I have another FAQ for you guys. This time, I’m gonna talk about how to repair little chips in your paint job. Everyone knows what a pain in the *** small chips can be, so hopefully this will help you out some.

Door dings, rock chips, and nicks are a pain for anyone. Whether your car is always kept in a garage and is a trailer queen or a daily driver (which most of you have), chips and nicks are impossible to not get. And believe me, nothing pisses someone off more than to notice a chip in their brand new paint job, or brand new car. Most people live with these little bastards, or they will go out and pay a ton to have a shop to take care of it. The best thing is to do it yourself. All you need is some patience, a little bottle of touch up paint from your dealer, a small brush, a rubber sanding block, 1,000 grit of sandpaper, a bucket of water with dish soap, rubbing compound, and a couple of good lint free terry cloths.

First, use some grease and wax remover and a clean rag to clean the inside of the chip. If you don’t have that, then just use some of the dish soap, or even rubbing alcohol will work too. Break away any loos paint until you get to firm paint around the area. Once this is done, dab the touch paint into the chipped area. If your car is the stock color, then you can get th touch paint from your dealers service department. If you’re rollin with a custom color, take off your gas filler door and go to your local paint supply shop to have the some touch up paint mixed to match your color. Fill the chip to slightly above the surface, applying a few thin and even coats. Excess paint will only flake off when youre color sanding. Once you do this, stop and let it cure over night.

As soon as the paint has cured completely, you then want to sand the area. Pour some dish soap in a bucket and mix it with water to help lubricate the sandpaper. Wrap the rubber sanding block with 1000 grit ULTRAFINE paper and soak the paper in the soapy water. Apply even pressure in the a criss cross pattern to the chipped area. Colorsand until the paint is even with the surface. Make sure you keep the area wet the entire time you sand. Wipe away the water and soap with a different towel.

Once your finished doing that all, you’re ready to buff the area. Apply a good amount of rubbing compound to a soft terry cloth and hand buff the section that you applied the touch up paint to. Once you have given the repaired area a good buffingpolish it clean with another terry cloth. After that, you’re good to go. The chip is gone, and you’ll be rollin as good as new! If you guys have any more questions, let me know. wink

 

I bought a touch-up kit that came with a little bottle of clearcoat too... do you recommend using that? and if so, after you fill the pit with paint and sand, won't the clearcoat just be laying on the surface of the smooth paint?