very small paint chip on door

[mazdas3sporte]

so i went to the gas station to fill my tires since is preasure was down so i open the door and hit the small concreate sidewalk thing.!! first thing i did was go back home and take my whit out pen to cover it up so it dont rust, anyone know what i am actually supposed to do about this, btw the size of the scratch is less then 1 cm wide and the metal is showing now.

ANY help would be appreciated.!

[Soyabean]

touch up pen? y did u use whiteout? please tell me your car is white.....

[FoXy]

lol

[mazdas3sporte]

lol its crystal pearl white , i used it cause i dident want it having any chance or rusting, and it was supposed to rain yesterday! i heard touch up pen does nothing

[cwp_sedan]

Yikes! Whiteout=bad idea. I would definitely use the pen over whiteout. I have a cwp and though the pen doesn't work great, it does the job.

Also if you have 1 or 2 rain falls the spot itsn't going to rust.

[Flagrum_3]

White out? LOL, you should have used Nail polish, ...dries hard as a rock :chuckle


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[cwp_sedan]

White out? LOL, you should have used Nail polish, ...dries hard as a rock :chuckle


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Don't give him any ideas, lol. Though you might be able to find a colour that matches...

[mazdas3sporte]

lol damn guess i'll go buy the pen, can i buy this from canadian tire or do i have to go to mazda..? i kno its around 10 something dollars

[cwp_sedan]

Mazda

[Go_Habs_Go]

lol damn guess i'll go buy the pen, can i buy this from canadian tire or do i have to go to mazda..? i kno its around 10 something dollars

I bought my pen at Mazda for around 12 bucks with tax...comes with the paint applicator on one end and a clear coat applicator on the other end. Search for previous threads on the forums about the proper way to use the pen.

Good luck...

[Soyabean]

They teach u when using the pen.

1. Shake it for a minute.

2. Dab the paint onto a paper or cardboard or some kind of surface.

3. Use a toothpick or bbq skewer stick to apply after dipping the tip of it into the paint on the paper to avoid having that big nasty dab of paint

4. apply clear coat after waiting for it to dry

Im pretty sure this is how it should be done. I could be wrong. Doesn't hurt to search

[matt9]

Do you guys do this to every rock chip you get on the car?

[cwp_sedan]

Do you guys do this to every rock chip you get on the car?

I try to do it on mostly the metal stuff. The hook gets some neglect because once you fill one in, another one just pops up. The front bumper is not metal so you don't have to worry about it rusting. I have done a couple touch-ups on the bumper though too as it looked better with the chips filled in.

[Soyabean]

nope...... i bought a touch up pen and its somewhere in my room. I probably have around 20 rock chips on my car. oh well lol

[matt9]

I probably have 30 rock chips just on my hood, am I suppose to fill in each one?

[kaval]

Ideally you want to fill every rock chip on metal surfaces.

White-out? That's definitely a new one!

[matt9]

I don't know the process would I fill in each rock chip with paint and then it could be 'buffed' to blend it all together and make the hood look like new?