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Can anything be done to hide small paintwork stone chips?

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    Can anything be done to hide small paintwork stone chips?

    Even though my car is just 2 months old I am amazed, yet not surprised, just how many tiny chips the windscreen has received in that time. Today I noticed a couple of small chips (around 2mm each) on the otherwise near perfect bonnet (hood). I am pretty sure a stone that hit the screen actually bounced off the bonnet

    What crossed my mind when washing the car today was whether there is any combination of products that could be used with a paint touch up kit to mitigate the appearance of the chips - why do black cars always seem to have a white undercoat!! I wondered whether the chips could be touched in with colour plus clear coat, and then flattened with compound either by hand or DA.

    Any thoughts anyone?
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    Re: Can anything be done to hide small paintwork stone chips?

    You could try dr. color chip to fix some of the smaller chips.
    99 Grand Prix
    02 Camaro SS

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      Re: Can anything be done to hide small paintwork stone chips?

      The Dr Color Chip process seems to get really good reviews so looks to be heading to my kit bag

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        That white is probably the very bottom of the clear. If so, you can get clear in a touch up bottle and refill it. Wait a day or two for it to cure and sand/buff even with the remaining paint.
        If it is down to bare medal put a dab of base (try to fill half way) and wait a day. Follow it with clear to fill in the rest.
        If you're wanting to go all the way through and really make it stick throw some etching primer on a qtip and barely sap it in the tiny spot. Keep it away from the car when you're spraying it on the qtip to avoid overspray on your car. Hope that helps!

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          Re: Can anything be done to hide small paintwork stone chips?

          Does anyone know what the small brush supplied with the Dr Colorchip kit should be cleaned with? Is it Acetone or something else?

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