Stone chip repairs - how?

[Hilux01]

Hi all

I have a 2013 DC and with the current prices of new DC Hilux mine will have to last the next 100years
On our last holiday I picked up a couple of small stone chips from the fantastic coal truck community in our area

How or where can I fix these?

[Mud Dog]

If the chips are small, fresh and there is no rust in the underlying metal, you can just carefully fill the chips with matching automotive paint and a needle brush.

If the chips are small and there is already rust forming, it might have to be ground out with something like a Dremel tool and a burr-bit ... much like a dentist would excavate in preparation of a filling - the cleaned surface would have to be treated with a rust converter / inhibitor and 'touch' painted as above.

If the chips are big or the rust area is big once cleaned, the underlying metal should be treated, the cavities filled with spot putty and flatted off with a fine water paper (P800 / P1000). If the paintwork is base-coat / clear-coat, the whole panel might have to be resprayed - if it's a flat colour you might get away with spraying just the spots with an airbrush and polishing afterwards.

Whatever you do don't leave it .... you'll end up with more major work.

[Hilux01]

Thanks Andy

Will have it looked after asap