Hood Prone to Stone Chips. Is Paint too thin to use a PC on?

[tmg19103]

I have a 2003 black Saab 9-5 that I bought used two years ago.



Thus I do not know the history of paint repair and number of times a buffer may have been taken to the car and reduced the clearcoat.



Does the fact that the hood is prone to stone chips mean the paint is too thin to take a PC too?



I hand wash, but as a black car it has acquired a lot of micro marring over the past two years.

 

[stiffdogg06]

I have a 2003 black Saab 9-5 that I bought used two years ago.



Thus I do not know the history of paint repair and number of times a buffer may have been taken to the car and reduced the clearcoat.



Does the fact that the hood is prone to stone chips mean the paint is too thin to take a PC too? Never. You can have the thickest paint coat, but that won't stop a little rock to make some chip in it...



I hand wash, but as a black car it has acquired a lot of micro marring over the past two years.

Never. You can have the thickest paint coat, but that won't stop a little rock to make some chip in it... Honestly, the best way to tell if it's safe to polish is get a PTG, or find the lightest pad/polish combo and go at it.