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Arachnyd · 06-06-2010, 11:35 PM

Here's my hail damage from the big hailstorms we had the other day:

Theres a bunch of tiny paint chips:

Here's a closeup of what each chip looks like- you can see the white primer underneith, but the paint chipped off fairly cleanly:

So insurance would technically cover it- but its on the top of the car mainly- surprisingly I only notice 1 other tiny chip on the hood of the car and none on the trunk.

I'm trying to decide if It's worth having the car repainted? I know when that happens the paint jobs are never as good as the original, and these spots are barely noticable- since they didn't break the primer, they should never lead to rust?

What do you think I should do?

shank0668 · 06-06-2010, 11:40 PM

tough up paint first?

IROCanSS · 06-07-2010, 05:54 AM

Yea dude, just use touch up.... Let me talk to my "guy". He can fix it and never break your factory paint and you will never notice. He is actually wanting to "teach" us how to fix stuff like this at the next mod day... want to offer up you car? He has already fixed one. Remember Darin Morgan from the last mod day? He got some scratches fixed, deep ones, through to the metal and you can't even see them. Go get some touch up and we will talk to him about fixing it. As long as you have no dents, you will never see them unless you use a microscope. My buddy was in paint/detail for GM for years.

Looks like there is a lot of them so

what it will cost ya... If you want to claim it on insurance I am sure he can give you a "bill"... lets talk to him. He is planning on coming this friday to Milford. You should come down.

Russell James · 06-07-2010, 11:41 AM

I'd have it painted. Touch up may not look so hot. A good painter can refinish panels to look good as new.

06-06-2010, 11:35 PM	#1
Arachnyd Master of all trades Drives: 2many2count Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Chester, OH (near cincy) Posts: 732	Hail Damage? What to do? Here's my hail damage from the big hailstorms we had the other day: Theres a bunch of tiny paint chips: Here's a closeup of what each chip looks like- you can see the white primer underneith, but the paint chipped off fairly cleanly: So insurance would technically cover it- but its on the top of the car mainly- surprisingly I only notice 1 other tiny chip on the hood of the car and none on the trunk. I'm trying to decide if It's worth having the car repainted? I know when that happens the paint jobs are never as good as the original, and these spots are barely noticable- since they didn't break the primer, they should never lead to rust? What do you think I should do? __________________ 2010 Camaro SS modified extensively. I stretched the body to make it a 4 door, but I swapped in the 3.6L DI V6 for fuel economy. Then I picked up a corvette body around the V8. I also swapped the body for a C2 Z28. (In short I traded it for three cars, a Corvette Z06r, a C2 Camaro Z28, and a Cadillac CTS Summer Performance package 3.6L DI with Aisin 6spd.)

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06-06-2010, 11:40 PM	#2
shank0668 Drives: '14 LML/'06 LJ/'76 Trans Am Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,438 View My Garage	tough up paint first?

06-07-2010, 05:54 AM	#3
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	Yea dude, just use touch up.... Let me talk to my "guy". He can fix it and never break your factory paint and you will never notice. He is actually wanting to "teach" us how to fix stuff like this at the next mod day... want to offer up you car? He has already fixed one. Remember Darin Morgan from the last mod day? He got some scratches fixed, deep ones, through to the metal and you can't even see them. Go get some touch up and we will talk to him about fixing it. As long as you have no dents, you will never see them unless you use a microscope. My buddy was in paint/detail for GM for years. Looks like there is a lot of them so what it will cost ya... If you want to claim it on insurance I am sure he can give you a "bill"... lets talk to him. He is planning on coming this friday to Milford. You should come down.

06-07-2010, 11:41 AM	#4
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	I'd have it painted. Touch up may not look so hot. A good painter can refinish panels to look good as new.