[jhv48]

Not to get too far off topic, but my FFR never got a chip or a nick in 12,000 miles of driving. The painter applied a thicker clear coat than most paint jobs.

The front end of my new SPF looked like it had been shot with a shotgun after 13,000 miles of Southern California hiways. Chips all over the front. After a small altercation with a cement planter, the car was repainted with a thicker clear coat. After another 13,000 miles of the same hiways, there isn't a single chip in the front end.

Moral of the story: use more clear coat when you paint these mothers in the first place!