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Rock chip fix

Riverduck

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Just sand on it a little and throw a decal over it.
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Well, my neighbor decided to mow the other day and shot a rock up at my Jeep and created a nice rock chip on the drivers side of the hood. It didn’t chip down to the metal, but it took out a chunk of clear coat. I used touch up paint that was specifically matched to my jeep and clear coat. Applied a couple of layers of paint and one clear coat. This is the result. You can’t really tell now from a distance that it’s there but my OCD makes me see it every time I’m driving. My question is, is there anything I can do to make it look any better on my own, outside of taking it to a professional, or should I just keep it like this?

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Build it up with paint to just above the surface of the factory paint, then scrape it down with a razor blade. See video at around the 42 second mark for detailed explanation on how to prep the razor blade.

 

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I can never get a good touch up paint outcome with the paint/clear method as you have tried. I did try the Dr. ColorChip product on my Vette that had a similar eyesore and was able to finally get near perfect results. You can load up the chip with their paint code matched paint and rub away excess with the blending solution and level it off. Kind of expensive ($45-$65) and you get more paint than blending solution in their kit but have a good years worth of chips to repair if they bug the crap out of you.
 

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Well, my neighbor decided to mow the other day and shot a rock up at my Jeep and created a nice rock chip on the drivers side of the hood. It didn’t chip down to the metal, but it took out a chunk of clear coat. I used touch up paint that was specifically matched to my jeep and clear coat. Applied a couple of layers of paint and one clear coat. This is the result. You can’t really tell now from a distance that it’s there but my OCD makes me see it every time I’m driving. My question is, is there anything I can do to make it look any better on my own, outside of taking it to a professional, or should I just keep it like this?

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Just adds character to your ride. Like off-road pin stripes. Every one tell a story.
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