Repairing Chips-Scrapes

Chips and scrapes can be an eye sore and depending on your car colour can be a real pain. Generally chips are caused by rocks and gravel during regular driving and sometimes just cannot be avoided. Scapes can be caused by driving to close to walls or other cars driving to close to yours. Some scrapes unfortunately are intentional caused by what is called keying, but the end result to all chips and scrapes can be an eye sore.

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Doing it yourself when you can is always the best option for any job, as sometimes it is not worth going to your local auto repair shop. There you can be expected to pay for what could be ten minutes work which you could easily do yourself. Simply purchase some scratch remover from your local car assesories shop, the hardest part will be finding the paint match. The removers are always colour coded and all your have to do is to check them against your cars colour code

Removing chips

Before starting make sure the area you are repairing is dry and free from dirt, this is important as starting with a clean dry surface will ensure the repair is properly completed. Using a cloth apply a small amount of wax and and rub in a ciruclar motion over the affected area. Gradually apply more of the repair formula until the scratch is complely removed. Follow up with wax and perhaps some car polish for an added shine.

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Car Parts

  • GearboxGearboxes area an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed
  • Exhaust Exhaust system is a mechanism for venting exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine
  • SuspensionKeep your car's wheels in firm contact with the road whilst providing a comfortable ride for your passengers
  • RadiatorsYour car radiator helps heep your car at opitmium temperature so over heating do not occur.

Fine tune your car

Here at Stockwell Motors, we have prepared a few articles to help you troubleshoot for car, truck, or van as we know it can be a nightmare. If you are a little technical you can carry out your own autowork using our repair guides.

 

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