Hi...

Sad to report that I have a very tiny (2-3mm) paint chip on the top of my front 3/4 panel. The strange thing is that it's located at the non-road facing side (i.e. not forward) of the quarter panel. I have no idea how a rock/stone can hit there.

Hmmm... How strange. Hope my paint is not falling off.

Anyway, it is in fact down to the base metal (I can see grey flat metal underneath), so I need to fill it with touch up paint. Anyone have a good technique to filling this thing that you can share with me?

I really need some help because the last thing I want to do is have a big filler paint blob ruining the finish of my car.

Thanks in advance for any advice. -KM.

 

This a pretty thorough treatment of paint chip repair:
http://www.carcareonline.com/paint_chips.html
Good Luck!

 

I use the torn end of a paper match, and if the chip is very tiny (barely noticable), then you can trim the torn end of the paper match with scissors to create more of a point. Kevin

 

The above method uses the end of a toothpick and a very tiny amount of paint (not even a bead) to apply a thin layer. More time consuming, but less likely to make a huge mound of paint.

 

There is a paint pen that I got from someone on this board. Works pretty good. It is the same touch-up paint that the dealer sells. The pen has a fine point and allows only a small amount of paint to be applied at a time. Look for it. I forgot what it is called.

 

If you are lucky enough to own a black car, you can use a Sharpie. Just kiddng.

 

i bought a wax detail kit for deep scrathes made by turtle, i think. it comes with a wax pen that u use to fill the hole in colored tints to match most car colors. u then apply their wax over it and presto filled for a decent amount of time. The blue color i got looked pretty good for the suzuka blue.

 

ooooh... Not sure about that one. Those generic color jobs make me super nervous. Anyway, thankfully I have an unopened bottle of touch up paint ready and available. Just want to ensure that I don't over do it. -KM.

 

Has anyone found the factory blue touch up yet? Mines back ordered till July 15

 

I purchased a touch up pen from a company called Auto Sharp and it worked great, I think they run about $18.00+shipping.