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Mark A Collier Sr · 03-05-2010, 11:15 PM

I pamper my Baby like no tomorrow. I wipe her down after every drive. I don’t let her get rained on or drive her in bad weather. I park away from everyone. I don’t tailgate or put her in questionable situations.

My Problem is after I take her out for a day trip to enjoy my AWESOME CAR… I come home to find rock chips on her front end. These chips are deep. I wish I had some protection for her but it is too late now. I have about 5 chips in my paint. I guess I am to the point where I don’t want to take her out! THAT WOULD BE BAD! I love this car and want to drive her all the time.

Any Ideas to protect her now or should I wait until I have the stripes painted on and have the clear bra on the front. Does anyone with a clear bra have any chips? Feel free to offer some advice if you have seen or dealt with this issue! THANKS!!!

upheval · 03-05-2010, 11:20 PM

The only way to truly aviod chips and dings is not to drive it. Its going to happen. You just got to accept it and roll on. I feel ur pain though.

eynigush · 03-05-2010, 11:22 PM

The factory paint on the front bumper is pretty thin. My local dealer repainted the front fascia as well as the rear fascia under warranty. I haven't had problems since. It's not my only car, but I've turned my Camaro into my daily driver.

-Eddie

CamarosThree · 03-05-2010, 11:23 PM

I agree, don't drive it!

Sevn86 · 03-05-2010, 11:26 PM

ya I was sort of like you but the way I look at it now is you only live once and no matter how hard you try to protect it stuff is gonna happen...so now I drive it when ever and where ever I want. I wash it and take care of it...if im not gonna enjoy it then who will...live like its your last day...

GrnMchin · 03-05-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by upheval

The only way to truly aviod chips and dings is not to drive it. Its going to happen. You just got to accept it and roll on. I feel ur pain though.

"prima"Donna · 03-05-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sevn86

ya I was sort of like you but the way I look at it now is you only live once and no matter how hard you try to protect it stuff is gonna happen...so now I drive it when ever and where ever I want. I wash it and take care of it...if im not gonna enjoy it then who will...live like its your last day...

HELL YEAH!!!!

BUT, I do feel your pain, Mark...someone hit my passenger door about a week ago...not too big, but a dent anyway...

v6sonoma · 03-05-2010, 11:43 PM

It stings at first. Then you get over it. Besides no one notices the little chips when it's blowing by them.

Mr CLuTcH · 03-05-2010, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark A Collier Sr

I pamper my Baby like no tomorrow. I wipe her down after every drive. I don’t let her get rained on or drive her in bad weather. I park away from everyone. I don’t tailgate or put her in questionable situations.

My Problem is after I take her out for a day trip to enjoy my AWESOME CAR… I come home to find rock chips on her front end. These chips are deep. I wish I had some protection for her but it is too late now. I have about 5 chips in my paint. I guess I am to the point where I don’t want to take her out! THAT WOULD BE BAD! I love this car and want to drive her all the time.

Any Ideas to protect her now or should I wait until I have the stripes painted on and have the clear bra on the front. Does anyone with a clear bra have any chips? Feel free to offer some advice if you have seen or dealt with this issue! THANKS!!!

Brother! Welcome to the club! lol. And the reason I say "brother" is because your just like me,...more or less to some extent. You think you pamper your baby? Dude, EVERYDAY before I leave for work, I "touch up" the car for 20 minutes with my detail spray and tire dressing, when I'm on 30 minute lunch at work, if I'm not hungry, (often)I go out to the garage and touch up my car again, THEN....at the end of the day when I'm home for good, I clean her again for the final time. So all in all, I clean my car about 3 times a day. I never miss a beat. The car always looks wet. So take it from me, I feel you pain.

