| D Money | 01-29-2007 01:34 PM |
What are you guys doing/using to prevent rock chips!
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As most of you know, I recently painted my car, AGAIN. lol
Anyways, I drove it for about 2,000 miles tops, and it already started chipping on the sideskirts and rear lip, right behind the tires. When I had the car black and painted the first time, I put 3m clear stuff there, but took it off because it looked terrible. It still chipped up, but since it was black it was hard to notice. That's not the case on the white paint.
Well, needless to say, I took the car apart again and it went back to paint. The painter completely stripped all of the paint off the bumpers and lip kit, then used sealer and white primer. He offered to use this new flex clear stuff, almost like a rockguard clear just the parts of the lip kit that are right behind the tires. He said it may have a orangle peel look, but not sure. I don't know if I feel like painting this car every month because of chips from driving it, so I might do it. I mean, I could always just blue painter tape it up and just roll, but that might look kinda silly going to school and meets. lol
My question is, does anyone else have rock chips? How do you prevent them? Also, do you know anything about this flexiable clear?
Anyways, I drove it for about 2,000 miles tops, and it already started chipping on the sideskirts and rear lip, right behind the tires. When I had the car black and painted the first time, I put 3m clear stuff there, but took it off because it looked terrible. It still chipped up, but since it was black it was hard to notice. That's not the case on the white paint.
Well, needless to say, I took the car apart again and it went back to paint. The painter completely stripped all of the paint off the bumpers and lip kit, then used sealer and white primer. He offered to use this new flex clear stuff, almost like a rockguard clear just the parts of the lip kit that are right behind the tires. He said it may have a orangle peel look, but not sure. I don't know if I feel like painting this car every month because of chips from driving it, so I might do it. I mean, I could always just blue painter tape it up and just roll, but that might look kinda silly going to school and meets. lol
My question is, does anyone else have rock chips? How do you prevent them? Also, do you know anything about this flexiable clear?
| Mechie3 | 01-29-2007 02:13 PM |
I put some $3 autozone mudflaps on to prevent rock chips on teh sides. They work decently for now. for front bumper chips, I just make sure I stay behind traffic a bit and try not to cry when they happen.
| yzracer758 | 01-29-2007 02:13 PM |
If I were you I would just use the old blue painter's tape method(If I drove my car enough thats what I would do.) Your car is super sick and I don't think anybody is gonna make fun of you for trying to keep your car looking good. If they do, they need to get their head examined. Well there's my 2 cents anyways and I love your car.:D
| iheartmysuby | 01-29-2007 02:17 PM |
d-money's car is gay.
| IIdiceII | 01-29-2007 02:20 PM |
I would just save your money, and by a beater car.
| 105wrx | 01-29-2007 03:26 PM |
^that is the way i am going to be saving my bumper...damn rock chips...
Chris
Chris
| EROCK | 01-29-2007 04:38 PM |
I second the mudflap idea and the beater. I put the car away from Dec. to March and drive my truck...I know, I'm not much help.
| talentsearch301 | 01-29-2007 04:58 PM |
[quote=yzracer758;16851232]If I were you I would just use the old blue painter's tape method(If I drove my car enough thats what I would do.) Your car is super sick and I don't think anybody is gonna make fun of you for trying to keep your car looking good. If they do, they need to get their head examined. Well there's my 2 cents anyways and I love your car.:D[/quote]
yeah blue tape works, there is a link with a guy wo taped his whole car up
yeah blue tape works, there is a link with a guy wo taped his whole car up
| talentsearch301 | 01-29-2007 04:59 PM |
forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2918517
| D Money | 01-29-2007 08:13 PM |
[QUOTE=yzracer758;16851232]If I were you I would just use the old blue painter's tape method(If I drove my car enough thats what I would do.) Your car is super sick and I don't think anybody is gonna make fun of you for trying to keep your car looking good. If they do, they need to get their head examined. Well there's my 2 cents anyways and I love your car.:D[/QUOTE]
Thanks dude, yeah I always wanted to try the painters tape stuff. Thanks for the compliments as always.
[QUOTE=iheartmysuby;16851288]d-money's car is gay.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it is.
[QUOTE=IIdiceII;16851333]I would just save your money, and by a beater car.[/QUOTE]
I have a beater, 2003 Hyundai Elantra. :lol:
[QUOTE=talentsearch301;16853723]yeah blue tape works, there is a link with a guy wo taped his whole car up[/QUOTE]
Do you think the blue tape will mess up my fresh paint at all? Or do I have nothing to worry about?
Thanks dude, yeah I always wanted to try the painters tape stuff. Thanks for the compliments as always.
[QUOTE=iheartmysuby;16851288]d-money's car is gay.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it is.
