[soundman98]

good call on your dad's part! the best way to learn is to try! youtube is an excellent resource for doing anything to cars. watch a few 'how to apply touch up paint' videos and it'll help your confidence in the process some!

this reminds me of a story.
some friends of mine bought a brand new black silverado a year ago. their first non-hand-me-down vehicle ever. it's special even though it's not even close to the top trim.

6 months after they bought it, we all went camping, and some walnuts fell onto it, just barely denting it.

a month later, they brought it to a paintless dent repair guy. he found 13 dings. i could only ever see 2. they had all the dings repaired to the tune of something like $3k. they wanted to keep the truck as pristine as possible.

last month, they ran into a handicapped parking sign they didn't see at about 5mph, severely denting the chromed metal bumper. they haven't said anything about getting this one fixed.

point is, no matter how much care and effort you put into keeping a car nice, unless you put it in a bubble, and throw away the keys, as long as you use the vehicle, it is going to get scratched, scuffed, and dinged.

i recommend considering fixing the major ones, but the minor one's, learn and move on. there'll be more.