JW64

I was going over my car last night and I noticed a chip in my paint next to my sunroof that looks pretty bad .

What can I do to fix it or will this have to be professionally fixed? The size is roughly the size of a pea, but I do not want it to grow worse.

Thanks AZ!
JW

SharksBreath

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picture link fail.

...which would explain your avatar perfectly.

JW64

The Googles were clogged I am guessing!

You wouldn't bet that I work in IT!

SharksBreath

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damn that looks rough.

deep, webbing, down to clearcoat.

looks like some sanding, body filler, and respray are in order.

touch up paint wont be able to do much on that. it'll just keep getting worse and worse unless you have it professionaly fixed.

BrownBuck

wow yah that's pretty bad....i was going to rec http://www.drcolorchip.com/ but your car needs some prof help.

NSXTC

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Ouch! That's a bad one. Def going to need to call in the professionals for that one. Your right though, you need to get it fixed otherwise it's going to get worse for sure.

swoosh

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damn

that is pretty big....just to stop it from rusting i would put some touch up on it while you get some professional help as Aaron suggested....

JBONN

I have had a chip similar to that (but not quite as big) on my hood for a good year now, lucky for me I installed one of those electronic pulse devices that sends a charge through the body of the car to combat rust...the chip still looks pretty much the same...damn one of these days I need to fix it tho

jonmizu

I ha similiar on mine I scratched it out with a small screw driver then touch up painted over it

mY sLOW UA6

^Sounds like a great way to fix it.
Seriously get it fixed by a pro as previous posters have said.

Westside_TL

im in az with similar problem......where can i get some filler??

jonmizu

Haha I realize it didn't sound as technical as it should or as professional haha
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doity.../aa110803a.htm
^^here is where I got the information haha my previous post was the cliff note version

Nexson

I don't get it, fix your chip by a "pro?" No "pro" can fix a chip professionally, it needs to be repainted to be professionally fixed, so what's wrong with scratching off the rust and touching it up.

The only thing that I can think of is that a "pro" if there is such a thing in the chip filling business, is that they will fill it with touchup paint, fill it more, sand it and polish. It still not professionally fixed.

So what exactly do you all mean by having it professionally fixed.

Body work and painted or touched up?

jonmizu

It depends on how deep the rust is, if it has eaten through the metal it needs to be be cut out then have new metal welded over the hole, sanded down until the metal is smooth then repainted. Considering that this rust is on the roof you could get away with painting just that section while blending the paint to the sides. It would be hard to tell the the color match may be off. Even if you were to take it to a shop if the rust don't eat all the way through the metal they would sand the rust off then paint it.