Sorry, I don’t have a photo of my car as it’s not with me right now.

My son used a key or some hard object to make a light but large scratch on the black part of the car (see the photo, the black area above the wheel, not the white paint). If such a light scratch happens on the white parts, I can easily fix it with touch-up paint, but I’m not sure how to handle it on the black parts.

Any suggestions?

 

Sorry, I don’t have a photo of my car as it’s not with me right now.

My son used a key or some hard object to make a light but large scratch on the black part of the car (see the photo, the black area above the wheel, not the white paint). If such a light scratch happens on the white parts, I can easily fix it with touch-up paint, but I’m not sure how to handle it on the black parts.

Any suggestions?
Can I use black touch up paint for this?

 

I struggle with this issue too! The dull black wheel arch surrounds are not painted on almost all models of the current gen NX with the exception of the F-Sport models which come color coated with matching body color paint. I very quickly found out they scratch very easily! This design feature seems to be very prevalent with all cars today which angers me as it's very cheap looking to my eye plus as the car ages the black color soon turns to an ugly faded grey - cheap cheap! Not expected on a Lexus in my mind. They have a very fine 'pebbled' surface finish which from a distance looks flat or dull. I have a large dog and when he jumps into the back seat he has struck the black wheel arch with his collar a few times. I've also noticed that most likely the dealer has struck the lower black surrounds on the back bumper, probably when whipping around an air hose or water hose in the shop, although I'll never be able to prove it. On the bad marks I've used a paint polishing compound with a little bit of an improvement. It seems to, as it were, just makes very tiny minute scratches that reduce the large deep scratch and make it a little harder to see. I gently rub a little dollop of it with a clean cloth in a circular motion, not pushing very hard and keep wiping it off to see if any improvement. Don't rub and rub without checking the surface, you don't want to make it worse.

Bright daylight always reveals to me where the marks are though so I've made a point to not aggravate myself by searching for them

 

I would first use a mild compound. If that doesn't work touch up paint. The good news is that moulding will be much easier to match up than the pearl paint.

 

Thanks, very light scratch... I believe it is just color (seems like my son used his nail). If just color, could I use black paint?

 

I think you have paint or material transfer going on from whatever was used to scratch it. I see white on the black - which is transfer and not from black. Try spraying it w/a mild solvent (WD-40 works well here), then scuffing it with a magic eraser. If it’s that, it will take it out pretty easily.

I had white scuff marks on my bumper from something my step-son did, or someone brushed the car in a parking lot. I thought it would be difficult to deal with, but this technique removed it all quickly.

 

Is this even a Gen 5 RX?

 

It’s an NX but it never hurts to be helpful. Not a very model-specific question.

 

If you can't feel the scratch with your finger, it can probably be rubbed out like one poster suggested WD-40.
If you can feel it, a compound would work depending on the paint coat level or you may start seeing silver, and then you will need the paint. my2cents...