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Old 02-03-06, 01:26 PM
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whats the best way to get rid of stone chip dent, door/key scratch???
Old 02-03-06, 01:41 PM
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if your talking about "dings" that are on the body without a break in the paint ( excluding the body crease) the "dent wizzards" are your best bet. As for "chips" there are vendors that specialize in that as well. They do a basic once over color match and when they are finished it works, but it's not perfect. "chips" repair is like basic touch up on steriods. Lastly, for deep scratches and key marks that are down to the metal, nothing can replace a good refinish ( paint work ). On the polymer bumpers I see some "bumper magic" guys make them like new. Hope this helps-just my proffesional opinion.
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touchup paint for the chips.

door key scratch? if they are not deep you can polish them out, but if they are deep and you can see metal, nothing you can do
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Touch up that I bought from Sewell does not match that well. 051 2GS.
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if it is stone chips you may want to try these guys TouchUp 123 here are some before/after photos











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you can buy touch up paint from lexus or lexus-parts.com if your a DIY'r

some of the "flesh" scratches can be polished out with a paste wax, not a liquid one ( i wax'd mine today and it took out 96% of the scratches out).
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