Washed, Waxed, and then got sad!

[bkndacn]

So I had my car washed today and then proceeded to wax my car, I'm glad I have a lil Yaris and not a full size van because my arm hurts. I began getting sad because I started to see every single rock chip in my lil Yaris

I can see how there are chips on the front end (with the nose being so blunt) but I personally I really don't know how there can chips on the roof, left and right sides, or the rear end! and there are on mine!

I also noticed all of the tar and "stuck on" dirt that I will eventually try to get rid of with a clay bar ... but more on that later

I tried using touch-up paint from the dealership and following it up with some touch-up clear coat.... but even after waxing and polishing I can totally tell where all the areas I touched up are! (I was told that I wouldn't be able to)

so I guess what I am asking is how can I deal with these rock chips/dings myself or should I have a pro come redo basically most of the paint and get a bra that will protect the front at least


PS:my car isn't even 2 years old!

[cali yaris]

pics would help.

Not sure how you can get chips on the roof just by driving around.

[YarisSedan]

A tip for filling in rock chips is use a tooth pick dip it in the bottle and gently fill in the chip after 2-3 layers till its slightly raised above your current paint level. Then take some 2000 grit sandpaper and sand it till its smooth with the rest of the paint. Then rubbing compound to polish it out to a shine. With patience and time you shouldnt be able to tell the chip unless you know where to look. Although this method is time consuming especially if you have multiple chips it will give you much better results than using the brush. It just leaves a ugly mess of globs that make the car look worse than if you did nothing at all.

Another option if you feel like driving to the bay area sometime ill be happy to help you out. Maybe when we have our next local meet.

[Yarisduder]

I got a little sad too one day when I was buffing out a light scratch and noticed a lot of tiny specks of rust on the sides of Happy Yaris (it has a name!). I don't know about the roof, I'll check it out when I wash it later this week. The chips in the side is probably from stuff flying up off the tires, and probably off other cars' tires too. We're considering repainting someday, maybe change the colour, but I hear that repainting is generally even worse than original.

[bkndacn]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

pics would help.

This is the hood...but they are really hard to see but basically all of the little white looking spots (idk why they are white) the closer pics just didn't come out at all I doubt that this pic helps but thats all I got... I'll try to get another tomorrow..

[bkndacn]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Then take some 2000 grit sandpaper and sand it till its smooth with the rest of the paint.

Taking sand paper to my Yoshi (yes he has a name) scares the S*** outa me

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Another option if you feel like driving to the bay area sometime ill be happy to help you out. Maybe when we have our next local meet.

Ya know I Just might take you up on this offer ... are you going to the Nor-cal meet on the 17th of July? if not ill gladly drive somewhere i love mini road trips....

[YAR1S]

I have tons of them from driving on the highway for two years..... I have a differnt hood now and have my original hood in storage for when my new hood has seen better days but yeah my front bumper and side mirrors are a mess :/ too bad it wont get any better, toyota should have done a better paint job on our cars......oh well.

[AND189]

Yarisduder

I hear that repainting is generally even worse than original.

if you do it yourself ha. you must have listen to people who dont know what they are talking about. a respray when done right will be better the factory.

if the car was and audi BMW or somthing along those lines might go to trouble to fix ... but guys this is a yaris bottem of the food chain who cares

[Yarisduder]

Originally Posted by AND189

Yarisduder

if the car was and audi BMW or somthing along those lines might go to trouble to fix ... but guys this is a yaris bottem of the food chain who cares

If we didn't care, we wouldn't have bought a car at all. It still cost more then I make in a year, and even for those of you whom it didn't, any car is a large investment, and large investments should be a sound investments.

Maybe you don't care what your car looks like, but many of us do.

[STC]

Originally Posted by bkndacn

This is the hood...but they are really hard to see but basically all of the little white looking spots (idk why they are white) the closer pics just didn't come out at all I doubt that this pic helps but thats all I got... I'll try to get another tomorrow..

If you get your car fixed up... one of the forum members, "1stToyota" implemented on his front end of the Yaris... Scotchgard™ Paint Protection Film. He tells me it protects great in his travels. You should PM him and ask for details...

Cheers!

[bkndacn]

Originally Posted by STC

If you get your car fixed up... one of the forum members, "1stToyota" implemented on his front end of the Yaris... Scotchgard™ Paint Protection Film. He tells me it protects great in his travels. You should PM him and ask for details...

Cheers!

Hmmmm That sounds good can I cover the whole car in that though? Thats really what I feel like doing!

[STC]

... I would imagine you could? He could probably better answer that question... cost?

[frog13]

The yaris IS my bmw!.

[KrazyDawg]

Originally Posted by STC

If you get your car fixed up... one of the forum members, "1stToyota" implemented on his front end of the Yaris... Scotchgard™ Paint Protection Film. He tells me it protects great in his travels. You should PM him and ask for details...

Cheers!

Does that protect your paint from chipping off? I can see gray metal showing up under the white paint in some spots.

[STC]

^ That's what it does! PM "1stToyota" for details. I don't have it on my car...

Cheers!

[RacerFreakXXX]

My first chip on my front bumper really got me sad too. Then I remembered I respect race cars more and if you have ever seen one you will know they are covered in battle scars. The glass can either be half full or half empty and if it bothers you that much there are always plenty of ways to fix scratches, chips, and dents... like stickers, lol.

[yarrr]

3M covers hood, bumpers, and half way up the sides, but its freaking expensive.

Chips aren't hard to see, with any camera, and they are dark, not white... Something THAT small isn't gonna go through paint. I'm 99% sure you just have overspray/bugs/tar/sap/something else. Get that clay bar out and if your arm just hurts you're not doing it right, it should fall off at the end of the day. Also, as you pointed out, to hit the roof, the angle of incidence would be so great that it would leave long scratches, not little tiny dings.

[STC]

Originally Posted by yarrr

3M covers hood, bumpers, and half way up the sides, but its freaking expensive.

That is what a hear! It could run well over $1,000 depending on vehicle size and application... Yaris is probably under $1,000?

Cheers!