Kimi,

If you are a detail nut when it comes to cars (you use a Porter Cable to polish the paint and get mad when you are forced to drive through a mud puddle and debate the virtues of carnauba wax vs. sealants....) you can make minor repairs to the paint. Please note that the repairs will be noticeable with metallic paints and less so with solid colors.

The best way that I have found was written up by another car nut. It works well if you have some patience. You will not lose either way, as the panel will eventually need to be re-painted. Until then you can hide some of the “oops” and learn in the process. If you really screw the hood up, it will just get re-painted a little sooner…

http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...p?articleId=27