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BlueZ71

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Hi people - I just bought a 2000 silverado metallic blue Z71 with 15,000 miles on it. The interior is mint and there are no dings what soever. But i seem to have a paint chip issue. there must be a hundred paint chips (very small) all over the sides of the truck. They seems to be filled with wax so they are showing up white and really standout when you get close to the truck.



What would be the best way to tackle something like this?



All help would be greatly appreciated.



PS dealer said 4K for new paint job.
 
First, :welcome to Autopia.



Paint chips can be a real eyesore but so can trying to fix them, especially as many as you are describing. This is a case of "The cure being worse than the illness!"



I would live with the chips instead of trying to fill them in with touch up and it then looking like a high school 9th grader that pissed of the Zit Fairy!



I would opt for a re-paint myself BUT make sure they do it right. Tell them to remove any and all emblems, moldings and such and not just tape them up. If not you will have a paint job that looks like the zit faced 9th grader did it with his magic marker:p



Also the white chips you see are more likely primer spots rather than wax residue, unless the white can be removed from the chips easily.



Good luck,

Anthony
 
There is a product called Langka (do a google search for it). It makes paint chip repair a breeze and it comes out awesome! You use normal dealer issue touch up paint and then use Langka to smooth out the blob so it is smooth as glass. Langka dissolves the touch up paint very slowly by rubbing the blob with a bed sheet slowly over the paint chip until it's even with the rest of the paint but it doesn't affect the factory paint at all. Check it out.



JP
 
Thanks for the input -unfortonately I don't have the cash for the paint job at the moment. I am able to remove the Wax from the chips.



I just can stand to see these dang chips.



Thanks again!



blue
 
i have the same problem except with my hood, i swear the owner before me must have taken my poor acura offroading! i have probaly 100-150 tiny white chips on the hood but there so small that using langka ususaly takes the paint out of the chips too because there so small. im still trying to figure out the most time efficient way of fixing these besides getting it completely repainted.
 
My Langka kit came in today, so I'm going to try them on the tiny tiny chips that I want to get rid of. I will post back how I make out.



JP
 
im thinking that for the really tiny ones i might try just touching them up than compounding them all at the same time, there so small its hard to get them to blob, so maybe since there so small compounding them and than polishing them will do the trick?
 
I'm planning on doing this tomorrow. I will be sure to take before and after photos as well as photos of each step in the process.



JP
 
To repair the area, go to your local auto paint supply house (the one that sells to bodyshops) and get some Prepsol. Use the Prepsol to remove all wax and oils from the area. Aslo, it would not hurt to obtain some 3000 grit wet/dry paper.



I prep my repairs as follows.



Wash area, dry, use prepsol and wipe. Apply it again, wipe. Use the paper after it sits overnight in a mixture of Megs 00 and water in a bucket. Use a paint stick or foam block and sand the chipped area. Wash the area, hit it one last time with Prepsol.



While it is drying mix/shake up your paint chip repair pen. Apply to the chip area and let dry/cure fully! Level it with the 3000 paper again to make sure it is level with the rest of the finish. Make sure you use a foam block or paint stick.Clean the area with a little Megs 00/water spray and dry.



Here is a link with more detailed info:Paint chip repairs



Get your DACP or cutting compound, and polish the area sanded with a small amount on a foam pad in a terry towel. Once polished like the rest of the finish, use just a glaze so all the VOC's can escape and cure further. Wait the time as instructed by the pen kit, then polish and glaze/wax the car.



Enjoy the new finish!



Regards,

Deanski
 
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