spray vs Pen vs bottle (for paint chips)

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If the wise here would kindly tell me for bigger chips that are already evened out by wetsanding (basically feels flat to the touch and finger nail can't catch)



Would it be better to buy paint in a spray can? I used to paint my RC hobby car with this method and I found it works quite well but in that situation you paint the underside not the side that's exposed.



For medium chips 1mm - 2mm in diameter which solution works best?



and for small chips 1mm and below?



I only ask because like many I'm fed up with OEM paint and I'm deciding to get what's billed as a professional premixed can of basecoat and one of clearcoat but as usual I want to find out from the ever knowledgable crew at autopia if this is "all hype"



Eagerly await all comments :-)
 
Sorry forgot to mention:



Is there a difference when making this selection for metallics vs non-metallics?



(I assume the answer is yes but might be helpful for others)
 
For stuff that small I'd use a small artist's brush. Maybe a size 0 or even smaller. I have a bunch of them from 1 to 0000 and they're my usual choice. If I ever get my BMW back from the shop that's how I'm gonna do its chips (it's metallic).



For something bigger you could get an airbrush, but for some reason I'm leery of taking one of those to my cars, even though I've used one a lot in the past (for plastic models).



Metallics are *really* hard to match, but spraying with an airbrush would probably make for better results. But as I said, I haven't tried it and the brush is quick and straight-forward.



I wouldn't expect a spray can to work very well for such small repairs.
 
I have used small syringes, like those used for diabetics etc. I just fill with a bit of the touch up paint sold at the dealer in one of those bottles with the brush applicator. Then you can fill really small chips level full, I get much better results using this method than a brush of any size. I dont really know how to get your hands on syringes (my wife is a nurse) but if you can they are a great tool.
 
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