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    How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    My Chevy Colorado is black. On the hood there are about 6 or 8 small stone chips. When I wax the truck, I cannot get the wax out of the chips and it turns white making the chips more obvious. What can I do to get rid of the white wax inside of the stone chips?

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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    Quote Originally Posted by timcooper621 View Post
    My Chevy Colorado is black. On the hood there are about 6 or 8 small stone chips. When I wax the truck, I cannot get the wax out of the chips and it turns white making the chips more obvious. What can I do to get rid of the white wax inside of the stone chips?
    Use some lacquer thinner on a cotton swab and get yourself some Dr. Color chip touch up paint. Just dab on smear and done.

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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    Thank you for the reply. I have used Dr. Colorchip on an old BMW I had as well as my 05 Mustang GT with pretty good success. I was thinking about trying that. I bought the truck used about 2 years ago and it had about 2000 miles on it. Its a 2019. I have used the Wolfgang products on it and it looks great except for the stupid paint chips. Seems as if the factory paint is kinda fragile.

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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    Here’s another reasonably priced option:
    https://accessories.chevrolet.com/pr...model=Colorado


    Although my Colorado is White, I still
    like the way this hood protector model
    protects the leading edges of the hood.




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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    My issue with hood bras is that they can mar the paint underneath. To prevent this, I put a strip of painter's tape on the paint before installing the bra. The downside is you have to replace the tape and reinstall the bra often.
    Treat it like it's the only one in the world.

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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill D View Post
    My issue with hood bras is that they
    can mar the paint underneath.

    To prevent this, I put a strip of painter's
    tape on the paint before installing the bra.

    The downside is you have to replace
    the tape and reinstall the bra often.
    If this is in response to my above
    post (#4): That’s not a hood bra.

    Rather it’s what some refer
    to as being a “Bug Guard”.


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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    Quote Originally Posted by timcooper621 View Post

    My Chevy Colorado is black. On the hood there are about 6 or 8 small stone chips. When I wax the truck, I cannot get the wax out of the chips and it turns white making the chips more obvious.

    What can I do to get rid of the white wax inside of the stone chips?

    This...

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post

    Use some lacquer thinner on a cotton swab and get yourself some Dr. Color chip touch up paint.

    Just dab on smear and done.

    See my article here, lots of pictures showing how to do it.

    How to use the Dr. ColorChip Paint Chip Repair Systems


    Watch the first video here,

    Dr. ColorChip How-To Videos with Dan McCool and Mike Phillips




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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    Thank you sir...I am planning to order the kit.

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    Re: How to disguise small stone chips on black hood

    I'd use a polymer sealant that doesn't leave white residue in cracks.

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