I've recently bought a paint kit from my local dealer as my poor car was hit by a big stone. I'm just after some advice on what is the best technique to get a smooth clean finish. Thanks in advance.

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I won't profess to having a wealth of experience but what the Chipsaway guy told me after having my previous car put right has helped a couple of later touch-ups.

Use some masking tape rolled into a point or a toothpick as you need far less paint than most people would expect..

When I did some myself I filled a little at a time building up layers until it was level with the rest of the paintwork then when it was dry I went over with some polish to make the lines less visible.

Iv always found rather than using the brush in the cap, use a cocktail stick with a tiny drop of paint on it, dab it in the centre of the chip and carefully move it around to fill the chip, leave to dry then if the chip is covered, repeat with the clear coat in the same way, this time repeating the process till the clear coat is flush with the factory paint, leave to harden then carefully t cut it and polish, its a bit time consuming but gives a neater job than dabing the brush,

Edited 3 November, 201510 yr by cortina63

As above. Use the cocktail stick. Don't usually bother with the clear coat either on metallics. Some use ful info here:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=153965