Paint Chips

[MiniSuperCooper]

Yeah...apparently the truck that through rocks at my car didn't only chip my windshield, it gave me some nasty chips in my paint as well. I've had the car for about 6 months and it already has almost half as many rock chips as my twelve-year old Hyundai. That's with a clear bra too...which in my humble opinion was a total waste of money. I want to take that thing off so bad, but then I think about how much money I spent on that stupid thing. ...but I digress. Anyway, I've tried paint pens for rock chips...and lanka. It's just frustrating. Messing with paint...and then trying to put clear coat on afterwards. No luck. Is there a touch up paint that has both paint and clear coat in one, so I don't have to mess with it? Better yet, do I have to touch it up? I've reached the point where I'm throwing my hands in the air. I can't do a good touch up. It's going to look better if I leave it alone anyway...but will it rust?

[rjtrout2000]

I don't believe it will rust. However, that would all depend on your area as well. In Colorado, I can leave it as-is (as long as they are small chips) and I will feel no ill effect. However, A more humid climate(esp. on the coast) may have a higher possibility of rusting. Good luck and I hope you get some more feedback!

[homerwest]

If you are worried about rust, put some wax (or your favorite synthetic wax) over the chipped area. I haven't had to deal with any chips yet....

[mini552]

I have a clear bra on my '06 Pepper white Cooper, and what I've noticed is that all of the areas below the front bumper (splitter? spoiler? whatever) are intricate enough that there are always small areas of paint not covered by the clear-bra material. Those areas develop chips. They're so small and the area relatively inconcpicuous, so that using the little bottle of touch-up paint & clear coat from the dealer works ok - but i wouldn't want to use it up on the nose and leading part of the hood. On those areas the clear bra has saved a lot of chipping that would have been very noticeable.

[Pipper]

Dr. Colorchip worked great on my paint chips. Went on easy and is invisible from 3 feet or so. From what I've read it's similar to the lanka (spelling?) stuff. And my clear bra doesn't stop them all either. I think the material is pretty brittle @ low temps. I have the generic stuff tho, not the 3M, so I dunno if that works better or not. Anyway, Dr. Colorchip is awesome.

[Pipper]

And it will rust if its thru the primer (maybe even if it's down to the primer and not thru). But trust me, the Dr. Colorchip stuff is sweet. PM me if you get it and want any advice on putting it on.