tuxedo
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Fixing paint chips is easy.
Get the touchup color from the dealership. Clean the chipped surface very well with a good cleaner, I like to use Naptha (Ronsonol).
Break a toothpick in half, and locate a Dr. Pepper 2-liter cap. Put some of the touch up paint in the Dr. Pepper cap. Crush the end of the toothpick and dip it like a little paintbrush.
Drop the paint into all the chips so that you get a nice bumped up touchup. Should look like tiny reversed potholes where the potholes all were. This is the RIGHT way for it to be done.
Lightly sand with 500-2000 grit to smooth the bumps down flush with the normal paint.
Clean and clearcoat with Dupli-color automotive top coat from Wal-Mart/Autozone/Advance/Sam's Club, etc.
One thing, additionally. If you are careful with how you sand, you don't have to re-clear the whole tank. You can dust the spots you just hit.
OR, and this is really nice with modern waxes, you can get some Scratch-B-Gone(yellow bottle) and use it to get the sanding marks out. Then use Meguiar's or equivalent glazing compound and a good cleaner wax.
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