I've been more of a reader on this site than a poster and as I've been looking though everyones pictures of the their ST's and various other cars (which all look amazingly clean!) I haven't been able to spot any imperfections in the paintwork at all. I've been driving my ST for nearly 3 weeks now and my route to work is all through country lanes and villages, which apart from just getting my ST dirty, gravel etc of the roads is gradually chipping away the paint on my front bumper, bonnet, lower part of the doors and skirts.

Does everyone who owns an ST have spotless and perfect paintwork? Or do the marks and chips just not show up in the pictures?

If anyone has any advice on how I can try and prevent my paintwork from getting wrecked I'd be very grateful