pics before/after touch up pen

[Si Griffiths]

has anyone got any pics of their car before and after using a touch up pen?? I was thinking about using one on my bonnet as there are bloody loads of chips in it! It gets worse every time i look at it

 

[telford_mike]

Touch up pens make the chips the same colour as the rest of the bodywork, but theyre still there.

 

[Si Griffiths]

are they worth using then? Ive had a few people say not to use them, but my bonnet cant get much worse to be fair!

http://www.xtsystems.com/Si/scratches.jpg
http://www.xtsystems.com/Si/scratches2.jpg

 

[Mondial172]

Stone chips are easier to do with a tooth pick instead of the brush that the pen comes with

 

[182_blue]

like above says, use something smaller to apply, also remove excess with something like scratch x when the paint is dry, i can do them and make them look almost like there not there, your looks like a respray though, as theres so many

 

[Clarkie172]

.......or by the look of it,get your bonnet painted n stop tailgating people!

 

[Tiger]

fuk touchin that up, get a bonnet respray chum

 

[Si Griffiths]

the bonnet was that bad when i bought it

how much would i be looking at for a respray?

 

[Clarkie172]

bonnet approx 70-100. full respray anywhere from 400-1000

 

[Daz]

Id leave it, heh.

 

[Dan_mk1]

Ive had a quote for 275 to have a front end respray and the rear arch replaced, you just gotta look around fella! Respray would be easier tho

 

[Gus]

I would leave it, with that many chips it might be easier just getting a permanent felt tip pen on the white bits.

 

[JayR]

Tbh mate id just leave it because in no time the chips will be back no doubt!!!

 

[stusV6]

40 notes at Chips Away ...............and itll look like new.

Cya Stu

 

[Si Griffiths]

40 smackers! will certainly try that option! might get a touch up pen for all the other smaller chips around the car

 

[stusV6]

Na I wouldnt bother with a touch up pen chips away will leave like new........really

Cya Stu

 

[Tiger]

Quote: Originally posted by stusV6 on 28 May 2005


40 notes at Chips Away ...............and itll look like new.

Cya Stu





maybe yours did, but how do u know his will? u were obviously lucky with yours, i have a great hatred for chipsaway, my bonnet respray and rear quarter was a ton 50 and you would never now it had been done, was well happy

 

[stusV6]

Yeah therell be good and bad..............the guy round here is really good

Cya Stu

 

[Si Griffiths]

im sure there was a chipsaway demo station at cribbs causeway in bristol and I showed the guy my bonnet. he said "no, sorry, we dont do bonnets" i just stood there "errrrrrrrrrrrrrm...ok then" o_0 im hoping it was a different company!

 

[Ben j]

if u dont wanna bonnet respray then spray it with some clear laquer to stop it from rusting

 

[Mondial172]

Quote: Originally posted by Dan_mk1 on 28 May 2005
Ive had a quote for 275 to have a front end respray and the rear arch replaced, you just gotta look around fella! Respray would be easier tho

Jons dad know a good bloke near us mate.

 

[Jase16v]

I used one the other week (halfords one). I had as many chips as you, made a big improvement and looks alot better now touched up, the halfords kit is really good imo

 

[Si Griffiths]

any pics mate? how long did it take? If chipsaway are too expensive ill give the touch up pen a go - if that fails miserably ill get a respray

 

[Jase16v]

Will take some tmrw as im finishing it off, takes a while but worth it. The kit from halfords has the usual brush but also has a steel nib on the other end approx 1.5mm so makes it really easy to just dot them, would recommend the kit to anyone

 

[Leeshez]

How about getting the coloured polish and trying that?

 

[browno]

I think its definitely true about good and bad folks with chipsaway - bloke at work has a brand new Golf GTi, which got a big car park scrape within 3 days of him buying it... Chipsaway came to fix it for him, and the first guy in fact made it worse, adding scratches , have since seen a second chipsaway guy trying 3 times to sort it!! Dont think the guy with the golf was best pleased!
They also wanted over £200 to sort a scratch on my mums TF (about a foot long single scratch) which I thought was a bit steep!!! Could probably get the door painted for that, I expect...