Best way to deal with paint chips

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amoril

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So after owning the car for one month I'm now the happy owner of 3 small paint chips on my passenger door.

I'm thinking either let the dealer fix it or get some touch up paint and do it myself. What have you guys done or recommend? It would be great if it could look perfect like it did before, but since it's white primer under the black paint I would be happy to just get the white primer covered up again, even if it's not perfect.

Thanks for any advice.

 

red05v6stang

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to do it RIGHT is a pretty good process. to fix it up....go to ford and get some touch up paint.

 

nhra427

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I have the same issues and will be trying some touch up paint. The bad thing for me was driving to work this morning and got a rock chip in the windshield. Now i either have to have it filled or a new windshield.

 

red05v6stang

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i love mississippi for that .....free windshields if the crack runs.

 

nhra427

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My insurance will buy the windshield but i have had 2 others in the last 2 years ( when i buy a car that is pitted my agent tells me to get a new one) but now i worry rates might go up

 

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Lil tube of touch up paint was 12 bucks.

 

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I ended up getting the touchup paint as well. No where near as good as the original paint coat, but at least the chips are covered and no white primer is showing thru. Looks good from afar, but close up you can tell.

Hopefully it'll be awhile before I get any more...

 

bigcat

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try some rubbing compound over the touch up. it will take some of the excess paint off and leave it just in the chips.

 

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michaela8456

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my car came with a little bottle of touch up paint,didn't yours

 

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Re: Paint Chips

Washing the car yesterday revealed that the tiny paint chips are multiplying rapidly!

Frankly I'm disappointed in the ability of this paint formula to resist small stones and debris ....

Does anyone think that it would do any good to ask Ford for a retouch?

 

bigcat

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shooterm1 said:

Washing the car yesterday revealed that the tiny paint chips are multiplying rapidly!

Frankly I'm disappointed in the ability of this paint formula to resist small stones and debris ....

Does anyone think that it would do any good to ask Ford for a retouch?

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not unless you can peel off a good chunk, bigger than normal rock chips.

 

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I am so lucky so far almost 6 months and no damage so far. But my wifes Camry has some bad chips already and less than a year.

 

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i agree with pretty much everyone else here---touch up paint tube---my car also came with a free tube ---I guess that's service from the dealer!!