I have an ever so small rock chip on the hood of my 06' LMB. Any easy fix short of going to body shop? It is through clear coat & paint but as I said it is very small. Seems I remember a write up on this that put small piece of sandpaper on pencil eraser???? Performing the work myself makes me very nervous!

 

where do you live? if nearby, I would give it a shot. If not nearby, call Griot's Garage for the touch up kit and try that. I usually trim the applicator down some for more precise paint application. Do it in small, thin applications - let paint dry fully between coats \. Try to get paint as level as possible. Then wet sand, buff and wax.

 

You can do a search the forum or the web for what others have done. Here is what seems to work well with me on my LMB coupe.

If the chip is very small, use a small artist brush or tooth pick and touch up bottle of paint. These brushes are available at Michael's or any hobby shop.

First, make sure its clean. Use rubbing alcohol to remove any wax or polish.

Wet the tip of the brush or tooth pick with touch-up paint. Dab the paint it once into the chip. Don't do strokes and try not to overlap onto the factory paint. Just fill in the chip. It should look like a little bubble in the chip when wet. Don't worry about it being too high. The thinner will evaporate and it will shrink to almost level with the factory paint. I let it dry a week or so just to make sure its fully shrunk back. You may have to repeat. If you mess it up, wipe it off with Lacquer thinner and start over again. It won't harm the factory Urethane paint.

For very small chips, you should not need to wet sand it. Just use a little 3M Perfect-It rubbing compound which is formulated for urethane finishes to get it level with the factory finish. You can find this at Auto Zone.

If the touch up paint is too high, you can try a paper towel wet with Lacquer thinner to wipe down the high spot then 3M Perfect-It compound.

If you decide to wet sand it flat, get some 2000 or 2500 grit wet/dry paper wrapped around a small wood block. You may want to experiment on another car first. Just a light touch here. Follow it up with 3M Perfect-it rubbing compound followed by 3M glazing compound. I don't recommend doing this on very small chips because the previously described technique seems to work well.

Good luck.

 

Check out Bugman's Corvette web page.
He's got all kinds of useful do-it-yourself C6 info.....

http://www.bugmanweb.com/c6/c6index.html

There's a PDF you can download that gives you step-by-step paint chip repair instructions.

 

Several places to try http://www.automotivetouchup.com/ http://www.langka.com/clear_coat_repair.php http://bugmanweb.com/c6/c6files/paintchipsbynon.pdf http://www.touchup123.com/c-9-touch-...t=Choose#paint
http://www.paintscratch.com/paintpen.htm

Good luck - get it fixed then look at a clear bra

 

When you get done with your repair, you might try a Clear Bra on your car.

The material is like 8mils thick, Avery and 3M make the stuff.

 

Get the LANGKA kit for chips and the stock paint pen. Worked great for me, and I'm not that good of a repair person.

 

This stuff is awesome!! User friendly.... and if you don't like the repair, you can start all over again by either adding more paint or removing everything you put on earlier. Some small and thin chips I've repaired -I honestly can't find where I repaired them - it's that good!

I've been working on 3 deep scratches left by the previous owner on the hood..... I've repaired the spot 3 times and each time, my process gets better and the repairs get better. I'm determined to make them virtually invisible. Well....not that good but I'll keep trying and trying.
It's hell-of-a-lot better than it was before.

Very impressed with this stuff. Now, my husband wants me to tackle the entire rash of pits/chips on the rocker panels. This is gonna take a while.....

 

And in the meantime, you can use a slick little trick. Buy a fine-point blue permanant marker. You can even find them in navy blue (close for our LMBs). Just dab the point into the chip. It can be a quick fix until you fix properly. Not near as noticeable!

Just don't let anyone see you using a marker on your car... laughing may ensue!

 

good tips

 

Try 3M clear bra after you get it repaired.