Good advice!!! I found a little chip on the tip of my hood earlier last year (before the hood deflector was installed) and did exactly what you described and not a single person would even see the mark. Thank goodness for touch up paint!i got some touch up paint aswell. if its small enough use the pen side, if not us the brush. clean the surface of any dirt, apply it and let it dry. then get some polish and polish it and then wax it. good as new