Stone chips

[SydneySRi]

Got a couple of stone chips on the way to work this morning. Any suggestions on the best way to fix em up. Touch up paint? Where do you get it from?

Cheers,
Ryan...

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[Anonymous]

I have a Touch up Paint that I was given from a Former Work Mate(I used to work @HSV). But ya can buy Touch Up from ya Local Holden dealer or for a Cheaper Alternative, Goto ya local Auto Paint Supplier and they Colour Match it Perfectly.

[SydneySRi]

Thankyou, i might just go & see Holden to avoid any stuff ups. It should be worth the few extra $$

[lee683]

hows this for stone chips???

[em]

Thankyou, i might just go & see Holden to avoid any stuff ups. It should be worth the few extra $$

Where in sydney are you and what colour is your car?

If your willing to pick up some paint from Warringah Mall i can get it for you pretty cheap....


em

[Fungusfee]

hows this for stone chips???

WTF did ya do to get that???

I asked about touchup paint for mine (got the old dark blue astra 2001, the blue between the two new shades) and was told 'cos of the clear coat, any touch ups will look darker, even with the colour matched. you could use clear nail polish but it'd wash off so you gotta keep putting it on.

i just wait until i get enough chips and repaint the damn bonnet (3rd respray, here i come!).

[opel_calibra]

[quote="lee683"]hows this for stone chips???

i have seen this in person..lee definitely wins the stone chip award

[em]

WTF did ya do to get that???

I asked about touchup paint for mine (got the old dark blue astra 2001, the blue between the two new shades) and was told 'cos of the clear coat, any touch ups will look darker, even with the colour matched. you could use clear nail polish but it'd wash off so you gotta keep putting it on.

i just wait until i get enough chips and repaint the damn bonnet (3rd respray, here i come!).

This is true, the paint will dry slightly darker, therefore in some cases a respray is a better option. As for the clear nail polish dont bother, it does nothing....

[lee683]

thanks matt. do i get a trophy??

thats what i get for driving to work every morning from wollongong to caringbah and back.

[SydneySRi]

Em,
I live in good 'ole Campbelltown & have a Star Silver Astra. What place at Warringah Mall sells Astra paint?

lee683,
That puts my stone chips into perspective....Don't know what i'm complaining about!!!

Ryan.....