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Rock Chip
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Rock Chip
Seeking some advice please on any latest products out there on the market for addressing rock chips. Just want to have it looking as new as possible. 
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It looks like that chip is right through the paint. You'll first need to fill the hole with a bit of body filler. When it's almost fully set, carefully slice the excess off with a razor blade. Later, carefully sand it with fine paper, taking care not to sand through the clear coat surrounding the chip. Apply touch-up paint to the repair. You may want to sand it lightly again to remove any high spots on the touch-up. Finally, polish the area with soft cloth.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '11
Nice instructions. Thank you.
It looks like that chip is right through the paint. You'll first need to fill the hole with a bit of body filler. When it's almost fully set, carefully slice the excess off with a razor blade. Later, carefully sand it with fine paper, taking care not to sand through the clear coat surrounding the chip. Apply touch-up paint to the repair. You may want to sand it lightly again to remove any high spots on the touch-up. Finally, polish the area with soft cloth.
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I have used this on my car and it works wonders. Not perfect but WAY better than typical touch up paint.
http://www.drcolorchip.com/
http://www.drcolorchip.com/
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Competition Yellow? I bought touchup paint from my chevy dealer and one of the GM chip repair kits. This is the one I bought at the dealer a few years back. I have used it several times with good results. It seems to have been discontinued, but is still available on line.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Vehicle-C...ht_1080wt_1056
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Vehicle-C...ht_1080wt_1056
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I used an air brush and painted light coats until the chip was filled.
Once dry, just polish it with ebony polish to get rid of the over spray.
(don't rub the paint back out of the chip)
Once that's done, just wax..
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