Tip From Across The Pond

Now that car/bike season is here, and most of us will be detailing cars and motorcycles to show (or sell) or just plain drive or ride, now we are seeing those pesky rock chips that have appeared over the winter months on our paintwork.  A friend of mine, former president of Griots Garage, told me about these little handy items.  Shipping cost was more than the item but well worth it.  I used to use splinters of wooden toothpicks dipped in touch up paint to fill in rock chips, but these are going to be so much nicer--here's what he wrote to me that convinced me to order them:.

Great! I think you’ll like using these. I found them long ago before the car care world knew they existed. I was at a dental lab where my brother in law worked. I was poking around and saw these things. They were using them to do dental bridge and implant work. I asked if I could have a few and he gave me the whole container. I called the company on the label and we started private labeling them with the GG logo. The rest is history.    These come in many sizes so I always opt for the smallest. The link I sent look like very small tips. They are like a miniature puff ball that has been exploded in to thousands of little bristles. Very nice to use. Plus you can bend the ends providing you with a different attack angle for applying paint. They are disposable and this package will last you a long time unless you’re driving behind lots of gravel trucks.

I bought them, where else, Amazon.  Here is the item in case you'd like to buy some, too:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FZZH2S/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1

and here is the packet just arrived in the mail, sitting on my desk, and next, the garage (and no, I'm not on commissionn--have nothing to do with this company other than having bought one of their products--I just wanted you to know about this cool and new-to-me product, too):
From Diane Brandon