I love this car to death, and if I had millions of dollars, I'd buy more, but of every color! There is no other car I'd rather have,....but here's something your going to have to come to terms with, "if you drive the car,....it WILL get rock chips". I don't care if you get a clear bra, or this and that, bras can only protect so much from ROCKS which are sharp solid objects. So understand this, YOU WILL GET ROCK CHIPS. And 2, YOU WILL GET MORE ROCK CHIPS. The most frequent places to get them is on your front bumper, but other places are definitely but not limited to, your side gills. That bumper and those side gills will probably the only spots you'll have to watch closely.

I don't know how I got some on my hood, but hey,....I'll thank the big dump trucks in bumper to bumper traffic. I know you hate to have to come to terms with this, but it's true. But look on the bright side,.......and I do mean the bright side,...most of these small rock-chips WILL NOT be visible to the daily drivers out in public. The only way these chips will really be seen is if a person has a chance to do a close-up walk around of you car, and even then, it still doesn't take away from the overall beauty of the car! It still looks good! Damn good!

If you don't believe me about them being visible, do this right now,...get out your camera, back up, and take a couple of photos of the car, and I'm willing to guarantee none of these chips will be visible to us viewers in the pictures. Now get closer, ...really close, then take some pics and they will become more visible, but dude, think, your the only person who will ever really be that close to your car, close enough to see the chips.

Dude, you have a Camaro, it's still new, and it has a gorgeous design, and if you take care of it, it's clean! Take it and stride! If you don't want any more chips,......PARK IT..............FOREVER.

SlingShot · 03-05-2010, 11:44 PM

It's a car, so just drive it and don't worry about it. Crap is gonna happen, there is no point in having it if you are gonna be stressed over things happening. While you guys are treating them like babies, I'm out driving both of mine on a daily basis and getting enjoyment out of them.

Wizzer · 03-05-2010, 11:53 PM

I clear bra'd it at 300 some miles. cost me 400 bucks and the guy was not a good as I thought he would be but it looks fine. I would take your baby to a body shop and pay to get the marks fixed and then get the clear bra. It takes a huge rock to make it though the clear bra. I have had one on my wife's Honda for 3 years and there are a few nicks in the bra but over all it was worth every stinking penny I put into it. Even if I had to collect aluminum cans on the side of the road to earn 400 bucks I would do it - thats how much I think of the bra after seeing it in action over 3 years. Pay to have it fixed and clear bra it. But I am very anal and I almost should have nothing new cause I worry to much about it getting it damaged. I think you are the type like me the has a lot of pride so go spend the money and get it fixed. gl and tell me what you decide.

Wizzer

Michael_Js · 03-06-2010, 12:03 AM

Yup, that's probably the only way, other than not driving it. Mine looks like a mine field! Scrapes right up the hood. best way it to get the scratches repaired, then #m or whatever clear bra the entire thing! When mine gets bad enough, that's what I'll be doing...

fee5fofum · 03-06-2010, 12:18 AM

The clear bra was my first and most important MOD that I did ,well worth it !

orange_5thgen · 03-06-2010, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sevn86

ya I was sort of like you but the way I look at it now is you only live once and no matter how hard you try to protect it stuff is gonna happen...so now I drive it when ever and where ever I want. I wash it and take care of it...if im not gonna enjoy it then who will...live like its your last day...

I agree. Either park it in the garage and just look at it every once in a while OR, have FUN and drive it! Stuff is gonna happen and most of the time it can be fixed.

I was a little paranoid about my car at first, and I've already scrapped two of the rims up against the curb and have some nice little grinds in them. I was upset at first, but figured oh well, I can fix it later when I get the time or money.

Just enjoy it!

And by the way, I have not noticed any dings on the front end of my car. Guess I'm just lucky so far.

