[poprockgrrl]

I have an 05 Titan that I have had less than 3 months. Last week, I was driving and stupid truck flung little rocks at me as it was going down the road.
It left 3 small rock chips in the paint on the hood. 2 of them are really small and down closer to the grill. The other one is bigger and deeper and up closer to the windsheild. They're all unsightly (to me anyway because i know they're there. no one else sees them until i point them out), but the bigger one is really deep and the last thing i need is for it to start rusting out.

Can I go somewhere and get a touchup or are they going to have to paint the whole hood? How much does a repair like this cost?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Exalta]

If they gouged out your paint then off to the paint shop you go.

One of the moderators here, Samo knows this clear paint protection sheet, which shields your paint from chips.PM him. I dunno what its called though

 

[lshadoff]

Fix them yourself. I posted the method I use here. It work well for paint chips.

Lew

 

[Blank]

just be careful with rock chips, they are usually deeper and wider then scratches... also irregular lines so fixing them can be tough...

 

[Exalta]

What I do is to use touch-up paint and apply it to the bottom of the scratch with a tooth pick in a thin layer. Let it dry, and repeat until the level of paint is above the surface. This takes the better part of a day to several days since the paint should be completely dry before the next layer is applied.

Next I take an old T-shirt and cut off a patch of it, stretch it tightly it around a 3/4-1" square of 1/2" thick wood, and tack in place. Then I apply rubbing compound to the flat surface and work over the scratch in a small circular pattern with light-moderate pressure until it is just completely even with the surface. Take your time with this and check it often by wiping the rubbing compound off with a wet cloth and then dry the surface so you can see the scratches/swirl marks clearly.

Next I go over the area with polishing compound on a soft cloth to remove the swirl marks left by the rubbing compound.

Finish off with a good wax.

The scratch will be undetectable.

Lew

Best money-friendly advice I ever heard on this topic :thumbup: Very effective. Tried it already once I read it