Road rash/stone chips on black paint

[rvx290]

I purchased a black 05 f150 that was used by a farmer who decided mud flaps were against his religion, the truck also had alot of scratches and swirls which I have taken care of, the only problem is, once those scratches and swirls were polished out the stone chips and road rash stand out like a sore thumb, now I realise I can take care of some of the stone chips, and have been slowly working on it (the truck looked like a starry night) along the bottom of the truck its really sandblasted and short of spending some real money and having it painted I would like to know if I have any other affordable options to correct this at least somewhat. If I could take care of it myself I would prefer to.

[ClarkWGriswold]

Re: Road rash/stone chips on black paint

I as very happy with Dr. ColorChip. It won't leave a perfect finish, but it does a reasonable job and you can do it on your own. There's a technique for road rash using a t-shirt as an applicator that works very well. A Google search will get you to their website.

[rvx290]

Re: Road rash/stone chips on black paint

...couldnt find the edit button for some reason.

I was scared I would get flamed if I brought it up but I actually was wondering if products like Dr.Colorchip or paintchiprepair.com are options for something like a truck like this which does not need to look like a show truck but needs some help.

[ClarkWGriswold]

Re: Road rash/stone chips on black paint

I actually learned of Dr. ColorChip on here. I used it on my 03 Highlander, and it did a nice job. If you look close, you can still see the chips, but it is vastly superior to regular touch up paint and much cheaper than a bodyshop.

[rvx290]

Re: Road rash/stone chips on black paint

I assume products like this will have a lower gloss than the actual paint?
Also wondering if there are any "home made" ways of doing this, try not to laugh, but will soaking a rag in paint and rubbing it into the roadrash on the rockers produce a similar result?