The Staff of Motorsport Marketing
The Staff of Motorsport Marketing Writer
8/27/21 8:42 a.m.

Problem: You’re peacefully enjoying some back roads with your classic when some jerk suddenly pulls in front of you and–bam!–chucks a pebble at your hood. 

Solution: If you’re patient, you can fix the resulting chip yourself and make the repair invisible. The…

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aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
8/27/21 10:56 a.m.

This solution may work with flat paint, but does not work well at all with metallic paint (which of course almost all new cars are).   It will result in a rather clear color difference.  Using the "smear" technique (putting a blob in the chip then wiping it flat with a surgical glove) is a big improvement, but is still hard to get invisible.

JimGruber
JimGruber New Reader
6/26/24 12:34 p.m.

And don't forget the Clear Coat. Need to leave room for a tiny spot of that as well before finishing and buffing.

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