Bodywork - what to ask for/expect from a body shop for a hood repair

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2003 Protege5
I've never dealt with body and paint, so i don't know my way around in the slightest.

Silver PR5. My hood rock chips (small, but a lot of them), and i can see them starting to rust up. Mechanically the car runs A+ so i want to keep it. If i go to a reputable body shop, what should i expect their suggestion to be as far as how to fix the chips? Repaint the hood? spot repair (seems labor intensive = $$$), other suggestions?

Thanks.
 
Just have them sand it down and repaint/clearcoat it. I would not suggest spot repair unless it's you and a touchup pen after cleaning the rust off just to get by until you can have it redone. Nice wide clear bra thing on leading edge after painted will slow down the return of chippy the hood.
 
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