Small chips can be "repaired" as follows:
NOTE: Best to do when ambient temperature is 70 degrees F or greater. Surface should be slightly warm.
1. Buy a set of crayola crayons and pick the best matched single crayon to the car's color paint. Also buy a Clear-coat pen.
2. Buy some paint preparation fluid (autozone or advanced aut parts). Put some on a micro-fibre towel and gently wipe the chip and surrounding area off with the fluid. This removes wax and residue around an in the chip. Dry the area with a soft cloth.
3. Take the crayon tip and rub it across the chip until it is filled in. Wipe the excess crayon around the chip off using the paint prepartion fluid again.
4. Then take the clear-coat pen and with its fine and flat tip, apply a thin layer of clear-coat across the chip surface (with the crayon filler in the chip) in the longitudinal direction of the body part having the chip.
5. Let the clear-coat dry for about a 1/2 hour and apply another thin layer of clear coat. Let it dry for a 1/2 hour.
7. Put a light coat of liquid carnuba wax over it, let it haze and lightly hand-buff with a micro-fibre towel using the weight of the towel as pressure in the longitudinal direction of the body part.
The chip will be now blended into the surface of the surrounding area. The crayon will be resistent to direct sunlight and heat as it is now sealed with the clear coat. I just did this to my Pearl White 370Z hood that picked up two chips a 1/4 inch apart from each other. Can't see them now unless you get right down on top of them from about 2 inches away. The car sat in direct sunlight an entire car show this past weekend from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM that evening. Absolutely no problem and still undetectable with no change.
This technique can also be used to fill in "dug-in" scratches as well.
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