Stone chips on my bonnet :/

[Ashchop]

Hey guys, ive got (what i think it is) stone chips across my bonnet which look like little grey marks where the paints been scrapped off. Has anyone had the same problem or know if it would have to be resprayed to fix???

[Damir]

stonechips will happen overtime
mitsu paint is thin
touch up paint would fix it and get yourself a bonnet protector or car bra to remove the chances of future ones

[black_ice]

If u want it perfect respray it...if not what Damir suggested.

[Ashchop]

Yeah the touch up paint for the red is no where near as same as the actual red cause the owner did it on the back with a small scratch and it stands out :/

So ill just get it resprayed sometime
Thanks

[D]

Just think of it as an adventure, every time you wash your car you find something new

[ThrillCosby]

A respray would be a lot of money, I'd go with touch up paint.

In fact I have some and have used it; I find it really hard to apply without it streaking and creating a rough appearance, to be honest. But it's hard to tell unless you're right up close.

[lantourismo]

The fact is that the factory clear coat with these cars is rubbish when your cars gets a bit older you will notice a lot of paint defects.

[efod3]

Just think of it as an adventure, every time you wash your car you find something new

And what Ryan was saying too, I've thought that the next time I go to buy a car I'd like to offer to wash it as an inspection because you notice so much. Might look a bit weird tho', still, a great way to inspect a car.

[turbogirl]

You could always vinyl wrap your bonnet.

I do a fair bit of highway driving and my bonnet is covered in chips. I wash the car and it looks like bugs all over bonnet but alas no they're stone chips ;-(

[billyboy]

Stone chips are like trophies, celebrating many miles of driving

Well if you're going to use touch up paint for stone chips, apply it with a toothpick for a neater job not the brush they come with.

[Ashchop]

Yeah im always on the highway with mine -.- ive even found some on the spoiler underneath somehow -.- hahah

[chris]

Modern water based paints are the problem there are complaints about paint chips on all auto forums

[Tin_Pusher]

Mine's a MY10 and I've given up being fussed about stone chips - too many to keep up with touch up paint. I've got headlight and bonnet protectors, but the latter doesn't do a heck of a lot to protect the bonnet. And I drive 50 minutes on a freeway each way each day to work, so you'd think the road surface would be pretty good.

Lancer paint terrible. Hopefully Mitsubishi will do something about that with the next release (along with adding more sound deadening material .........).

[SIX]

this is common occurrence with mitsubishi's , thin cheap clear coats and paint work , nothing u can do about it