Got my first dose of rock chips the other day on the freeway. Suspect the car next to me kicked up some rocks and heard something hit the side of my car, and not surprisingly, found 3 rock chips (deep) on the side of my door.
The largest chip is the size of an ant, and the smaller ones are the size of a poppy seed. I suspect they have penetrated the primer layer since I can feel a dip and the color is silver (my car is machine grey). See attached photos.
I purchased the OEM touch up pen in the machine grey color (46G). The color is a match when I tested it on paper, but when I tried applying to the chips, they look silver.... and made the chips even more noticeable.
Any suggestions on how to touch these up? Do I need some primer paint first before applying the Mazda paint? Thanks in advance for the help!
The largest chip is the size of an ant, and the smaller ones are the size of a poppy seed. I suspect they have penetrated the primer layer since I can feel a dip and the color is silver (my car is machine grey). See attached photos.
I purchased the OEM touch up pen in the machine grey color (46G). The color is a match when I tested it on paper, but when I tried applying to the chips, they look silver.... and made the chips even more noticeable.
Any suggestions on how to touch these up? Do I need some primer paint first before applying the Mazda paint? Thanks in advance for the help!