Rust is awesome.

 

I also have a small chip in the front driver wheel well I need to get it looked at soon here. starting to rust

 

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Well I drive gravel everyday so rock chips are just a part of life here....but I hear ya it's a pain in the *** to have to fix chips!

 

Welcome to almost non-existent finish. Paint on mostly American cars is VERY VERY thin. They cover it with a thin clear coat and that’s it. The Primer also trash. I have been chasing rusting chips since it hit the road. I whish I could find a way of the perfect repair but its next to impossible.

 

When I had my 05 I had a few 'dings' on the leading and trailing edge of the front and rear doors. They were small, about an 1/8th inch or so, but they started rusting because they went all the way to the metal. How the paint got chipped there I have no idea, but when I asked the dealer about it I was told that kind of "incidental damage" (paint chips, etc) isn't covered under warranty. What a crock. No way should a new vehicle's paint chip off like that, but they basically have us by the *****.

If the chips are small, and you feel like taking the time to color-match by trial and error, you could always dab Rustoleum on the dings. The stuff actually works on light rust.

 

Man, if thats the way you feel about chips, your in for a ride. Honestly....it may sounds dumb to some, but I always take a tiny dab of clear auto silicon, and dab it over the chip. works like a charm, but doesnt fix the look. Definately stops the rust 100% though.

 

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Use your DREMEL tool!!!
Pretend you are a dentist, and buy a little tool steel grinding ball for your Dremel. grind out the "cavity", mix up a little bit of epoxy glue resin plus hardener to fill the defect, and then put a little dab of paint on top.