eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Any DIY stone cheap repair kit? Anyone used one before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Halfords do good kits with paint, applicators and lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L666JER Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 +1 on the Halfords kit. The brush in them is very thin as well - good for small chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Anyone tried chipex? I've read that there are better kits than Halfords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza21 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I haven't tried chipex, but I too have used Halfords chip/scratch repair kits multiple times and must say the blend quite well if you take your time and leave the required time between coats! Don't try and rush the coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 I haven't tried chipex, but I too have used halfords chip/scratch repair kits multiple times and must say the blend quite well if you take your time and leave the required time between coats! Don't try and rush the coats. Thanks for the tip mate. do i have to know my colour number or name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 i use fords that way its the right colour depending on the colour of the car Halfords are either spot on or way off the one i got from Halfords for my car tonic blue was too dark fords was almost perfect yes youll need the colour of the car type youre reg into ford etis it will tell you the colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 i use fords that way its the right colour depending on the colour of the car halfords are either spot on or way off the one i got from halfords for my car tonic blue was too dark fords was almost perfect yes youll need the colour of the car type youre reg into ford etis it will tell you the colour do you suggest me ordering one from ford parts? Like the one above: http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/search.php?keywords=touch+up&x=-612&y=-192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza21 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Thanks for the tip mate. do i have to know my colour number or name? Yeah you need your colour code... I have also got fords "touch up" paint.. This comes in 2 small bottles.. Colour (mine is Pantha black) and a clear coat.. But the brush is attached to the lid with fords and is quite big compared to Halfords... So if you go down the ford route I would recommend getting a fine brush. I would quickly like to say my old focus (light sapphire blue) I also thought my colour match from Halfords was wrong.. (Tested quickly under bonnet), however once I applied a few coats of colour and lacquer (given time to dry in between and small rub down) it actually turned out spot on. So I would say either way, get a fine brush, and layer the paint up (give plenty of time to dry), so that the colour is ever so slightly higher than the original paint... Then give it a fine wet and dry rub down (as you would when normally spraying a car) and then give it the lacquer coats... Then finally finish it off by giving it a compound buffer to help blend it in.. (I would recommend compounding the whole panel, I.e. the whole bonnet, so it doesn't stand out). Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Does anyone ever used any of this touch up from ford? i am thinking to buy this one rather the one from Halfords http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/search.php?keywords=touch+up&x=-612&y=-192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza21 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Does anyone ever used any of this touch up from ford? i am thinking to buy this one rather the one from halfords http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/search.php?keywords=touch+up&x=-612&y=-192 Yes, that is the touch up paint I am referring to in my post above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Yes, that is the touch up paint I am referring to in my post above. okay and i will have to buy a brush also right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 the brush is on it already mate its a brush stick attatched to the lid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza21 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 okay and i will have to buy a brush also right? There is a brush attached to the lid of the paint and lacquer, however depending on the size of your chip, they are a good size... I usually use a finer nip to fill and the stock one for the lacquer as that gets wet and dry'd and buffered anyway...but it's how we'll you can use that size brush and also the size of the chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 okay thank you very much for the tip fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza21 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 okay thank you very much for the tip fella. Not a problem buddy, good luck, and any issues let me know ill try help as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Not a problem buddy, good luck, and any issues let me know ill try help as much as possible. Okay thank you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Just arrived today and can't wait to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 As long as you dont expect a showroom finish, I am sure you wont be disappointed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 As long as you dont expect a showroom finish, I am sure you wont be disappointed! Yeah am going to repair them temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Alternatively, you could get chips away out, they were going to polish all my stone chip touch ups so that they blended in well with the bodywork, it was only about £15 for them to polish it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliaskok Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Alternatively, you could get chips away out, they were going to polish all my stone chip touch ups so that they blended in well with the bodywork, it was only about £15 for them to polish it out! For all of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I had about 7 or 8 on the bonnet, he recon'ed £15 to polish the bonnet out completely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 That's not a bad price at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 yeah, this was a year ago now like as it was just before I was trying to sell the Cee'd in the end it wasnt going to add enough value to the car to make it worth all the faff, so I just chopped it in and got the CMAX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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