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My car has just covered 6000 miles. It has sustained quite a number of paint chips on the forward facing surfaces - seems like the paint isn't tough enough to withstand the rigours of normal motoring!
Anyone else had a similar experience?
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I'm very impressed with my paintwork on the morgan, far higher standard than my wife's suzuki, for instance.
What with the way they "repair" road surfaces these days by flinging loose gravel all over it, I don't think any car can be undamaged after a few thousand mikes.
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All cars suffer from paint damage.
The thing is that with Morgan's they are particularly vulnerable to stone chips because of the near vertical from wings.
Imagine that you are travelling at say 50 mph and a stone Flint is flicked up from the car in front ...that tiny stone chip will hit your paint at 100mph.
No paint will survive!
I do think that the 3M type protective films have merit - and I am looking into this for the when the Roadster arrives.
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All cars suffer from paint damage.
The thing is that with Morgan's they are particularly vulnerable to stone chips because of the near vertical from wings.
Imagine that you are travelling at say 50 mph and a stone Flint is flicked up from the car in front ...that tiny stone chip will hit your paint at 100mph.
No paint will survive!
I do think that the 3M type protective films have merit - and I am looking into this for the when the Roadster arrives. I fitted 3M myself to my +8 and it works a treat, tricky to get right, need to cut template first and then be patient. Look at front wings that already have it first. My Roadster had it factory fitted and saved the paint very well. Obviously if a large chip hits at speed it may get through.
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Have the 3m on the New Roadster, works a treat
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Mustang Sally ....I like that !
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So, Martin have the chips repainted and put 3M film over it.
Seeemples!
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I have self healing film any slight indentations can be smoothed out with gentle heat!
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That's clever Roger ...what make is that?
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I had protective film fitted. No chips in 2000 miles. Check out my thread on the subject. I dare not mention the supplier!
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