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Old 01-24-2009, 04:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Battle Scars (Scratches & Fixes)

I was going over my car today and I saw some new scratches, I was going to repaint some old ones, but then again I don't really know how so maybe you guys who have patched up your cars can help me out!

Wound #1:

This was from driving about 60-80 mph on the freeway when a rock kicked up and i heard a huge THUNK and when I parked I saw that
Seems like the white cam off and I can see under to the black foundation.

Wound #2:

I'm thinking this is from someone opening the door RIGHT on top of my camber space or whatever. You can see that the black is showing but theres still some residue of the overall paint coat.

Wound #3:
Idk if you can see, but the paint is sort of pushed up, so I think I mightve been driving at high speed on the freeway and a rock kicked up and scraped the paint upwards.

Wound #4:

I have no idea how I got this. My friend said it could be hit and run, but I think its too low for that, unless i got hit by a Lotus. I think I may have scratched against something, but then again only the paint came off, whereas you'd be seeing some damage against the spoiler such as cracks or dents.


So I was going to do my mid-year wax soon and I went to autozone to buy some supplies (I was out of turtle wax). I did not see the scratches before buying the supplies, so I know I'm going to have to go back and maybe get some rubbing compound.

The real dilemma for me is: How do I fix those scratches? I know its not as easy as just de-scratching/buff the areas and applying the paint. I looked around and I saw some DIYs using primer, but I have no idea and I don't want to do something I'm going to regret later down the line. Do autoshops do touch ups? OR do they charge for repainting the whole area.

Until I fix them I'm doing this everyday :ahhhh:
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Old 01-24-2009, 04:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Oh and on a side note:

I'm getting a Fujita Cold Air Intake for my car in 2 weeks.

but my car's still a mess on the outside
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Do autoshops do touch ups? OR do they charge for repainting the whole area.
they can do both.
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Be a man and live with what the world throws at your car every day.

Did you almost cry when you saw those nicks on your car like you said you did when you damaged your front lip?
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Get some paint pens from paintscratch.com and get over it. It may not be perfect, but it'll be less visible at the minimum.
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Bwahahahaaa...

That's nothin' compare to what I got!!!

Get some OEM touch up paint and call it a day.
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Be a man and live with what the world throws at your car every day.

Did you almost cry when you saw those nicks on your car like you said you did when you damaged your front lip?
Yes I was bawling on the floor.
Indeed I will "live" with what the world throws at me, and although I cant necessarily do anything to prevent damage, I'm gonna try to do something about it afterwards.


OEM touch up paint? Is that available for purchase at my local toyota dealer? Or does any autoshop have them available?
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I like the ones I got from paintscratch.com more than the OEM types. They have a base coat followed by a clear coat and you can also get primer. The Toyota ones are just one coat.
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I like the ones I got from paintscratch.com more than the OEM types. They have a base coat followed by a clear coat and you can also get primer. The Toyota ones are just one coat.
Nice, I will take that into consideration, but could you upload some pictures so I can see what the difference is between the one-coat and the one you like?
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