MattaS

Hello every body
the story is like that:
After years of being a toyota owner .. i am now a one year is250 owner... i am in love..
And to make the long story short the problem is like that: after a hard day at work i found that also my car got a hard day at the parking:






And at the same day i have finish the jop ( last 2 pics)...

any suggestions how to fix my precious one..

thnx in advance

Solara350

Door and fender can be buffed off and touch up if the scratch is deep, side skirt and bumper has to be re-paint ! my car is same color as yours and was hit my shopping car the scratch was worst than yours but i got some chemical to removed them without touch up, your scratch will take me less than a min to fix.

MattaS

encouraging
thanks for you replay
which chemicals?? which way?? any site?? video??
i think also the side skirt and bumper has to be re-painted, BUT i don't want to repaint all the left door and fender

primavera

Instead of painting entire bumper you could install fog lights covers or front lip and the scratch would not be visible. The fog light covers would need to be painted though.

Gville350

iTrader: (10)

Use rubbing compound to buff out the scratches. For the front end, those fog light bezels or the front lip is a good idea to hide the unsightly damage.

istarzan

iTrader: (8)

The scratches don't look too deep. If it catches your fingernail, it's too deep. If not deep, the scratches are in the clear coat. Otherwise use a good rubbing compound. What it does is remove a small layer of clear coat thus removing the scratch. The bumper looks too damaged. The bumper kit is a good idea to hide it and looks awesome.

Solara350

Reason why i didnt state it which chemical i used because i always get offend post against me everytime i popped out some weird idea lol generally people use compound but I USED HEADLIGHT CLEANER CHEMICAL at Canadian Tires to wipe it off and then use turtle wax to wax off for 2nd time. It's called "WIPE OFF HEADLIGHT" open the pack it has a chemical towel in the plastic bag gloves are including wear it before you touch that white wet chemical towel, you might want to wipe off ALL SCRATCHES on your entire car because the TOWEL is 1 time use ONLY, once the towel hits the oxygen (air) it dries up in couple hours. use only in scratch area ok bro lol

The side skirt can be painted cheap with "Dupli Color" <<< this is the only automotive CHEAP paint Brand that match with OEM color, your bumper is kinda harder to fix but you can fix too, sand it off with 2500 grid sand paper carefully and use compound primer and then Dupli Color, right after you done it will looks different but it will looks the same after awhile, after a rain or a Sunshine or snowy, if you want you can paint the whole bumper but a lot of work though.

jraiderg

iTrader: (1)

Try using toothpaste if the scratches arent too deep it will work. Use a microfiber towel or a regular paper towel rub it off let it sit for 10 min first before.

MattaS

thank you all for the nice and professional tips
for the front bumper i will try the fog light bezels - i found a post in the forum doing this with a red 3M tape...
for the side skirt - i will take it to a professional to to do a paint job

now i am confused about the scratches on the left door.... which set to use:
Dr. ColorChip
Dupli Color
Turtlewax
Sonax

any help

Gville350

iTrader: (10)

Start with a rubbing compound before trying anything like paint. I use 3M rubbing compound with GREAT results. Something like this with a microfiber cloth :

willdogg

MattaS-
I had a similar deep scratch on my lower front bumper. It required a re-paint.
Before
After

Good luck.

MattaS

Thanks all again..
to minimize painting jop on the car i am planning to do like this:
1- side skirt must be painted.. no other solution.
2- fog light fin for the front bumper will do the jop..
3- for the left door heavy scratches - i will take the car to a proffisional detailing shop.. see what they can do.. may be it will end up well..

at that point i need your help.. any one know any supplier that ship the front fog fins f-sport style internationaly?? Ebay and amazon guys wont