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    Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Noticed this today before washing my car. Passenger front fascia.



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    Definitely not paint transfer, as it didn`t come out with washing and Panel Wipe. Finger nail catches all parts of it.

    Since it was small, I was weighing the options of just cursing and using my touch up paint or trying to fill it with Bondo, sand and touch up.

    Thoughts?

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Dr Colorchip. Call and have paint code, year, make and model

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    That`s actually a great suggestion, and I had forgotten about that. But tell me: what`s the fundamental difference between Dr. Colorchip and using touch up paint?

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Touch up paint cannot always get an exact color match. Whereas Dr Colorchip having a paint code year make model, a 99% color match is possible depending on how new the vehicle is

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    bondo sand and touch up would probably be best but most time consuming.

    dr color chip vs touch up paint... dr color chip is easier to work with then regular touch up paint. you could also use regular touch up paint and use langka and its kind of the same thing as dr color chip.

    personally, id touch it up as best as possible in really thin layers, let it dry for a day and come back and sand it flat, compound/polish
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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    If it is going to bother you, it needs to be professionally fixed properly. Nobody wants to hear that, but it is realistic.
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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Quote Originally Posted by Buster906 View Post
    Touch up paint cannot always get an exact color match. Whereas Dr Colorchip having a paint code year make model, a 99% color match is possible depending on how new the vehicle is

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    Yes, but I have factory touch up paint.

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Quote Originally Posted by kevincwelch View Post
    Yes, but I have factory touch up paint.

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    Use the touch up paint you have. Don`t let it bother you. Let it cure for a few weeks/month, sand it, compound, and polish. Only you will notice it. Guaranteed if you drive the car it will get another chip or scuff.

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Quote Originally Posted by sjb89 View Post
    If it is going to bother you, it needs to be professionally fixed properly. Nobody wants to hear that, but it is realistic.
    I wonder what a small blend/touch-up done professionally would cost? Some of those touch-up/dealership bumper repairers get amazing results, others are hacks. Would guess it could be done for around $100 or less?

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    I suppose I`m the only one who will notice this after I do the touch up and sanding. Probably Klasse Act at the next cars and coffee - I imagine from a good 50 feet away.

    I think I`m just gonna layer some touch up and sand/polish in the future.

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    Quote Originally Posted by kevincwelch View Post
    I suppose I`m the only one who will notice this after I do the touch up and sanding. Probably Klasse Act at the next cars and coffee - I imagine from a good 50 feet away.

    I think I`m just gonna layer some touch up and sand/polish in the future.

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    Yes, you have the factory touch up. If you have a silicone edge, you can use that edge to smooth out the touch up

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    Re: Scratch in fascia. Suggestions needed.

    I`ve used DrColorChips for deep/nasty stuff like that and it came out OK.

    IME their paint doesn`t match better/worse than anybody else`s as it`s simply *always* a crapshoot unless you take a sample in to somebody how custom-mixes (and even then...).

    And yeah, as with the color-matching of touchup paint, the performance of LotLizard Touchup Guys is all over the map, from laughably awful to astoundingly great. Find the right/wrong guy, and, well....you`ll get what you`ll get.

    KevinWelch- I like the idea that you`re not gonna try to level it right away...and I want to add "if at all"
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