My daily driver is a 1999 Acura CL 2.3. It has 109K miles and runs very well. (Engine has only 55K—long story) I am still happy with this car and I see no reason to get rid of it, especially considering I also have a weekend/fair-weather car. The only problem with the Acura is that the car’s exterior is looking quite aged. There are a number of small dings/dents and the black paint job has a few minor chips and scratches. What are my options for rejuvenating the car’s exterior? Since the Acura is just my daily driver and it does not have a space in my garage, I’m not planning to spend a lot of money nor am I expecting to have something that will look showroom perfect. What I don’t want is a paint job that will soon look worse than the aged factory paint job that I currently have.

My weekend/fair-weather car is a 2002 BMW 325ci. It has only 33K miles and is in near-perfect condition. There is only one minor ding but there are a few small chips in the paint. I imagine that touch-up paint will be able to fill in these chips. Is there a special technique for applying touch-up paint? Is it something I should do myself or should I take the car to a professional?

Thank you for your help!
--MB

Well I know that Maaco does pretty fast and cheap paint jobs. You can get a decent paint job for 250$ (with 250$ discount). They usually do this special events around holidays.