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iamvietness
07-01-2010, 11:19 PM
SOooooo my S5 has gotten quite a few rock chips on the hood and front from driving back and forth from OKC so often. any recommendations on how (or who) to get the car in better shape? i plan on putting clear bra on after the chips have been filled in :D
citylightva
07-02-2010, 10:42 AM
Paint the front clip and blend it back..? That's what I'm going to do before I bra mine.
TXS2000
07-02-2010, 12:11 PM
Paint the front clip and blend it back..? That's what I'm going to do before I bra mine.

That is what I had to do with mine. If you don't fill all of the chips even with the paint surface, you will still see a small bubble in the bra. Norm at Invisibra did my bra and it is amazing! If you have not seen his work, I would recommend that you do prior to getting a bra installed.
citylightva
07-02-2010, 01:30 PM
That is what I had to do with mine. If you don't fill all of the chips even with the paint surface, you will still see a small bubble in the bra. Norm at Invisibra did my bra and it is amazing! If you have not seen his work, I would recommend that you do prior to getting a bra installed.

OH trust me, the only one putting lingerie on my car will be Norm :thumbsup2:
iamvietness
07-02-2010, 03:04 PM
Paint the front clip and blend it back..? That's what I'm going to do before I bra mine.

not enough chips to warrant that...i might try and just fill it in with touch up paint
Qship5
07-07-2010, 10:15 AM
If filling yourself, get a Lankga or similar kit so you can fill the chips, and then blend them smooth to the surface. One word of caution though...If you have metallic paint, a touch up process will never match the factory paint. You can't get the metallic flakes to lay the same with a brush or touch-up pen as they do when sprayed.
KentAnd
10-13-2010, 11:59 PM
Did you find anyone to touch up the rock chips or can you recommend someone? My Brother In Law asked this evening if I knew anyone to touch up a few rock chips on his S500. Any feedback would be appreciated.
RaceMX-M3
10-14-2010, 12:19 AM
There really isn't an easy fix for rock chips. You can have the bumper/hood touched up but if you're like me you will know it's there. Just have it repainted and restored to like new condition, get a clear bra and next time you buy a new car make sure your first stop is Invisibra so you don't have to worry about this again. :thumbsup2:
LanceFitzgiben
10-14-2010, 12:31 PM
also ask Norm about how to get the car re-painted before he protects it - he had some interesting things to say about that.
Qship5
10-18-2010, 12:26 AM
Did you find anyone to touch up the rock chips or can you recommend someone? My Brother In Law asked this evening if I knew anyone to touch up a few rock chips on his S500. Any feedback would be appreciated.

What color is the S500?
KentAnd
10-19-2010, 12:29 AM
Black
Qship5
10-19-2010, 09:53 AM
While a repaint would be the easiest solution, if the car is a non metallic black, it can be done with a touch up/blending approach with very good results. The amount of time required to do so will depend on the severity of the road rash/# of chips. If you can send me or post up some good pics, I can give you an idea how much time would be involved. The benefit to repair over repaint is that when selling the car, there will not be a paint thickness difference to reduce the value of the car.