Help needed with a chip

[96greencivic]

Ok,
I'm going to do my best to explain this unique paint chip. It's on the nose of the hood. There's no point in taking a picture b/c it's pretty small.

It's almost half a chip. Let me explain it this way. Say for example you have a scab on your arm. And one side of it starts lifting up, but the opposite side is still holding on. If you lift it up, you'll expose the would and possibly make it larger. That is pretty much what the paint chip is like. It is starting to lift on one end and the opposite side is unaffected. I know if I run my G100 over it, the foam may catch it and make it worse. Also if I let it go, it may rust and bubble underneath or in the winter if water gets under and freezes that will make it worse. I hope that made some sort of sense.

I've left it alone for the time being and thought about covering it with tape when I wax, but that is a short term solution. Is a body shop the only way to go on this issue? I'm not sure if I want to completely chip it off and fill it with touch up as I don't know how big the chip will be.

Sorry for the long post, but this is a weird problem.

[96greencivic]

Wow, 33 views and no one has any ideas?

[kboxer]

Or do your best to keep it small when you break it off and use touch up paint. If something else causes it would be worse. just my opinion. Use razor knife and VERY CAREFULLY cut the broken piece off.

[tguil]

Originally posted by kboxer
Or do your best to keep it small when you break it off and use touch up paint. If something else causes it would be worse. just my opinion. Use razor knife and VERY CAREFULLY cut the broken piece off.

I agree. BUT the rest of the loose painit is going to lift off at some time. When I'm dealing with a problem like this I usually remove all of the loose paint and go from there.

Two excellent chip repair articles;

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ab_auto_restoration/article/0,2021,DIY_13680_2863207,00.html

http://site.bettercarcare.com/articles.php?articleId=27

I've been fixing paint chips and scratches for over 45 years. These two articles are about as good as you can find anywhere. The key is to be very patient with your repair. You simply cannot rush it.

Good luck. Oh, as you think about colors for new vehicles, non-metallics are a lot easier to do chip repairs on. I learned that a long time ago. I pretty much stick with black or white vehicles.

Tom