mdk77

I can't beleive it but my IS 250 is already scratched and it looks like a key mark. Now what?

Little E

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Join the key club! It's happened too a lot of us on here. Find a good bodyshop and get a quote on the damage. If it's more than your deductible, go through your insurance. It took my bodyshop one day to fix my "key incident."

Good Luck! Sorry for your luck.

mdk77

Will it require repainting or can it be buffed out? My fingernail will catch on the scratch when I go over it.

I swear if i ever find the idiot who did this i am going to throw them a beating

MIA IS250

sorry to hear man, my neighbor just got his 335i keyed down the whole driver side @ the mall!

mikez

Sorry to hear that man!

But don't let it get to you so much, its bad for health

After about a hundred scratches and a few minor fender bender later, you wont take it so hard anymore haha.

mdk77

its a lease so im resposible for getting it fixed regardless

Rash

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getting keyed in Dubai is rare, what we get is stupid dents damn clumbsy drivers.

huddleston

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sorry to hear that man, just get it fixed and you'll be good to go.

mikez

If its small then it shouldnt matter, my CPO and many CPO on the lot has scratches, minor key marks on it, not to mention my hood has a finger nail area of paint that was chipped to the primer when they sold it to me. Even though you are "responsible" for the car's conditions, they give you a bit of leeway in terms of how the car "age". Hell by the time you finish the lease they are not going to ask you to spend 2000 bucks to repaint the whole front end from all the rock chips lol.

Usually if the key marks can be buffed/polished out if its not down to the primer, some might be a bit too aggressive to be done safely. You can buy some touch up paint, touch it up, and then polish and buff it yourself and no one will be able to tell unless they know its there in the first place.

andyboy

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wait till after a year so that the body shop can fix everything.

mdk77

I tried to take pictures of it - it didn't come out too great, not sure because of it's starfire but you can sort of see it. I know there are worse scratches but this will drive me nuts

The two pictures of the scratch

http://www.box.net/shared/yt8ky9385b

http://www.box.net/shared/ug4oc69pmy


A picture of the bat I am using on the next person who scratches my car

http://www.box.net/shared/jklxs34nfl

papaalex

I still dont have an IS but I feel what you're saying..

btw, that bat is scary

DaSyce

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1,200 miles and someone swipped my car last night, no note, nothing. Car was in the freaking driveway!

Guess I'm stuck with the bill.

slee18

iTrader: (1)

doesnt look too bad. Might try some clearcoat polishing compound will get those out.

VikH

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It doesn't look too bad from the pictures. Come out to our meet this Saturday and we can take a look at it. If it needs a shop I can recommend some places.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=373773