Stone Chips On The F Type V8 R

[reddiesel]

I finally took the plunge yesterday and visited Michael up at the Lone Pine Garage . My car is barely a year old but sadly has one or two stone chips low down on the front panel , nothing highly visible but when I give her a polish they always niggle me . The problem as always is finding the best way to address them , most People ignore them and some even attempt to remedy them with one of those Mobile Hamshankers and often end up with a bigger mess than when they started .
I have been admiring these Peoples work for years so have arranged a Booking in August to have the whole bumper removed from the car stripped bare and repainted in its original Caldera Red . In addition because of the Companies close association with Aston down at Newport Pagnell , I am having a clear 3M Film applied by the same Bloke in order to try and limit any future damage .
Whilst up there I was given a look inside the workshop and at the Astons currently being restored , absolutely sensational .

https://lonepinegarage.com

[stuno1]

I am not sold on PPF. I had it on my evora and after a year it starts to peel in areas and where stones to pepper it it starts to look quite tatty. a respray can be cheaper than PPF application so I am not sure i would use it again.

[Paddymcc]

reddiesel said:

I finally took the plunge yesterday and visited Michael up at the Lone Pine Garage . My car is barely a year old but sadly has one or two stone chips low down on the front panel , nothing highly visible but when I give her a polish they always niggle me . The problem as always is finding the best way to address them , most People ignore them and some even attempt to remedy them with one of those Mobile Hamshankers and often end up with a bigger mess than when they started .
I have been admiring these Peoples work for years so have arranged a Booking in August to have the whole bumper removed from the car stripped bare and repainted in its original Caldera Red . In addition because of the Companies close association with Aston down at Newport Pagnell , I am having a clear 3M Film applied by the same Bloke in order to try and limit any future damage .
Whilst up there I was given a look inside the workshop and at the Astons currently being restored , absolutely sensational .

https://lonepinegarage.com

Good luck getting the red paint to match if it's not blended into the wings and bonnet.

Any red car I've ever seen with painted areas looks completely different especially under street lighting.

[TheRainMaker]

I would give a chipex kit a go.

Follow the instructions and take your time

[reddiesel]

Paddymcc said:

Good luck getting the red paint to match if it's not blended into the wings and bonnet.

Any red car I've ever seen with painted areas looks completely different especially under street lighting.

What sort of idiot commissions a job where the paint isnt blended in to the rest of the car , have you seen the quality of these Peoples work ?
I think maybe you confuse them with Chipsaway ?

[a8hex]

reddiesel said:

Paddymcc said:

Good luck getting the red paint to match if it's not blended into the wings and bonnet.

Any red car I've ever seen with painted areas looks completely different especially under street lighting.

What sort of idiot commissions a job where the paint isnt blended in to the rest of the car , have you seen the quality of these Peoples work ?
I think maybe you confuse them with Chipsaway ?

I've not tried the people you mention, but I've had the experience of having a red car repainted and it looking perfect in day light, but under sodium street lights the newly painted areas were a totally different colour. Doesn't matter how carefully blended in things are, if the paint colour doesn't match under different types of lighting then the result will look a total mess.
In my case I took the car back and they resprayed the whole car, only they managed to leave a window open and turned the light grey carpets pink I was very glad it wasn't mine, it was a company lease car.

[reddiesel]

a8hex said:

I've not tried the people you mention, but I've had the experience of having a red car repainted and it looking perfect in day light, but under sodium street lights the newly painted areas were a totally different colour. Doesn't matter how carefully blended in things are, if the paint colour doesn't match under different types of lighting then the result will look a total mess.
In my case I took the car back and they resprayed the whole car, only they managed to leave a window open and turned the light grey carpets pink I was very glad it wasn't mine, it was a company lease car.

I have repainted many cars over the years chap from RS Fords to X350s and some even in red , I have also worked in the Trade owning a share in a Garage for some years so although I appreciate what you say I dont with these People anticipate any problem . This said if the job isnt right then I shall happily take the abuse and ridicule

[reddiesel]

https://www.facebook.com/LonePineGarage/

In on Saturday and looking forward to it , hoping to see some Astons whilst I am there .

[reddiesel]

Well I have had the car back a couple of weeks now and I am totally delighted by the work of the Lone Pine Garage . I have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone looking to have Bodywork done on any Jaguar and I cant pay them a higher compliment than that .

[Stedman]

stuno1 said:

I am not sold on PPF. I had it on my evora and after a year it starts to peel in areas and where stones to pepper it it starts to look quite tatty. a respray can be cheaper than PPF application so I am not sure i would use it again.

Perhaps the PPF wasn't the best quality?