Paint ripped off - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

nochilljay · 05-01-2019, 04:24 PM

Hi all, so I'm really mad over this. Going home on the interstate yesterday, maybe about 100 feet behind an 18 wheeler. Something flies up from underneath it and takes a chunk of paint off of my roof right above the windshield. I'm not used to fixing things like this so any advice is appreciated.

It's maybe 2-4mm across if that changes anything.

Thanks in advance.

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DarkPira7e · 05-01-2019, 04:36 PM

They sell little paint matched pens if you just want to do a cheap fix. Otherwise, someone can sand the door paint down and re-spray / clearcoat it like nothing happened.

edwardl · 05-01-2019, 05:26 PM

Get a Subaru paint pen. Works great.

nochilljay · 05-01-2019, 06:24 PM

You need to do clear coat for that too, right?

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wolffbite · 05-01-2019, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nochilljay

You need to do clear coat for that too, right?

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The OEM paint pens from a dealership should come with a base coat applicator on one end and a clear coat applicator on the other. There are also abrasive tips on the pen so that you can scrub off any oxidation / rust before applying the paint.

Edit: I've repaired ~6 chips about that size all over my car. They don't look 100% flat (I could probably do a bit of spot wetsanding and compounding to improve) but the average person won't notice them unless you point them out. It is indeed frustrating to get chips, but to me it's the cost of driving the car daily for fun and not treating it as a garage queen.

Leonardo · 05-01-2019, 07:30 PM

I tape off the chips on my car and spray paint them. Order any auto paint code here:

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/index.htm

humfrz · 05-01-2019, 08:33 PM

Yep, like said, I'd suggest you get a pen from the dealer. Clean the area with alcohol (to remove any old wax). Have the artistic member in your circle of friends or relatives, do the painting. Then, quit worrying about it, after all you can't see it from the drivers seat -

Keep the pen, this probably won't be your last chip. -

humfrz

Mr.ac · 05-01-2019, 09:43 PM

Sorry dude that's totaled.
Set it on fire, buy a new car. I recommend a new Civic Si or if you want more power the new Type R.

If you keep driving with that chip dent the windshield is going to come off and it will fall like a guillotine and chop off your **** and balls.

Tcoat · 05-02-2019, 11:02 AM

Get a paint pen and fix that. Fix it soon! The lower body has been well done to resist rust. The roof will rust if you breath on it heavy. I can’t get pictures right this second but I have rust spots along there that will make most people on here wake up screaming in the night. The dealer pen will work fine just don’t wait.

Yoshoobaroo · 05-02-2019, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Get a paint pen and fix that. Fix it soon! The lower body has been well done to resist rust. The roof will rust if you breath on it heavy. I can’t get pictures right this second but I have rust spots along there that will make most people on here wake up screaming in the night. The dealer pen will work fine just don’t wait.

Good thing your car is already brown..

Tcoat · 05-02-2019, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Good thing your car is already brown..

The colour isn’t the issue the huge paint bubbles create drag and slow me down.

Jesse36m3 · 05-02-2019, 05:36 PM

My entire roof looks like that.

Grady · 05-02-2019, 07:42 PM

Looks like it is rusted already. Doubt it just happened. Possibly just noticed?

Anyway I would go here.

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

They can put it in any type of container you want to touch it up. If you do not have spray equipment they will put in aerosol cans. Little buffing afterwards good as new.

Impureclient · 05-03-2019, 01:12 AM

Am I the only one scrolling down and keep seeing this thread title as "pants ripped off"?
I guess I am just not used to seeing paint being described as getting "ripped off" and more of it getting chipped or flaked off. Or maybe I just subconsciously want
a thread about pants being ripped off? I mean when was the last time there was a thread in here about pants being ripped off any way?

05-01-2019, 04:24 PM	#1
nochilljay Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Picayune, MS Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Paint ripped off Hi all, so I'm really mad over this. Going home on the interstate yesterday, maybe about 100 feet behind an 18 wheeler. Something flies up from underneath it and takes a chunk of paint off of my roof right above the windshield. I'm not used to fixing things like this so any advice is appreciated. It's maybe 2-4mm across if that changes anything. Thanks in advance. Sent from my Moto Z3 Play using Tapatalk Attached Images

05-01-2019, 07:30 PM	#6
Leonardo Country Boy 4 Life Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S Location: EUGENE Posts: 5,228 Thanks: 6,719 Thanked 5,293 Times in 2,720 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I tape off the chips on my car and spray paint them. Order any auto paint code here: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/index.htm __________________ I LIKE TIRES!

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Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,368 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,559 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sorry dude that's totaled. Set it on fire, buy a new car. I recommend a new Civic Si or if you want more power the new Type R. If you keep driving with that chip dent the windshield is going to come off and it will fall like a guillotine and chop off your **** and balls. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

05-02-2019, 11:02 AM	#9
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Get a paint pen and fix that. Fix it soon! The lower body has been well done to resist rust. The roof will rust if you breath on it heavy. I can’t get pictures right this second but I have rust spots along there that will make most people on here wake up screaming in the night. The dealer pen will work fine just don’t wait. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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05-03-2019, 01:12 AM	#14
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Am I the only one scrolling down and keep seeing this thread title as "pants ripped off"? I guess I am just not used to seeing paint being described as getting "ripped off" and more of it getting chipped or flaked off. Or maybe I just subconsciously want a thread about pants being ripped off? I mean when was the last time there was a thread in here about pants being ripped off any way?

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