Stone Chip 570s
Discussion
Evening all, new to the forum, just purchased my Onyx Black 570s Spider, absolutely love it, came from an RS6 Performance and wow, certainly mind blowing even with the current state of the British weather!!
With that being said, I took her for a drive out yesterday and got a fairly bad stone chip just above the headlight unit (lucky and unlucky!) It's dented the panel and around 1 cm scratch down to metal. Any recommendations on a repair around Manchester, looking for tried and tested, don't think the dent will come out so its a fill and spray job much to my disappointment.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated, already spoken with Lloyds Autobody who quoted me an astronomical price which I cannot justify.
Thanks in advance.
With that being said, I took her for a drive out yesterday and got a fairly bad stone chip just above the headlight unit (lucky and unlucky!) It's dented the panel and around 1 cm scratch down to metal. Any recommendations on a repair around Manchester, looking for tried and tested, don't think the dent will come out so its a fill and spray job much to my disappointment.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated, already spoken with Lloyds Autobody who quoted me an astronomical price which I cannot justify.
Thanks in advance.
Give Daniel Hall a shout at PaintTech in Bristol. It may be too far for you but he can advise on the correct paint codes. The paint is manufactured by AkzoNobel / Sikkens. Daniel owns a 570S. He's a good bloke and very helpful.
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I'm a huge fan of PPF. Many experiences with it over a wide variety of vehicles.
No, It won't stop anything, but to all intents & purposes it will stop 99% of anything that would otherwise have resulted in a paint chip.
I'd guess that it probably reduces the impact energy of projectiles that would cause a small dent by 25% to 50% (I'm thinking pea sized gravel here). Of course with say a 1/2 brick it's not going to make much difference (other than making it easier to find all the shattered fragments !)
Over the years I've used it on Motorhome headlights (Which shatter @ £1200 each - no post PPF breakages). Aircraft propellor leading edges (After a £2000 leading edge ding repair - No post PPF repeats, the blade tips go supersonic at times). Aircraft wing leading edges (very vulnerable to stone chips from prop draft, 250+ mph airspeeds). Motorbike tanks (scuff protection) and lower fairing leading edges (once again, high impact stones from sticky front tyres). And finally .... Cars. My 15k miles Mclaren has not got a single chip on the front (yet), PPF from day 1, 6 years later it's still perfect, no lifting or discoloration.
Mclaren paint codes are indeed "top secret". I managed to get some very good results by having my (grey) car spectrographed, but not quite a perfect match. I've heard that Mclaren Boston (in the U.S. of A. that is) can supply the "proper" paint if you're really determined to get some.
Good luck !
No, It won't stop anything, but to all intents & purposes it will stop 99% of anything that would otherwise have resulted in a paint chip.
I'd guess that it probably reduces the impact energy of projectiles that would cause a small dent by 25% to 50% (I'm thinking pea sized gravel here). Of course with say a 1/2 brick it's not going to make much difference (other than making it easier to find all the shattered fragments !)
Over the years I've used it on Motorhome headlights (Which shatter @ £1200 each - no post PPF breakages). Aircraft propellor leading edges (After a £2000 leading edge ding repair - No post PPF repeats, the blade tips go supersonic at times). Aircraft wing leading edges (very vulnerable to stone chips from prop draft, 250+ mph airspeeds). Motorbike tanks (scuff protection) and lower fairing leading edges (once again, high impact stones from sticky front tyres). And finally .... Cars. My 15k miles Mclaren has not got a single chip on the front (yet), PPF from day 1, 6 years later it's still perfect, no lifting or discoloration.
Mclaren paint codes are indeed "top secret". I managed to get some very good results by having my (grey) car spectrographed, but not quite a perfect match. I've heard that Mclaren Boston (in the U.S. of A. that is) can supply the "proper" paint if you're really determined to get some.
Good luck !
Edited by speedick on Friday 20th December 06:02
Edited by speedick on Friday 20th December 06:03
Matty3 said:
Would PPF have prevented the dent? and would its presence be a hinderence to repairing it? - be interested to know as am in 2 minds on applying it
I don't believe in my instance, PPF would have protected the dent, therefore I've resigned to the fact that if I did pay for PPF and now a dent it would've been a double hit...speedick said:
I'm a huge fan of PPF. Many experiences with it over a wide variety of vehicles.
No, It won't stop anything, but to all intents & purposes it will stop 99% of anything that would otherwise have resulted in a paint chip.
I'd guess that it probably reduces the impact energy of projectiles that would cause a small dent by 25% to 50% (I'm thinking pea sized gravel here). Of course with say a 1/2 brick it's not going to make much difference (other than making it easier to find all the shattered fragments !)
Over the years I've used it on Motorhome headlights (Which shatter @ £1200 each - no post PPF breakages). Aircraft propellor leading edges (After a £2000 leading edge ding repair - No post PPF repeats, the blade tips go supersonic at times). Aircraft wing leading edges (very vulnerable to stone chips from prop draft, 250+ mph airspeeds). Motorbike tanks (scuff protection) and lower fairing leading edges (once again, high impact stones from sticky front tyres). And finally .... Cars. My 15k miles Mclaren has not got a single chip on the front (yet), PPF from day 1, 6 years later it's still perfect, no lifting or discoloration.
Mclaren paint codes are indeed "top secret". I managed to get some very good results by having my (grey) car spectrographed, but not quite a perfect match. I've heard that Mclaren Boston (in the U.S. of A. that is) can supply the "proper" paint if you're really determined to get some.
Good luck !
Thank you for this informationNo, It won't stop anything, but to all intents & purposes it will stop 99% of anything that would otherwise have resulted in a paint chip.
I'd guess that it probably reduces the impact energy of projectiles that would cause a small dent by 25% to 50% (I'm thinking pea sized gravel here). Of course with say a 1/2 brick it's not going to make much difference (other than making it easier to find all the shattered fragments !)
Over the years I've used it on Motorhome headlights (Which shatter @ £1200 each - no post PPF breakages). Aircraft propellor leading edges (After a £2000 leading edge ding repair - No post PPF repeats, the blade tips go supersonic at times). Aircraft wing leading edges (very vulnerable to stone chips from prop draft, 250+ mph airspeeds). Motorbike tanks (scuff protection) and lower fairing leading edges (once again, high impact stones from sticky front tyres). And finally .... Cars. My 15k miles Mclaren has not got a single chip on the front (yet), PPF from day 1, 6 years later it's still perfect, no lifting or discoloration.
Mclaren paint codes are indeed "top secret". I managed to get some very good results by having my (grey) car spectrographed, but not quite a perfect match. I've heard that Mclaren Boston (in the U.S. of A. that is) can supply the "proper" paint if you're really determined to get some.
Good luck !
Edited by speedick on Friday 20th December 06:02
Edited by speedick on Friday 20th December 06:03
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