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Its finally spring and i was able to give her a good cleaning. And noticed a few rock chips ive aquired this winter. Looks like one went to the metal

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Old 03-11-2013, 10:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Its finally spring and i was able to give her a good cleaning. And noticed a few rock chips ive aquired this winter. Looks like one went to the metal and has corroded. I have no idea what to do. Need to get on this.
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Im not sure what to do about the corroded spot, but this has helped many of the members on this forum. do a search for it... Dr.ColorChip Custom Automotive Touch-Up Paint Kit - Dr. ColorChip: Automotive Paint Chip Repair Systems
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If it is corroded the area will have to be prepped before applying paint. Sounds like you may need to go to a body shop and get a quote for the best fix.
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The thing about body work is that the whole piece needs to be recleared afterwards or it'll have issues later. That can be expensive.
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Its right above the windshield on the roof. Its not huge but i dont want to make it worse. Not sure how prep/remove the rust spot before i can put something on it. Bothers me cuz i know its there. Just lookin for suggestions.
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According to that link 3m sells a sanding pen for small spots. Awesome thanks for the link . The Dr color chip kit looks cool. I might spring on this to try it. For now im gonna look into that sanding pen, i can use my touch up paint and clear i already own. I might need to find some sorta primer for the spot.

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Use a sanding pen to prep the surface and take out the rust:
K-Tool International (KTI70550) Sanding Pen - Amazon.com

Use Dr Colorchip to touch it up:
Dr.ColorChip Custom Automotive Touch-Up Paint Kit - Dr. ColorChip: Automotive Paint Chip Repair Systems

If you still have a blob because you messed up, remove it:
LANGKA The Blob Eliminator : Amazon.com : Automotive
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