Just in that area for protection makes sense. It would blend right in with the felt and black plastic.
Wheel well paint chip
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Wheel well paint chip
Guys,
I was cleaning my car last weekend and using compressed air to dry the rims and cracks before drying the car with the waffel weave towel. I saw some "mung" in the lower corner of the wheel well so I shot it with the compressed air and a big paint flake came off
Not sure what to do if anything, but if you used compressed air on your cars, be careful. I'm going to turn my PSI down a bit from now on and stay away from the rubber / plastic surfaces.
Regards,
Rick
I was cleaning my car last weekend and using compressed air to dry the rims and cracks before drying the car with the waffel weave towel. I saw some "mung" in the lower corner of the wheel well so I shot it with the compressed air and a big paint flake came off
Not sure what to do if anything, but if you used compressed air on your cars, be careful. I'm going to turn my PSI down a bit from now on and stay away from the rubber / plastic surfaces.
Regards,
Rick
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Hit it with some black paint or brush-on truck bed liner (Line-X) in that area in both wheel wells. Noone will ever know and you will never have to worry about it again.
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I just used soap and water there. Compressed air alone can do alot of damage, especially when it's run through a nozzel. There are some "safety" nozzels that have cross holes drilled it in to aleviate this problem.
I think I'm going to get some body paint, scuff it down and reshoot it with my detal gun in the summer. I think it's just poor adheasion on the paint in this one area. Uhhh, I wouldn't put truck bed liner on my baby
Rick
I think I'm going to get some body paint, scuff it down and reshoot it with my detal gun in the summer. I think it's just poor adheasion on the paint in this one area. Uhhh, I wouldn't put truck bed liner on my baby
Rick
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My wheel looks exactly the same. lol paint fell off when i was using my compress air gun to clean dirty and sand in my wheel well. I paint seems fragile below there. I might just spray some black spary paint just to hide it.
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I'll paint it in the spring... the devil is in the details...
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I don't think protection is really needed. It's plastic back there so it's not like it is going to rust or anything. If this were my daily driver (oh, wait - it is LOL) I would just shultz it, but we are driving nice cars here my friend
I'll paint it in the spring... the devil is in the details...
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I'll paint it in the spring... the devil is in the details...
RP
