Originally Posted by
blilrat
Take a tiny piece of sandpaper and attach it to the eraser end of a pencil with glue. Use the pencil sander to sand the paint back to the level of the surrounding paint. You will probably have to follow up the sanding with a Scratchx type compound and then wax.
The tiny piece of sand paper attached to an eraser is a good tip. For small spots. For slightly larger areas, larger than a spot, say, I use this method.
Next time you buy a cup of coffee at a kiosk, grab a handful of those narrow wooden stir sticks. Spray a fairly heavy coat of spray adhesive on the back of a sheet of sand paper. Let it try to a slight tack. I usually start with 800 on up to 2000, or even 3/0 or 4/0 crocus cloth. Lay the sticks on the semi-dry, glued paper and when dry, cut them out with an Xacto knife. This gives you a long, narrow and flat tool with which to level the painted area.
As for the toothpick, I use tiny artist's or modeler's brushes, up to 0000 size.