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Originally Posted by webster132
After thoroughly enjoying my 5500 miles road trip from Chicago to the West coast and back, I'm now left with a couple of less pleasing memories: Paint chips on the hood. Short of taking this for a full repaint, what are the best options available to make the chips less glaring?
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Hi,
The best way to do the chips is either get a Paint Pen (available in Factory matched colors) or get some touch-up paint from a dealer and a few toothpicks. Dip the toothpick into the paint (not too much, this is important) and touch it to the chip. The paint will flow from the toothpick to fill the chip.
If done carefully (try your technique first on a single chip), the paint will fill the chip evenly to match the surrounding paint and won't even need sanding. If you do screw up, just wipe it off with a paper towel and try again. You may find, especially on a slanted surface, that you need to build the paint up with several attempts 3-4 hrs. apart. Once you get the hang of it, it's really very simple. Good Luck!...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99