These rock chips are getting too excessive on the bumper and the hood. Any other people have the same problem ?

 

What do you consider excessive? With the low nose on these cars you will probably see more than on your typical Buick. I have more pits than chips. On the red paint they really show up after a good wax. But on the up side the chips are filled with pure carnuba.

Just keep your nose away from where its not suppose to be. And when you read they sign on the dump trucks that says "STAY BACK 300 FT" you know why.

99 xk8 coupe. 70+K

Dogs sniff butts, cats don't!
( Sorry I had to ).

 

This was a hard lesson I learned over time with a couple of cars, the most problematic being my Corvette. On the freeways around SoCal I somehow always ended up being behind some cement truck or rock hauling truck and, before I could react, I could hear the pebbles hitting the car leaving the occasional chips. I would fill these with my trusty bottle of touch-up paint as soon as possible. I finally got into the habit of being very aware of where the trucks were while driving and would do my best to avoid being in a pebble "kill-zone".

There are some clear film products that are made to protect areas of cars (front bumper, quarter panels behind the wheel wells, etc.) and I believe that it comes out best if professionally applied.

Doug

 

Installing a bra is not the answer either. Depending on the material that is used and the fit it can and will scar the paint on your car from the friction created by the wind causing it to flap against the cars body. And besides that they are ugly!

 

Topless is the way to go! Or would that be front less. Oh well there is a clear film product available from,

http://www.cleardefender.com.

Its up to you but without a clear body line to break it on would you end up with a dirt line instead.

If done correctly they are very nice and you can hardly tell that any thing is on there.

 

It's odd that Cleardefender does not offer a kit for our vintage XK8/XKR.

Doug

 

I like Topless!!!!!!

 

Bras are for sissies. The clear bra looks like you are too scared to drive your car.
Just have it repainted every other year or use a paintpen for quick fixes (http://www.automotivetouchup.com/paintpen.asp). Rock chips on the nose of your Jag are a sign that you are having fun with your car!!

 

This is very coincidental, but I have an XJ8 X350 in right now with the front bumper cover removed. It is being wet sanded at a local shop and resprayed with clearcoat because of rock chips. This is a black car and the body shop said the damage was only done to the clearcoat. I am doing an air suspension compressor replacement, but the owner asked to have this additional work done since the cover is off anyway.

 

I had mine pulled and re-painted for $600

 

I got a quote of $400 Cdn if I pulled and delivered the cover myself. Going for it next year. Got a big trip planned for this one so I'll wait.

 

Need to get my front repainted at some point. I figured that since it's plastic, it won't rust; therefore I can procrastinate.

Interesting point is that I have noticed that the Jag paint seems to be much more susceptible to chips ( and damage from "bug juice") than any of the other cars I have owned. My Saab has bulletproof paint and my wife's Grand Caravan has less chips/paint damage than the Jag, yet the lower part of the front valance is easily in the same "damage zone" as the Jag.

Is there something that makes the paint /clearcoat softer or simply that the Jag attains a far faster velocity that accentuates the damage?

 

Considering getting a respray. I do want the Arden bumper and side skirts.