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Small car paint chip. Will it rust?

  • 26-05-2019 04:47PM
    #1
    Amouar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    My wife hit some tree brushes while trying to park, and this caused some small chips.

    IMG-20190526-171240.jpg

    Since I have 0 experience with car paint chips, Do you think that if left untreated they could rust? if so, how can I repair them?

    Thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Plastic doesn’t rust.


  • #3
    Amouar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Amouar


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Plastic doesn’t rust.

    Good point, but I'm actually not sure if that's metal or plastic :o


  • #4
    Amouar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Amouar


    After some Googling, it looks like it's ABS plastic :)


  • #5
    CIP4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭CIP4


    You can buy a paint touch up pen in a main dealer fairly cheap will take the bad look of it. But yes as said it won’t rust.


  • #6
    Amouar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Amouar


    CIP4 wrote: »
    You can buy a paint touch up pen in a main dealer fairly cheap will take the bad look of it. But yes as said it won’t rust.

    How much does it roughly cost?


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  • #7
    Isambard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,777 ✭✭✭Isambard


    ask your local bodyshop, they'd lose that completely and wouldn't cost a huge amount


  • #8
    route66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭route66


    Amouar wrote: »
    How much does it roughly cost?


    A lot cheaper than a €300 respray!!!


    About €10 - €20 depending on where you buy (Dealer / EBay)


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