Paint touchup?

[MattB]

Something hit the hood of my car pretty hard today, and it left a very noticable mark. I can't tell if it has gone down to bare metal (the damaged area it looks kind of greyish white and the car is KR4 grey so I can't tell if what I'm seeing is paint, primer, or metal), but if it has gone through the paint will I be in danger of rust starting if I wait a week to touch it up? I can't get a paint marker until next week (had to order one).

[MinisterofDOOM]

If you're worried about rust and can't paint it yet, grab a grease pen (or just some heavy grease) and cover the exposed area. It won't look too hot but will protect the bare metal.

[MattB]

If you're worried about rust and can't paint it yet, grab a grease pen (or just some heavy grease) and cover the exposed area. It won't look too hot but will protect the bare metal.

This is probably a really stupid question, but what does bare metal look like? I'm not sure how deep this chip has gone.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Sort of light metallic gray. Probably is indeed hard to tell from your paint and primer.

[MattB]

Sort of light metallic gray. Probably is indeed hard to tell from your paint and primer.

Yeah, my car is a light metallic grey. Guess I'll never be sure. I may have to see if the dealer can overnight the paint to me, I want to get this taken care of ASAP.