MX5Ireland

Hi Guys,

I have an 2003 MX5 Nevada Strato Blue Special Edition.

Just cleaned it today, first summer wash after winter. Where I am I gave up cleaning it during the winter due to farm muck on roads and the like. Wasted cash and time with cleaning, 10 minutes later destroyed again.

Over the last 6 months I have accumulated a few hair scratches and bigger through to the white, not too deep. One of these is a KEY SCRATCH down behind drivers door, as if someone "scribbled" a key in one area. Might also have been caused by someone leaning on car in that area. I have two scrathes on the boot. One appeared after I came back to my car in a shopping centre multi storey. Looks like someone parked behind my car putting something into there boot and scrapped my boot.

So I need advice and info on where to buy some touchup paint for these scratches?

I also noticed on my hardtop down behind the passenger door I have a small paint bubble. Any ideas on this one.

Overall these scratches are not destroying the look of the car BUT I do notice them AND am cheesed off with the couldnt give a toss attitude of some in car parks when opening doors and hitting other cars etc. Im sure I am not alone on this

Aidan

Hi Aidan,

As well as mx5Ireland I also am joined the Mercedes Benz Club in the UK. In their monthly magazine they advertise a crowd called 'chipex.co.uk' who sell a paint system for removing chips etc. There is a short video on their web site which looks impressive but I have absolutely no experience of their product other than what I have seen on their web site. I have often said I will give them a try, I have a bonnet full of chips on the Merc. which need attention. Now, if the chips were on the 5 I would have had them removed a long time ago!

Hi Paulc,

That stuff at www.chipex.co.uk looks interesting. My Strato Blue colour is in there too under Mazda/MX5. Might be worth a go at theat price.

Heres a review:

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=325366

Aidan

Hope it works out, I have been out washing the 5 since dinner time and have noticed a few chip marks that were not there at the start of the winter. I will be interested in how you get on if you decide to try them Mine is metallic slate grey so may be more difficult to match.

Interesting,

It would be interisting to know if Chipex works ok.