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Old 05-03-2017, 04:44 PM   #25
Diane
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Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S
Location: Kirkland, WA
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Originally Posted by MuseChaser View Post
Here's what I did..got one of those touchup paint pens from the dealership ($15?), sanded down the high spots of the previously poorly applied touchup paint (using very small pieces of 400 grit sandpaper glued to a pencil eraser.. think mini manual dremel tool), cleaned up all the spots with acetone, then dabbed on many very light coats with the pen over a period of a day or two until the paint came up to the level of the existing original paint around it. I don't notice any of them except for the back bumper scratch anymore. I did that over a year and a half ago, and there's been no adhesion issues and no rust (two of the spots were low and on the wheel well lips). Even the back bumper is much better.
Super helpful, thank you for the DIY advice. One scratch isn't a big deal, but I didn't know it would happen so quickly around here. So I assume it'll happen frequently in the future.

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Originally Posted by Gent View Post
I feel your pain. I've had more accidents with my car parked in my underground parking than I've had in the last 20 years of driving! My last car was a Scion IQ, and it was hit twice by neighbours. My new 86 was hit by another neighbour after 2 months of ownership. This is my current setup, lol:
HA! That's amazing, I might steal that setup for myself.
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