Fix 'Em or Leave 'Em Alone?

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fotodad

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I've got three small stone chips on my hood which I know are there but nobody else can really see them unless I point them out. Since they're on the hood of my diamond graphite (metallic gray) G35 I'm a little hesitant to try fixing them myself because if i screw up they may be even more noticable. Due to the angle of the flash, the pictures make them look a lot worse than they are. The chips are down to the primer; no metal is showing. So from a rust perspective I'm probably okay.



So, should I try to fix them myself, take it to a professional, or just simply live with them since they're hard to see unless a foot or so away?



Thanks for your thoughts!
 

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I would say fix em. If they bother you they shouldn't be hard to repair. I would use a very fine paint brush as opposed to the one that comes with the OEM touch up paint.
 
Yeah, if you get a small (size 0-00000) artist's spotting brush, you should be able to put a tiney drop of paint in each chip without much trouble. Won't be perfect, but it will be a little better than the chip.



FWIW, I've done that on my S8 with decent results, but on my Jag I have stone chips from 1986 that I've never touched up. They don't bother me on that car and they haven't caused any problems.
 
The two edged sword-clear coat.

1.Too soft and they absorb the impact leaving an indentation

2.Too hard (Ceramiclear) and they â€Ëœchipâ€â„¢ but what a bear to polish out

JonM
 
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