Paint chip/scratches - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

davidchoi · 07-03-2013, 09:28 AM

I purchased my BRZ a month ago and I was unhappy to come back to see that someone had scratched my baby and ran off.

I'm completely new to paint restoration. I bought touch up paint through automotive touch up. What do I need, what works the best, and what steps do I take?

Thanks for the help!

BadMoon · 07-03-2013, 11:40 AM

The first thing I would do would be to use some of Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 and rub the hell out of that area. That will let you know how much damage is done and what could be fixed with a little elbow grease. Some of that looks like it will buff out. Me personally I would just pay a proffessional to fix the rest.

davidchoi · 07-04-2013, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadMoon

The first thing I would do would be to use some of Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 and rub the hell out of that area. That will let you know how much damage is done and what could be fixed with a little elbow grease. Some of that looks like it will buff out. Me personally I would just pay a proffessional to fix the rest.

There's definitely paint chipped off. I'd rather do it myself and learn for the future.

suaveflooder · 07-04-2013, 04:21 AM

I'm pretty picky with my cars, it's not on a body line, so it won't hide easily. I would paint the bumper, but that's just me. I don't mind rock chips at all...something like that would drive me crazy.

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BadMoon Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2014 GLI Autobahn/Nav Location: Central PA Posts: 551 Thanks: 118 Thanked 356 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The first thing I would do would be to use some of Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 and rub the hell out of that area. That will let you know how much damage is done and what could be fixed with a little elbow grease. Some of that looks like it will buff out. Me personally I would just pay a proffessional to fix the rest.

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suaveflooder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: San Diego Posts: 2,295 Thanks: 2,708 Thanked 1,052 Times in 664 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm pretty picky with my cars, it's not on a body line, so it won't hide easily. I would paint the bumper, but that's just me. I don't mind rock chips at all...something like that would drive me crazy.

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