# Unusual paint chips **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 18, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037 "2020-04-18T17:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![longmistydays2112\_166525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/1 "2020-04-18T17:36:22Z")
Howdy, my 2013 Passat has developed very tiny chips in the paint all over the roof, deck lid and hood. I can’t figure out Help! [/quote] Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thank you. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/b/0bb19eb24688763b4becdc329f4e6ad354709b22.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/2 "2020-04-18T17:37:08Z")
Was it outside during a hail storm? ---
**Author:** ![longmistydays2112\_166525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/3 "2020-04-18T17:39:05Z")
Hello, a few months ago we head a freak storm with hail that was very tiny, about half the size of a pea for about 10-15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![longmistydays2112\_166525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/4 "2020-04-18T17:44:14Z")
Do you suppose that very small hail could cause the chips? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/5 "2020-04-18T17:52:24Z")
What do they feel like? Almost looks like deposits instead of chips. ---
**Author:** ![longmistydays2112\_166525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/6 "2020-04-18T18:17:02Z")
They ar kind of rough,sharp and the clear coat is chipped out. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/2/7253fa0f6903b6257565b17283f263ce183e599e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/7 "2020-04-18T18:28:44Z")
Wow, I don’t know. I would think hail that could do that would leave dents. The only thing I would suspect is small gravel, but that would require following too close behind a truck, and you would have noticed it happening. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/8 "2020-04-18T18:32:27Z")
Was it ever in a sand storm? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/9 "2020-04-18T18:45:02Z")
The hail or even road sand/salt could have damaged/loosened the bond of the paint and took a while for it to actually come off. Gonna have a hard time proving it to insurance though. They like to have the exact date and circumstances of the damage to process a claim. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/10 "2020-04-18T18:47:25Z")
If it was the hail you’d think half the cars in Dallas would look like that. They don’t. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/11 "2020-04-18T19:03:52Z")
Staying behind a gravel truck for any lenght of time can cause this damage.The guy probably did not cover his load with a tarp. ---
**Author:** ![longmistydays2112\_166525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/12 "2020-04-18T19:27:38Z")
I just uploaded a very closeup photo of the type of chips on the roof, hood and heck lid. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![longmistydays2112\_166525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@longmistydays2112\_166525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longmistydays2112_166525)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-paint-chips/163037/13 "2020-04-18T19:32:37Z")
Thank you for all the ideas. The majority of the chips are on the roof probably a couple hundred. About 50 or so on the deck lid and about the same on the hood. None on the sides. I’m thinking it could have been the hail. It was hitting the car pretty hard, but they were very small. Could have had a sand blasting affect? Thank you.