[QUOTE=IIdiceII;16851333]I would just save your money, and by a beater car.[/QUOTE]
I have a beater, 2003 Hyundai Elantra. :lol:
[QUOTE=talentsearch301;16853723]yeah blue tape works, there is a link with a guy wo taped his whole car up[/QUOTE]
Do you think the blue tape will mess up my fresh paint at all? Or do I have nothing to worry about?
| STi-JDM | 01-29-2007 08:19 PM |
pics D!!! :devil:
| WizardGandoff | 01-29-2007 09:21 PM |
i have a few rock chips. i drop my car of at the body shop every two years to have door dents removed and touchs ups done
| WRXSIG | 01-29-2007 09:27 PM |
Clear bra over here. 52k miles. not 1 single rock chip. :)
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/WRXSIG112/wrxlimited1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/WRXSIG112/wrxlimited1.jpg[/IMG]
| D Money | 01-29-2007 10:23 PM |
Not the front of the car, the side skirts and rear lip, you know the spot right behind the front and rear tires.
| gdbimpreza | 01-29-2007 10:32 PM |
yup clear bra works.. i got starshield on my car..
| eld4au6 | 01-29-2007 11:07 PM |
[QUOTE=WRXSIG;16857124]Clear bra over here. 52k miles. not 1 single rock chip. :)
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/WRXSIG112/wrxlimited1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
PLUS one, I love my clear bra. And get some rallyarmor mud flaps:banana:
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/WRXSIG112/wrxlimited1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
PLUS one, I love my clear bra. And get some rallyarmor mud flaps:banana:
| Rice Devil | 01-30-2007 03:56 AM |
I'm in the same situ, so I'm fitting a set of black mudflaps to stop this, we get alot more crap on the roads here in scotland tho.
Ricey
Ricey
| CoolRex | 01-30-2007 10:21 AM |
Heh I just accepted the fact that the car is gonna get chipped no matter what if it is my daily driver. I live in the country so the roads are dirty as crap and sand everywhere. Its just a fact of life. However the clear RockBlocker stuff works wonders if it is installed correctly. Most of the time you can't even see it.
| WRXSIG | 01-30-2007 11:47 AM |
[QUOTE=D Money;16857866]Not the front of the car, the side skirts and rear lip, you know the spot right behind the front and rear tires.[/QUOTE]
Ummmm ya i know. Its there too...and theres a 2" strip above the winshield...at the start of the roof.
Ummmm ya i know. Its there too...and theres a 2" strip above the winshield...at the start of the roof.
| Brainchild Customs | 01-30-2007 12:15 PM |
the problem with the clear bra on a show car is that you can see the lones where it stops. looks bad imo(although i guess rock chips look worse).
D...just rock the painters tape, it wont hurt the finish, but i wouldnt leave it on for more than a day or so just in case.
D...just rock the painters tape, it wont hurt the finish, but i wouldnt leave it on for more than a day or so just in case.
| CoolRex | 01-30-2007 12:32 PM |
Over time the glue on the painters tape can be corrosive.
| WRXSIG | 01-30-2007 12:39 PM |
[QUOTE=Brainchild Customs;16863835]the problem with the clear bra on a show car is that you can see the lones where it stops. looks bad imo(although i guess rock chips look worse).
D...just rock the painters tape, it wont hurt the finish, but i wouldnt leave it on for more than a day or so just in case.[/QUOTE]
Well the problem with show cars is theyre not meant to be daily drivers...Pay too Play!! get a daily driver then. :o
D...just rock the painters tape, it wont hurt the finish, but i wouldnt leave it on for more than a day or so just in case.[/QUOTE]
Well the problem with show cars is theyre not meant to be daily drivers...Pay too Play!! get a daily driver then. :o
| dibblejr | 01-30-2007 12:43 PM |
If you are worried about chips from small rocks ect. consider not owning a car that you are affraid to drive or just leave it parked. Even if you leave it parked you will get scratches ect.
It's a fact of life that no matter what you do to protect your car it is always vulnerable. If you do to much to stop chips ect. someone will come along and screw it up somehow. Chips and scratches are not 100% preventable, never was never will be.
Jay-R
It's a fact of life that no matter what you do to protect your car it is always vulnerable. If you do to much to stop chips ect. someone will come along and screw it up somehow. Chips and scratches are not 100% preventable, never was never will be.
Jay-R
| volkl23 | 01-30-2007 01:10 PM |
Plus 12345654321 blillionty on the Mud flaps. Much less side collateral damage from rocks with them on.
| D Money | 01-30-2007 01:47 PM |
omg lol, im not afraid of rock chips! I just want to see if there are different ways to prevent it, that's all.
and I don't drive the car daily, that's what my hyundai is for. :lol:
and I don't drive the car daily, that's what my hyundai is for. :lol:
| D Money | 01-30-2007 04:06 PM |
Anyways, thanks for everyone input. I actually just got home from the body shop and they are going to put some type of rock chip clear on that particular section, he said it will blend in fine, and look 10x better than rock chips. Thanks again...
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