Mistral Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Recently cleaned the new motor to remove some winter filth for a day or two. Discovered many paintwork chips on the roof. Should I be concerned about their colour? Resembles rust closely. Is there any treatment I may pursue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bvlenci Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Obtain a quotation from an auto body shop. They have been stripped to bare steel, as evident. If they are not completely ground down to eliminate the rust and properly treated, you will ultimately have a hole in your roof. While DIY is an option, the outcomes are likely to be subpar (at least, if I were to do this task, the results would be unsatisfactory). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpaco45 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 According to my experience: The DIY task, which involves rust removal followed by the application of an undercoat, will enough to prevent additional rusting. The surface fill and paint match may be sufficiently enough to be inconspicuous from afar. Skilled repairers will do a superior job, making the repair almost imperceptible until upon careful inspection. In other words, it is likely that only an individual inspecting the paintwork will see it. Only a body shop can provide a flawless 'like new' repair. Ultimately, everything depends on your objectives and your budgetary constraints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk320x4 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Eliminate rust, apply chemical treatment to any residual rust, prime, and layer colour and clear lacquer till just above the surface level, then level with compound. The job should be almost imperceptible. Utilising a body shop for a stone chip seemed overkill to me. Particularly because one may get another chip the next day! Stone chips occur spontaneously and are mostly unavoidable. Regrettably, I lack a photograph of my former 209 bonnet, which had more chips than paint on the first foot, since it had spent its life on the freeway before to my acquisition! I did have it resprayed; however, none of the chips exhibited rust, remaining white or grey owing to galvanisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvlenci Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Indeed, I believe I was rather hasty and inattentive when toasting bread this morning. 😝 I should have said that you should seek expert repair for optimal results, including smart or chip repair. While DIY is feasible, my execution would be conspicuously flawed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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