Chips in the paint work??

evade_uk · 06-02-2005, 10:49

Hi guys,
hope you can help.
I have a furby Vrs Black magic and I just picked up my first couple of chips on the bonnet. right down to the metal too

Anyway what the best course of action to take??

thanks in advance.

Skodacious · 06-02-2005, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by evade_uk

Hi guys,
hope you can help.
I have a furby Vrs Black magic and I just picked up my first couple of chips on the bonnet. right down to the metal too

Anyway what the best course of action to take??

thanks in advance.

The Skoda touch-up paint stick comes with a little wire brush in the end to clean rust out of the stone chip. Then you can just blob a bit of paint over it.

If they are really bad or obvious you could try a company like 'Chips Away' who will come and sort them. Do a search on here as many others have used them.

bryand · 06-02-2005, 11:30

A tip I got from a car refinisher is to use a modified cotton bud to apply touch-up paint, because brushes carry too much liquid. You cut one end off the cotton bud, and then slice the hollow stem in half lengthways to produce what looks like a quill pen with a sharp plastic point. Dip the 'nib' in the touch-up paint and fill the chip to below the level of the original paint.
It pays to experiment first, of course.

Skodacious · 06-02-2005, 11:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryand

A tip I got from a car refinisher is to use a modified cotton bud to apply touch-up paint, because brushes carry too much liquid. You cut one end off the cotton bud, and then slice the hollow stem in half lengthways to produce what looks like a quill pen with a sharp plastic point. Dip the 'nib' in the touch-up paint and fill the chip to below the level of the original paint.
It pays to experiment first, of course.

That is an absolutely excellent tip

rossm · 06-02-2005, 14:51

WOW! What a co-incidence, I just come on here to ask the same question. Just as well I checked 'new posts' first.

What I was actually going to ask was for small bonnet chips that are too small to get Chips Away or similar to look at and too big to leave alone, whats the best fix or cover-up?

I've used the little touch up kits before, but they never seem to look nice, well I find it hard to be patient enough to make a good job of it.

Has anyone used the hard wax chip-stick things, I think Turtle Wax do them. You rub it into the chip, then polish it over and its 'suppsed' to make the chip dissapear.

Do these work, cos I'm about to go get one if they do...

Cheers

Ross M

evade_uk · 07-02-2005, 09:34

Thanks V much peeps. Need to phone the garage and get a stick ordered then

They are just little chips on the bonnet. But they are right down to the metal. I put some base grey primer on to protect it in the mean time (a pen 1 from harfords) as I'll not get to the silbury dealership until Saturday.

thanks again.

devonutopia · 07-02-2005, 10:23

Hmmm. I'm in a similar situation too. I have a kindly donated metallic silver touch up kit too, so might try the "alternative" brush technique on my bonnet... The way its starting to look now, it might be easier to just use my mate's compressor/paint gun and do the whole damn thing.

shrops_paul · 09-02-2005, 11:14

has anyone tried that langa (spelling?) cloth that you can use to run the repaired chips? I think the idea was that you overfill the chip then rub with this special cloth before completley dry to level it off with the original pain getting a smoothe finish. I'll try and find the correct spelling...

shrops_paul · 09-02-2005, 11:15

this is what i was on about...

http://www.langka.com/index.cfm?page=howitworks.cfm

http://www.langka.com/

anyone tried it or found a UK distributor?

**GAFF** · 09-02-2005, 23:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrops_paul

this is what i was on about...

http://www.langka.com/index.cfm?page=howitworks.cfm

http://www.langka.com/

anyone tried it or found a UK distributor?

I got it, you need plenty of patience (which I unfortunately don't).
I found you'd have to try it out so you know the best time to start removing the blob (using there drying time meant all the paint came off). It takes a lot of time, going around filling in the holes with blobs, waiting then remembering how many you actually filled in. It started raining the day I done it, so it messed it up. Its good in theory

jbconno · 22-09-2007, 17:16

Anyone know if this is the same as touching up the plastic bumper ? Scraped the rear bumper putting a suitcase into the boot the other day.

thephm · 23-09-2007, 12:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryand

A tip I got from a car refinisher is to use a modified cotton bud to apply touch-up paint, because brushes carry too much liquid. You cut one end off the cotton bud, and then slice the hollow stem in half lengthways to produce what looks like a quill pen with a sharp plastic point. Dip the 'nib' in the touch-up paint and fill the chip to below the level of the original paint.
It pays to experiment first, of course.

A pin or needle was suggested to me ... and you don't even have to spend time cutting it down.

I spent yesterday polishing the car ... the number of chips on the bonnet is staggering

Ziggur · 23-09-2007, 16:43

A wooden cocktail stick (without the sausage) works quite well as an applicator.

ChrisRs · 23-09-2007, 17:10

Use Turtle Wax Chip Stick. It worked for me

PEMBO · 23-09-2007, 20:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziggur

A wooden cocktail stick (without the sausage) works quite well as an applicator.

Thats how I do it, much better than a brush as the quantity is very small.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisRs

Use Turtle Wax Chip Stick. It worked for me

I have one of these but I find it fades over time and isnt a good match for the paint making the ddefect stand out more

ChrisRs · 23-09-2007, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by PEMBO

Thats how I do it, much better than a brush as the quantity is very small.

