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Hey all, has anyone ever had a stone chip on the designo graphite matte paint? Car is fully wrapped in ppf and it has nicked through the ppf right on the bottom of the front bumper where it curves under the car... any opinions do they make a designo graphite matte wrap ? Possibly wrap the front bumper... open to suggestions
The PPF definitely helped mitigate damage to your paint, I have the same paint and also have a full PPF on the car, I have rock chips on the PPF as well but from what I can tell on mine, the paint itself is mostly protected. Perhaps when enough rock chips are on the front PPF I'll just get it changed.
The PPF definitely helped mitigate damage to your paint, I have the same paint and also have a full PPF on the car, I have rock chips on the PPF as well but from what I can tell on mine, the paint itself is mostly protected. Perhaps when enough rock chips are on the front PPF I'll just get it changed.
Unfortunately it looks like the damage is on the paint as well
Unfortunately it looks like the damage is on the paint as well
yea it went through the ppf and chipped the paint 🙄 I was seeing if anyone had tried a vinyl wrap same colour if it has come out similar any way. ( trying to avoid respirating the front bumper - and then not getting a match. Maybe even just a spot of touch up paint.
yea it went through the ppf and chipped the paint 🙄 I was seeing if anyone had tried a vinyl wrap same colour if it has come out similar any way. ( trying to avoid respirating the front bumper - and then not getting a match. Maybe even just a spot of touch up paint.
Other than a repaint, the best option is to sand the lifted paint down and then touch it up.
Wrap will not work. First, it won't match the paint. It will look like someone resprayed your car and got the color match completely off. Second, it looks like some of the paint has lifted. A wrap will cover the exposed metal/primer but it will still emphasize the physical change. If you ever seen a wrap where dirt was stuck underneath, it is visible as a slight bump. This could be solvable by sanding the bump down, but at that point you might as well repaint it and ensure a proper color match.
Other than a repaint, the best option is to sand the lifted paint down and then touch it up.
Wrap will not work. First, it won't match the paint. It will look like someone resprayed your car and got the color match completely off. Second, it looks like some of the paint has lifted. A wrap will cover the exposed metal/primer but it will still emphasize the physical change. If you ever seen a wrap where dirt was stuck underneath, it is visible as a slight bump. This could be solvable by sanding the bump down, but at that point you might as well repaint it and ensure a proper color match.
sounds like I’ll try to sand and touch up option as it’s only small. My fear of respraying the front bumper is that when it’s done the colour is slightly off. I’ve been told that no 2 magno paints identical... trying to avoid that 😂
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