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    Hi folks,

    I've had a search about and I haven't found any posts that can help with my particular problem.

    I have several minor chips/scratches I want to repair before I get the car a good buff and polish.

    I have some stone chips on the front bumper no more than 2 mm across or deep and down to the primer, I have a 1cm flaking on the rear bumper and finally a couple of 1/2 mm rust spots on the front pillar.

    None of these are anywhere near major enough for me to throw money at a repair shop. Can anyone recommend a product or method for tidying these small issues up?

    I had looked at the Halfrauds repair kit which includes a sanding tool to work the rust away, primer, paint and top coat. The reviews were all pretty bad so I'm looking for something a bit more reliable.

    The car is Sapphire Black if that helps.

    cheers

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    Have a look on youtube?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ronnie63 View Post
    Have a look on youtube?
    I've looked on You Tube, google, hit that fancy search button on the forum too, but I'm looking for a recommendation from someone on this site based on the needs of my poor cars paint.

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    if ur no that fussy, just buy a touch up pen from the stealers..

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    Quote Originally Posted by vectra gsi 3.2 View Post
    if ur no that fussy, just buy a touch up pen from the stealers..
    If it can be made to look decent that'd be a option. Although that means I have to go into my local Charles Hurts Vauxhall dealer (Shudders at the thought) I've been there before and I'd rather have teeth pulled.

    I've found this which I also could tempted to go for if no other options show up
    http://www.chipex.co.uk/kit/select/
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    A fellow member showed some really good results a while back using a Chipex kit, have a look here:

    https://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showt...ghlight=chipex

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    i take this,not bad but you need somebody without shaking hands

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    Quote Originally Posted by puppet View Post
    A fellow member showed some really good results a while back using a Chipex kit, have a look here:

    https://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showt...ghlight=chipex
    Cheers @puppet - I obviously wasn't looking hard enough, I ignored any search that didn't have the word paint at the beginning lol. Those results look pretty solid. Might order some soon once I confirm my paint code. If I do I'll try and remember to take before and afters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kokolo View Post
    i take this,not bad but you need somebody without shaking hands
    Haha, yeah I don't think drinking 4 or 5 Red Bulls would be a good idea before tackling this. Otherwise it will look like a Jackson Pollock painting (Yes I stole the line from GotG)

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    Hello there,

    I would also recommend ChipEx. Very good results achieved on baz2011uk car as puppet has pointed out. I experienced similar results on an Impreza Turbo I used to have. Very easy process achieving great results. It is quite pricey but when it comes to your pride and joy you would pay that all day long.

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