1. Slap the crap out of the little **** so it doesn't happen again.

2. Buy a small container of "spackle", a 1" & a 4" putty knife, a couple of
sanding sponges and a high quality 2" paint brush. (All of this stuff will
be used repeatedly in the next 20 years)

3. Apply the spackle with the putty knife, let it dry, sand with sponge
(first with rougher one, then less rough one), dust off and retouch with
matching paint. (You do have matching paint left by the builder, don't
you?) If not, H-D or Lowe's can mix quart if you provide them a sample
chip.

"Rick" wrote in message
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My wife and I just bought our first home four months ago and despite
the fact that it's a brand new home, we're getting a real crash-course
in home repair. The house is withstanding a great deal of the abuse
inflicted on it by my 2- and 8-year-old, but just recently, my son took
a small chunk out of the corner of one of our walls with one of his
toys.

Better to show than tell:

http://home.comcast.net/~inkswamp1/oops.jpg

As you can see from the pic, he knocked the paint and material
completely off the corner in question, exposing the steel surface
underneath. Now, if this were just a spot of chipped paint, it would be
a no-brainer, but what should a newbie home owner like me do here? I
assume I need to put something in there first to fill it in before
repainting, but I have no clue as to what that would be.

Any pointer or web sites with tutorials would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.