03-05-2010, 11:15 PM	#1
Mark A Collier Sr Retired Army, 101st ABN Drives: 2 SS/RS w/sunroof Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 852 View My Garage	I am MAD!! Do any of you have this problem?? I pamper my Baby like no tomorrow. I wipe her down after every drive. I don’t let her get rained on or drive her in bad weather. I park away from everyone. I don’t tailgate or put her in questionable situations. My Problem is after I take her out for a day trip to enjoy my AWESOME CAR… I come home to find rock chips on her front end. These chips are deep. I wish I had some protection for her but it is too late now. I have about 5 chips in my paint. I guess I am to the point where I don’t want to take her out! THAT WOULD BE BAD! I love this car and want to drive her all the time. Any Ideas to protect her now or should I wait until I have the stripes painted on and have the clear bra on the front. Does anyone with a clear bra have any chips? Feel free to offer some advice if you have seen or dealt with this issue! THANKS!!! __________________ "BABY" is a Summit White, 2SS/RS, My Tribute to the 13 years I served in the 101st Airborne Division!!! ORDERED: 18 JUL 09 #NMMS88, BORN ON 4 NOV 09 at 12:26pm VIN:63460~ HOME on 18 NOV 09! "101BABY"

03-05-2010, 11:20 PM	#2
upheval All over the planet Drives: 2007 C6 M6 Victory Red Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Highlands, Texas Posts: 109	The only way to truly aviod chips and dings is not to drive it. Its going to happen. You just got to accept it and roll on. I feel ur pain though. __________________ 2007 Corvette C6 M6 Victory Red Mods Edelbrock E Force, Headers, Cats, Corsa Extreme Exhaust, Dyno'd Tuned 552RWHP 512RWTQ 2009 Pontiac G8GT Full Exhaust Magna Charger Dyno'd Tuned 543RWHP 489RWTQ 2011 2500HD 6.6 4X4 Z71 397HP 767TQ Factory Waiting on the ZL1

03-05-2010, 11:22 PM	#3
eynigush SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SSRS Rally Yellow Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 412 View My Garage	The factory paint on the front bumper is pretty thin. My local dealer repainted the front fascia as well as the rear fascia under warranty. I haven't had problems since. It's not my only car, but I've turned my Camaro into my daily driver. -Eddie __________________ Kooks 1 7/8 headers w/high flow cats Magnaflow Cat-back Competition Series Cold Air Intake by CAI Inc.

03-05-2010, 11:43 PM	#8
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	It stings at first. Then you get over it. Besides no one notices the little chips when it's blowing by them. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

03-05-2010, 11:44 PM	#10
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	It's a car, so just drive it and don't worry about it. Crap is gonna happen, there is no point in having it if you are gonna be stressed over things happening. While you guys are treating them like babies, I'm out driving both of mine on a daily basis and getting enjoyment out of them. __________________

03-05-2010, 11:23 PM	#4
CamarosThree Drives: 2010 SSRS 97 Camaro SS 1969 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 83	I agree, don't drive it!

03-05-2010, 11:53 PM	#11
Wizzer Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ga Posts: 703	I clear bra'd it at 300 some miles. cost me 400 bucks and the guy was not a good as I thought he would be but it looks fine. I would take your baby to a body shop and pay to get the marks fixed and then get the clear bra. It takes a huge rock to make it though the clear bra. I have had one on my wife's Honda for 3 years and there are a few nicks in the bra but over all it was worth every stinking penny I put into it. Even if I had to collect aluminum cans on the side of the road to earn 400 bucks I would do it - thats how much I think of the bra after seeing it in action over 3 years. Pay to have it fixed and clear bra it. But I am very anal and I almost should have nothing new cause I worry to much about it getting it damaged. I think you are the type like me the has a lot of pride so go spend the money and get it fixed. gl and tell me what you decide. Wizzer

03-06-2010, 12:03 AM	#12
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	Yup, that's probably the only way, other than not driving it. Mine looks like a mine field! Scrapes right up the hood. best way it to get the scratches repaired, then #m or whatever clear bra the entire thing! When mine gets bad enough, that's what I'll be doing... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

03-06-2010, 12:18 AM	#13
fee5fofum Drives: 2012 CTS-V Coupe & 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 374	The clear bra was my first and most important MOD that I did ,well worth it ! __________________

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