Hey guys,

I need your advice on this. I have a 2003 Ford Escape Limited (Blue). This is my second, and it is primarily used during the winter season. Anyway's, I noticed the other day that I have a chip on the front fender trim piece. The piece is plastic, so I am not concerned about rust, however, it appears that just the clear coat was chipped. I can still see the blue paint beneath it, but my main concern is the clear coat starting to peel. Is there anything that I can do to stop this? Would it help if I put some touch up paint over it? I don't want to repaint the suv, as it has 95k miles, and it's just mainly used for the snow days, and the occassional transporting of my two dogs. If someone could give me some advice, that would be great!

Thanks,

Jeff

 

if you want, just go to autozone or walmart and just get some clearcoat touchup paint. Apply in thin coats and allow to dry for a good time inbetween coats.

 

^^^ X 2 .. before the first coat take a Q tip and some rubbing alcohol and clean out the chip so the clear has a clean spot to bond to.

 

Paint chip repair (Sal Zaino’s method):
Quote: Here's a fix for the chips. Take isopropyl alcohol on a q-tip and dab in only in the rock chip or scratch a few times. Take a clean towel and dry the paint chip. Take a match out of a matchbook. Use the opposite end of the head. Dab this in touch-up paint. (Do not thin out touch-up paint) Very carefully dab a very, very minute amount in the chip. Do not get any paint anywhere other then the chip depression. The trick here is not to try to fix the chip in one application. Do this every day until the paint in the chip is even with the rest of the paint surface. If you do this correctly, you will hardly notice that chip repair and the colour will match Corvette Forum - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...45&forum_id=10

 

Got to love Sal... he still recommends using a high quality, 100%, made in the USA, cotton detailing towel to buff off polish .

Prolly take you longer to find a high quality, 100%, made in the USA cotton detailing towel than the sealant lasts.