I know how you feel. I have only had my New Crossfire since October 2007. Last week a big rusty washer fell off a flat bed truck and skipped across my hood putting 2 dents in it before hitting my windshield I tried repairing the hood and airbrushed the touch-up paint on and wet sanded followed by buffing, but you can still see where the repair was made because of the fade in the paint. I bought an old new stock 06 which has been sitting in the sun somewhere for two years. Makes me sick. The whole hood would need to be repainted to hide it, but then it would be darker than the fenders. Can't win. Anyway back to your problem. If you have the chip professionally fixed before it starts to crack you should be OK and won't notice the repair unless you go looking for it. I had this done for about 65.00 dollars a few years back on my truck. If you have never seen it done I would avoid the do-it-yourself kit. I was happy with the results.