QueensLex

Anyone know where i can find the color code for a 93 ES300 (mine is green/gray)? I scratched the side door, and i need to buy touch up paint.

steviej

iTrader: (1)

suggestion, before you resort to paint. If the scratch is clear to the primer or metal then you gots to paint. Go to the Lexus parts counter, they should be able to get ride match in touch-up paint.

Before you do, if the scratch is only on surface try the following.
1. Mother's cleaner caruba wax. This contains an extremely fine abrasive to help remove scuffs. Use with a lightly damp cloth. Let dry then buff. Worked great for a collison with a shopping cart.

2. The finest grit rubbing compound you can buy, be very gentle and follow the instructions. Use with water, a very clean soft cloth and plenty of water. If not, its off to the body shop.

I use touch-up paint as a last resort. I hate to paint, I never get the depths to match and sometimes it stands out more than the scratch.

good luck,

steviej

1loudlex

yeah the ouch up paint is ok. It comes off after a while and you have to put more on after a while.. i wouldnt use it also unless it is something deep cause you will notice it a lot.

Adam " lexist "

meZoom!

and your paint code is written on your door panel, drivers side. or just go to the lexus dealer and tell them your color, they will do that for you, plus it'll be lexus paint.

after saying that, though, I think buffing it out first is a better idea. care to tell us more in detail about the scratch?

*moving this to automotive care forum*

QueensLex

Yes, i scratched it because some idiot parked in front of my garage and i scraped the side of the door trying to squeeze my car in. The scratch is small, but i want it fixed, as its the only scratch on the car which is ten years old.
I want to fix the the gray clading on the car as well. I have to use some type of filler?

meZoom!

gray cladding? you mean the two tone bottom? or something else? the scratch, i dunno how deep it is, but find out if its buffable first, it might be better looking in the end than to touch up

QueensLex

yeah the bottom cladding