money<\/a>, have a nice-looking car, and protect your car from further damage? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"My truck has been on the road for over 100,000 miles. It has seen its share of road debris. Over time my truck hood has accumulated several chips in the paint. Some of the chips have gotten worse over time and so now is a good time to repair them for aesthetics and as a preventative measure. The steps to repair a paint chip for your vehicle are: sanding, cleaning, adding primer, and then painting. For an almost unnoticeable repair, some additional steps are needed, including more sanding, more painting, and buffing with a compound. The easiest is to get a touch-up kit with only 3 steps. I have never painted a car, but I have painted my house several times. I know that over time I have felt the fatigue of painting for long periods. For my truck, I’m more inclined to go with an easier and faster solution. Although, with some of the chips that have rust, I’ll need to take more steps to prevent further problems and get a professional look. What Size Chip Do You Have? Size does matter when painting chips. If you have tiny pin-sized chips, a simple paint and acetone kit will do the job with good results in just a few minutes. Bigger pen-sized chips can still be painted with a quick kit but will be noticeable upon getting closer to the car. A paint chip touch-up pen can also work to cover the chip and protect your car from getting rusty and helping the car look better. To get good results with pen-sized chips or bigger ones, you may want to sand, clean, prime, paint, use a clear coat, and buff with a compound. This process will take a while but will be much less noticeable upon closer inspection. If your chips have any rust damage, then sanding will be the first step before anything else. You may also use a chemical rust remover for rust. What Options are Available? There are many ways to repair paint chips. Here are three methods we’ll discuss in this article. Touch-Up Pen: Results: OK Touch-Up Pen Repair AD Step 1: Clean The Area Step 2: Apply Primer Step 3: Add the paint Step 4: Add the clear coat. Touch-Up Kit: Results: Good Touch-Up Kit Repair AD Step 1: Clean The Area Step 2: Apply Paint In this video, they apply paint to a scratch using a kit. (Although, I would try not to brush the paint.) Step 3: Wipe Off Excess See the video for advice and how to wipe off excess. Step 4: Use the Rubbing Compound If Needed DIY Paint Chip Repair: Results: Very good AD DIY Chip Repair Step 1: Identify and Sand Step 2: Clean the Chips Step 3: Apply Primer AD . Step 4: Apply Paint See the video for tools you can use and advice. Step 5 Add the Clear Coat AD Step 6 Apply Rubbing Compound Here’s a complete beginning-to-end video for DIY chip repair. When fixing chips in your car’s paint, you’ll need to decide how long you are willing to take and what level of result you want. Which Method to choose? There are more methods for repairing chips and painting than I have mentioned. Each has its pros and cons. I think most people would opt for one of the three methods above or a combination of them. The best method will be the one that takes into consideration how much time and effort you are willing to take to fix your chips. You also need to consider how professional the job will look when finished. My personal method would be to get a chip repair kit because it is very easy to use. It may not look perfect after you’re done, but it will look good and provide protection. Chip Repair Products Touch Up Pens AD Easy-to-use pens that help you cover your paint chips. Chip Repair Kit AD Easy to use system that is very quick with good results. DIY Chip Repair AD You’ll need to buy many different products, including sandpaper, cleaning solution, possibly primer, paint, clear coat, and rubbing compound. Related Products You May Want Rubbing Compound AD Used to help remove scratches and smooth out your paint job. Paint Chip Tool AD Used to help drip paint to chip, so it looks smooth. Choose a method that works into your budget and time schedule while considering the quality of how the job will be done. Soon you should be able to decide what is best for you. Why Do It Yourself? When you’re considering what to do repairing chips in your car’s paint, you could be better off doing it yourself. Painting jobs at repair shops take time and effort and costs lots of money. You can get similar results as some repair shops if you take the time to repair your own chips. If you are thinking about repainting an entire panel, that could become costly. So, to protect your car, save money, and help it look nice again, using the method mentioned above can help. Conclusion When repairing chips in your car’s paint, repairing it at home can be fairly easy and have good results. If you want professional-looking results, you can do that too. It will take more time and effort, but it will look great. So if you have any chips in your paint, why not try a method to fix it yourself, save money, have a nice-looking car, and protect your car from further damage? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12482"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20288,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12482\/revisions\/20288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}