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    how to fix paint chips that are starting to rust.

    Well im sure u all have had the issue of minor rock chips on the fron tof ur cars and what not, but i found some on my car and not really payed mind to it till i saw one with a small chip that was starting to rust. so how do i go about fixing this??? and what procedures should i take to fix it.

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    This can actually be a fun job. The easiest way to deal with it is to buy a kit from Eastwood (www.eastwoodcompany.com) - you want the Deluxe Paint Chip Repair System (item no 34116 Z). Note, you can certainly put much of this stuff together by yourself, but the kit has very good quality materials and is pretty much all inclusive.

    It comes with directions, but you should also check out the wealth of knowledge (and also very good prices/products) of Larry Reynolds at
    www.carcareonline.com Larry does a lot of high end European car finishing and has excellent how-to articles on his website.

    (disclaimer: no affiliation to either, just a satisfied, picky customer)

    The most important thing to understand is that repairing such chips is a time consuming process that should be not be rushed. Alternatively, you can just sick a piece of sandpaper on a matchstick, sand out the rust, clean it with 3M adhesive remover, and dab it with paint. It'll look like crap but it'll do the job (I'd do this on my Saturn, but I would not do this on my M)

    Good luck.
    pas
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