I have one of these but I find it fades over time and isnt a good match for the paint making the ddefect stand out more

It works well on black and red cars due to a good colour match.
They have virtually disappeared on my Civic.
When it fades, I'll do them again

PEMBO · 23-09-2007, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisRs

It works well on black and red cars due to a good colour match.
They have virtually disappeared on my Civic.
When it fades, I'll do them again

Im green, not with freedom, not with envy (well, I am a bit) but I mean I have a green car

Flanno · 23-09-2007, 21:14

If the chip is very small I use a toothpick, if slightly bigger a thin artists brush..I have about 6 different sizes. I overfill the chip, and then usually use Langka about a day later to remove the excess. You use a lint free cloth around a credit card, apply loads of this langka (it looks like tippex or whiteout). It only removes touch up paint. On some cars I have done I found all the paint would be removed from the chip using langka. So in this situation to remove excepp paint I resort to very very high grit wet sandpaper..some of the stuff is as soft as mousehair. Of course it still scratches the pain, so I usually stick a tiny amount of this paper to the top of a pencil and then rub off the excess paint. After that you need to polish to remove any scratches. Usually something like 3M IHG or Meguairs Scratch-X does the trick.

06-02-2005, 10:49	#1
evade_uk Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chips in the paint work?? Hi guys, hope you can help. I have a furby Vrs Black magic and I just picked up my first couple of chips on the bonnet. right down to the metal too Anyway what the best course of action to take?? thanks in advance.

07-02-2005, 10:23	#7
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,071 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 73 Thanked 350 Times in 293 Posts	Hmmm. I'm in a similar situation too. I have a kindly donated metallic silver touch up kit too, so might try the "alternative" brush technique on my bonnet... The way its starting to look now, it might be easier to just use my mate's compressor/paint gun and do the whole damn thing. __________________ Jason - Mongrel owner! WOOOOF! Grrrrr Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

09-02-2005, 11:15	#9
shrops_paul Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Shropshire Posts: 287 Members Car: 2001 black Octavia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	this is what i was on about... http://www.langka.com/index.cfm?page=howitworks.cfm http://www.langka.com/ anyone tried it or found a UK distributor? Last edited by shrops_paul; 09-02-2005 at 11:16.

22-09-2007, 17:16	#11
jbconno Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chips in the paint work?? Anyone know if this is the same as touching up the plastic bumper ? Scraped the rear bumper putting a suitcase into the boot the other day.

23-09-2007, 16:43	#13
Ziggur Confused Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cornwall Posts: 89 Members Car: Octavia II Elegance 2.0 FSI Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Chips in the paint work?? A wooden cocktail stick (without the sausage) works quite well as an applicator.

06-02-2005, 11:30	#3
bryand Fabian Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,769 Members Car: Volvo C30 2.0D Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	A tip I got from a car refinisher is to use a modified cotton bud to apply touch-up paint, because brushes carry too much liquid. You cut one end off the cotton bud, and then slice the hollow stem in half lengthways to produce what looks like a quill pen with a sharp plastic point. Dip the 'nib' in the touch-up paint and fill the chip to below the level of the original paint. It pays to experiment first, of course.

06-02-2005, 14:51	#5
rossm Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stirling, Scotland Posts: 413 Members Car: Octavia vRS Race Blue TSFI Hatchback Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	WOW! What a co-incidence, I just come on here to ask the same question. Just as well I checked 'new posts' first. What I was actually going to ask was for small bonnet chips that are too small to get Chips Away or similar to look at and too big to leave alone, whats the best fix or cover-up? I've used the little touch up kits before, but they never seem to look nice, well I find it hard to be patient enough to make a good job of it. Has anyone used the hard wax chip-stick things, I think Turtle Wax do them. You rub it into the chip, then polish it over and its 'suppsed' to make the chip dissapear. Do these work, cos I'm about to go get one if they do... Cheers Ross M

07-02-2005, 09:34	#6
evade_uk Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks V much peeps. Need to phone the garage and get a stick ordered then They are just little chips on the bonnet. But they are right down to the metal. I put some base grey primer on to protect it in the mean time (a pen 1 from harfords) as I'll not get to the silbury dealership until Saturday. thanks again.

09-02-2005, 11:14	#8
shrops_paul Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Shropshire Posts: 287 Members Car: 2001 black Octavia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	has anyone tried that langa (spelling?) cloth that you can use to run the repaired chips? I think the idea was that you overfill the chip then rub with this special cloth before completley dry to level it off with the original pain getting a smoothe finish. I'll try and find the correct spelling...

23-09-2007, 17:10	#14
ChrisRs Skonda Fabic Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,980 Members Car: Thanks: 17 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Chips in the paint work?? Use Turtle Wax Chip Stick. It worked for me

23-09-2007, 21:14	#18
Flanno Briskodian Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 252 Members Car: Skoda Octavia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Chips in the paint work?? If the chip is very small I use a toothpick, if slightly bigger a thin artists brush..I have about 6 different sizes. I overfill the chip, and then usually use Langka about a day later to remove the excess. You use a lint free cloth around a credit card, apply loads of this langka (it looks like tippex or whiteout). It only removes touch up paint. On some cars I have done I found all the paint would be removed from the chip using langka. So in this situation to remove excepp paint I resort to very very high grit wet sandpaper..some of the stuff is as soft as mousehair. Of course it still scratches the pain, so I usually stick a tiny amount of this paper to the top of a pencil and then rub off the excess paint. After that you need to polish to remove any scratches. Usually something like 3M IHG or Meguairs Scratch-X does the trick.

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