after the buffing horror of crystal soul red in another thread, I wanted to ask about the Gray paint that you can get on the CX5
Mazda charges an extra $300 for it, so regular Silver is cheaper, but how well will it hold up?
any experiences?
My 2018 Touring with Machine Gray is getting chips on the hood but otherwise holding up good. Been using Dr Color Chip with good success. Would have to agree that I have had more *white spot* chips in 9 months than I did on my 2014 Mustang after 4 years.
It's a car...chips happen. No way I would spend another $1k to adds some protection that might only last 5-7 years. I like a new vehicle, yes, but normal wear over the life of it does not bother me.
Japanese paint.
My light blue 2015 had the same issues. At did my 370z and infiniti.
My 2018 Touring with Machine Gray is getting chips on the hood but otherwise holding up good. Been using Dr Color Chip with good success. Would have to agree that I have had more *white spot* chips in 9 months than I did on my 2014 Mustang after 4 years.
after the buffing horror of crystal soul red in another thread, I wanted to ask about the Gray paint that you can get on the CX5
Mazda charges an extra $300 for it, so regular Silver is cheaper, but how well will it hold up?
any experiences?
A couple of comments about the Machine Gray paint on my new CX 5: I washed the car yesterday and wanted to "clay" it before applying wax. I used one of the Mothers Speed Clay 2.0 tools rather than the traditional clay bars. The factory paint was very smooth with hardly any contaminants. Previously the car received one hand wash by me and the dealer prep wash when I bought it and I doubt they clayed the car.
I also got a paint chip on the hood. I tend to stay way back from dump trucks and cement mixer trucks as they are known offenders in dropping rocks behind them. I was about 50 yards behind a cement truck, changed lanes to pass and as I was overtaking him WHACK a stone bounced off the hood and also put a tiny chip in the glass. GRRRRRRRR....
I bought the Dr. Colorchip kit. I followed the directions implicitly. I thought about using some 2500 wet/dry on the chip area first as it was a little jagged around the edges but was afraid to do that.
The kit worked as advertised regarding leveling out the paint (I used three thin coats to build up the height in the chip) but the paint color was not a good match. Yes, I stirred and shook it up well but the repaired spot is noticeably darker in color.
One tip is to forget the use of a latex gloved finger to smear the paint over the chip. I used one of those little silicone squeegee wedges that come with most cell phone screen protector kits. Worked like a charm.