How to fix paint chip

[09cs]

My dad is heart broken, a paint chip on the fender by his head light with less than 200 miles on the car (car is getting ppf next week or two). Is this covered under ford protection, or any suggestions on how to repair?

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[FreePenguin]

I would have to say the easiest, is paint pen from ford. I dont have a gt500, but my car had a couple chips and I had real good success, I filled base with a thin layer of paint, then I overfilled the hole with the clear, let it dry, then I simply polished the clear down. made it flush with surrounding paint.

 

[09cs]

I would have to say the easiest, is paint pen from ford. I dont have a gt500, but my car had a couple chips and I had real good success, I filled base with a thin layer of paint, then I overfilled the hole with the clear, let it dry, then I simply polished the clear down. made it flush with surrounding paint.

The pen I had for my last car, I thought it was just a tool to rough the edges down, and then the pain, I don’t recall a clear coat. Or is it a separate one from the ford pen for the clear?

 

[FreePenguin]

My paint pen, has 1 side, paint, and other side is a spongy looking container with clear in the reservoir. The bottle looks like a rocket ship. where the white legs are at, is the clear twist off cap. it works quite well.

 

[09cs]

My paint pen, has 1 side, paint, and other side is a spongy looking container with clear in the reservoir. The bottle looks like a rocket ship. where the white legs are at, is the clear twist off cap. it works quite well.

I just dug our my old one, I never knew the bottom unscrewed...

 

[FreePenguin]

yep, I just overfilled the hole, and a nice streak over the hole/so the clear goes over the sides a little. I have this little spray cleaner, its a cleaner wax and polish in one, anyway once its fully cured, I just sprayed it on my rag and I just polished that area, it removed the excess til it was flush. ive had a few spots, and unless you look for the spots you'd never know.

I dont mean, pour the container on it, but you can remove clear, easier than trying to add more while wet. so I just polish it smooth, vs trying to add more, because you gotta polish it level anyway after everything

I got it down to an art though, takes me like 5 minutes of actual work. let the paint dry before you toss the clear on though!


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I use a little alcohol clean the spot, I use like a little needle, just a little and dab the paint into the hole so it covers all the primer, let it dry, then toss clear in. Next day, polish the clear down gently. it'll remove the excess off the surrounding paint at same time. I use microfiber cloth with polish on it. doesn't take much, I just use a cleaner that has some polishing properties in it, does the job.

I typically try to find other paint chips all at same time, run around doing all of them at same time.

 

[09cs]

I’m going to go to the parts department Monday and pick up a pen for him

 

[FreePenguin]

edited above. good luck

 

[18usc371]

Read up / YouTube about “Dr. Color Chip” kits too. Good results.

 

[Tomster]

Read up / YouTube about “Dr. Color Chip” kits too. Good results.

Oh tell me G0628 hasn't been subjected to Dr Color chip....

 

[09cs]

Idk if I’m comfortable with dr color chip for something so small. I’m going with the ford pen to fill and re clear over it and polish like above. My PPF guy said his detailer will take care of if we wanted

 

[18usc371]

Oh tell me G0628 hasn't been subjected to Dr Color chip....

No - my wife’s Acura. But there is the big chip in the leading edge of the hood . . .

 

[Tomster]

No - my wife’s Acura. But there is the big chip in the leading edge of the hood . . .

Yes, there is a story behind that.

 

[18usc371]

Oh tell me G0628 hasn't been subjected to Dr Color chip....

But seriously, no love for it?

 

[Tomster]

But seriously, no love for it?

Dr paint chip? Is that the one that is "as seen on TV"?

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