REPAIRING ROCK CHIP DAMAGE ON HOOD/IS THERE ANY KITS?

roger,

depending on the size of the dent, there might be things for it I have seen tools to remove 1 - 2 inch dents, not smaller

check autoz> Hi,

I've seen excellent results from paintless dent repair places, or a body shop can repair the dent and touch up the paint.

To minimize damage from road debris, do not follow any vehicles with dual wheels too closely, because it seems like the gap between the 2 closely spaced tires catches debris and launches it out the back a lot more than a single tire would. A plastic hood protector may help.

I agree with Ray on this one. I would look for a repair place like Dr. Dent or such. They reaipr cars by 'massaging' out the dents, and it looks pretty good.

For a '94 LHS with some good sized dents in the hood, roof and 1/4 panel I was quoted $600. A far sight less than the usual sand/grind/prime/paint repair.

Does anybody know of any rock chip paint kits that one can buy and hide the chips or minor depressions caused by flying rocks on my car hood.. Kindly.suggest a place in Montreal, Canada or in one of the border towns near Montreal, Canada, where I can get it..

Apparently my original posting was not clear enough.

Roger

The trick to touching up paint chips is to apply many thin coats of touch-up paint, letting each coat dry until the depression is filled in. Touch-up paint is available at dealerships and auto parts stores.

The problem with most touch-up paints is that they do not match the car's color very well. If you want a good match, you will have to have it professionally done.

The Toyota paints were really good!

Man, when I touched up a car, let it dry and buffed it, you could barely tell the difference, if at all!

Whites are generally the best, but I did a red Matrix that had some serios paint abrasions and a couple of 'midnight blue metallic' jobs that were imperceptible when I was done!

I met some girl last Sat night while I was getting a cuppa down at the cornvenience store. I said, "I'm jealous!" She had an '03 Celica GTS with the upgraded effects kit and it looked mint. She bought it where I used to work, luckily it wasn't a wreck.

I was looking it over and there were two glaring chips in the ground effects we would have been crucified for when I was there. I guess pushing them out the door has replaced happy customers.