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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 08:14 AM
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Default Chrome Black Wheels scratched

Damn, I knew it would happen, just not this quickly!
My CPO '23 IS350 F Sport AWD is only eight weeks old, but I already scratched the rear passenger wheel pulling into s short and slightly curved parking space and got curb rash!
Good thing it's not too bad, about 9 inches overall along a raised narrow part of the wheel, where the black finish got scraped off.
I think I can disguise it with some medium glossy black paint and a small paint brush.
Has anyone else scratched one of these wheels and done a touch up fix to it?
Any suggestion about a paint to use?
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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 09:07 AM
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Feel free to check out my story of how a tire shop scratched one of my F Sport wheels, tried to fix it for me, and then ended up replacing it.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...scratch+chrome

It'll never be perfect unless the wheel is re-chromed.
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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 09:36 AM
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>t'll never be perfect unless the wheel is re-chromed.

Thanks, understand.
It's pretty minor and I think I should be able to disguise it.
Plus, I gotta get ready, 'cuz it's certainly gonna happen again.
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