Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jun 12, 2006 6:28:53 GMT -5
Does anyone experience some chipping just in front of the rear wheels and under the rear doors at the bottom? Mine has been doing that pretty much since the beggining.
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Post by commuterspecial on Jun 12, 2006 8:06:21 GMT -5
I drive heavily on interstates, where dump trucks loaded with gravel roam. During the 50,000 miles I have driven since April 05, I have gotten a motherload of chips and nicks. I think our paint sucks.
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Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jun 12, 2006 10:15:53 GMT -5
Well mine arent that bad but it is bad just under the rear doors, i cant really figure out how the heck chips form there, id have to take a pic and show you
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Post by Ron-E-Babe on Jul 7, 2006 20:58:24 GMT -5
While at The Tint Shop www.tintshop.com today, I got information on the X-Pel paint protection kit they sell. It looks mighty tempting, I may even have them put a strip along the rocker panels to avoid chips from the tire kick up, and maybe a rear bumper cover for the occasional parking lot idiot. they had a sample installed on a car in the shop and you could barely see it until you were right on top of it, it looks pretty amazing if it really works to save the paint...I'll do a little homework and report back to the group.
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Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jul 7, 2006 23:24:03 GMT -5
Kool
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Post by Ron-E-Babe on Jul 9, 2006 8:32:03 GMT -5
Hey Nemasys, did you get the pics of your chipping issue? Maybe I can avoid having the same thing happen to me by seeing your car and putting that X-pel stuff on if it is possible.
But definately going with the front end/mirror/headlight kit they have, and probably strips along the rocker and lower 1/3 or the doors I think
Again, comments/criticism encouraged and welcome
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Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jul 9, 2006 13:22:12 GMT -5
Ill get some pics and post them
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Post by Ron-E-Babe on Jul 10, 2006 13:48:13 GMT -5
thanks
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Post by Ron-E-Babe on Jul 12, 2006 22:09:06 GMT -5
how are the pics coming Nem?
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Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jul 14, 2006 13:29:29 GMT -5
Sorry bout the delay, didnt have much time to myself the past few days. Here are the pics, you can see where i put a considerable amount of touch up paint, thats where it chips, on both sides
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jimig1
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Post by jimig1 on Jul 14, 2006 18:14:31 GMT -5
the X-Pel Paint Protection my moms truck has that on insetad of a bug guard and you can hardly see it is it good stuff
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Post by Ron-E-Babe on Jul 14, 2006 20:00:15 GMT -5
Nem, it looks like maybe your rear tire might be kicking it out onto the paint??? What wheel and tire combo are you running?
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Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jul 14, 2006 21:30:31 GMT -5
17", 42mm offset, 205/40-17 tires this should not be a problem, but its been like that pretty much from the start, even before i had my mags (even did it with winter tires)
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Post by Ron-E-Babe on Jul 14, 2006 21:34:56 GMT -5
strange, anyone else having that problem that you know of?
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Nemasys
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Post by Nemasys on Jul 15, 2006 2:50:08 GMT -5
Not really
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