitigate this as much as possible outside of usual waxing/careful driving. Don't really want a bumper bra either.....not a fan of the look.Nor do I think that the 100+ degree (F) heat I consistently live in helps my case. Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do to help it if so?

Wax, wax, wax. It helps SOME. But wont solve everything. Chipping is normal if you drive a car. Wax has reduced my front bumper chips by like 20-35% in my own made up statistics. Only way to fully reduce is not drive it, ugly leather bra or buying extra front bumper.

Just wax. Cheap man's fix to this. Helps with bugs too. Wax every other week.

[dnieves]

Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

our paint in cheap and thin, its going to chip on you,

only real way to prevent rock chips it to invest in a Clear bra

but at this point, since you already have rock chips, you would need to repaint the entire front bumper and then clear bra it

Every car's paint is cheap and thin thanks to water based paint (it's good for the environment -not so much against chips).

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by dnieves

Every car's paint is cheap and thin thanks to water based paint (it's good for the environment -not so much against chips).

Yes, yes and yes!
As chipped as I get most of what caused them would have left marks on a tank. The paint on my car is rock hard, diamond like, magical coating compared to my 08 and 12 Lancers. Both of them were blasted to bare metal behind every single wheel after just one winter in the salt and I am pretty sure I had chips from hitting mosquitos.

[WhiteFRS69]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yes, yes and yes!
As chipped as I get most of what caused them would have left marks on a tank. The paint on my car is rock hard, diamond like, magical coating compared to my 08 and 12 Lancers. Both of them were blasted to bare metal behind every single wheel after just one winter in the salt and I am pretty sure I had chips from hitting mosquitos.

mosquitos you say??

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

mosquitos you say??

[wbradley]

Just live with the chips. If you keep the car long enough eventually you could just refresh the bumper having it repainted if you want. Virtually all current car paint is the same, some incrementally better/worse. One benefit to a black car is the chipped bumper doesn't reveal a second colour underneath.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Built in Canada...from wood.