OMG...I bet that looked real good
LOL, actually though, you'd be surprised at how it good it works. Had a guy paint race cars this way for years, could only tell if you got up realllll close and looked at the detail spots. Gloss paint will do wonders if you keep it clean and polished.
Akhockey10, do the best you can, sand the area good and smooth, work your way down from 240 grit to about 600 grit in about three or four steps, paint will show any imperfections
then do light coats of paint, allow good drying time between. A good quality two-part auto paint (like a base coat/clear coat type) would work but is probably more than what you are looking to spend on paint. Depends on the colour and type, if straight gloss black then you can spray it with rattle can gloss and buff it out, probably will not see a difference or notice the repair. If you mix shades of red then you will have to match them to the current hood or colour, best to have the paint mixed by an auto repair shop but will cost more. If there are lots of spots, I would recommend doing the whole hood, it will look better. If only a couple places, do the best you can and move on, you will get better with practice and besides, its not a trailer queen, its meant to be ridden....no point in spending big money on paint only to go crashing though the trees 5 days later with it and scratch it all up. If you have a show sled or huge money turbo mod sled worth $35K, for sure spend the money on paint, its a small amount of the overall cost, but everyday sleds are just not worth getting too fussy over IMO.
