Am I going mad???

[MSF]

Recently, I discovered a small mark on the wing of the car.
Usual things to try and remove - water with wet tissue, spit on it and rub tissue etc - no joy.
On careful inspection it appeared to be a tiny stone chip; car is Vapour Grey and the mark seemed to be black and I could feel that it was below the grey surface. (I had driven over loose stone surface that day)
After much huffing and puffing, I ordered a touch-up pen online having decided not to make a claim on the paintwork insurance as it's a £25 excess anyway.

Pen arrived - genuine Volvo part - and I cleaned the car ready to apply the speck of paint.
Only one problem.......paint chip had disappeared !!!
I called my Director of Operations (= wife) to inspect as she had seen the paint chip. She could not find it either.

Now, don't get me wrong - I'm very happy not to have to use the touch-up pen in anger just yet - but the question is, do Volvo use some form of 'self-healing' paint...or are we both actually getting hallucinations?

[gedger]

Could it have been a blob of tar that was sticking proud rather than an indent?

[adrian_xc40]

Hello,
Can you upload a picture of the involved aria?

[Rifleman]

Hello,
Can you upload a picture of the involved aria?

And which opera it was from

[adrian_xc40]

Sorry, my bad! Area, patch i mean…

[JFDIT]

Perhaps it was a Die Fledermaus dropping.....

[Stovo]

Perhaps a little more tonic with the gin?

[MSF]

I cannot upload a picture because.........it has gone!
I really thought it was a gift from the pigeons as I have had plenty of that (My fault for keeping the vehicle shiny?)
Running a finger nail over the mark, I definitely felt the paint missing rather than something above the paint level.

Stovo - I did try the whisky test......drink about half a bottle and then breath alcohol fumes on the mark. Who actually cares if it doesn't shift it then, hic, burp !!!