Paint chip under hood

[Bonin]

I recently purchased the AVS Bugflector II. The hood was really hard to close at first but I ajusted the rubbers an now it's fine. The thing is that at my first attempt the deflector got squeezed so hard between the hood and the front bumper that it chipped a 1/4 inch paint spot down to the primer at one of the contact ponts under the hood.

Because it's a contact point of the deflector to the edge of under the hood, touch-up paint and even clear coat won't last as the deflector rubs it off from very minimal hood closing/driving wind turbulence movement.

I am concerned that I now have a primer exposed chip under the hood. I live up in road salt country.

Should I be worried about rust getting in there?
What is the underhood made of?

Should I just touch it up and forget about installng a deflector (better to fix rock chips as they happen than having a primer exposed dent under the hood)?

Am I freaking our for no reason?

 

[Jeremy556]

Skip the deflector.

 

[LandCruiser]

Bug deflectors are trash.

I remember working at a Chevy dealership as a teenager. When we'd get the trade-ins we'd tear all the plastic shit off of the body (bug deflectors, window visors) because all that garbage was brittle, faded, and cracked.

INEVITABLY there was always rust along the hood lip where there was a bug deflector.

This was 20 years ago, but still.

 

[eddiebx]

I recently purchased the AVS Bugflector II. The hood was really hard to close at first but I ajusted the rubbers an now it's fine. The thing is that at my first attempt the deflector got squeezed so hard between the hood and the front bumper that it chipped a 1/4 inch paint spot down to the primer at one of the contact ponts under the hood.

Because it's a contact point of the deflector to the edge of under the hood, touch-up paint and even clear coat won't last as the deflector rubs it off from very minimal hood closing/driving wind turbulence movement.

I am concerned that I now have a primer exposed chip under the hood. I live up in road salt country.

Should I be worried about rust getting in there?
What is the underhood made of?

Should I just touch it up and forget about installng a deflector (better to fix rock chips as they happen than having a primer exposed dent under the hood)?

Am I freaking our for no reason?

Paint the chip with touch up paint...let fully cure, then put on some clear bra material over the entire area that contacts the bug shield. This might help with the rubbing issue.

 

[Barry694]

Bug Deflector

Repair the spot, get rid of bug deflector, and just use clear bra instead. I have that on my 4Runner and I have the entire front end clear bra on my 2012 Lexus. Two years old and front end still looks like new. Great Stuff! Mine is
3M. Just think they make a superior product.