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Old 10-17-2019, 12:01 AM
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Paint chip/scratch/scrape repair

Previous owner of my '07 TL bumped into a couple of things and left some good chips and scrapes in the rear bumper cover. I've got a couple of nicks & scrapes on my '05. Both are WDP. Just wondering if anyone's had good results with a particular solution for this? I'd love one of those "as seen on TV" solutions where I just rub a magic cloth over it and it's like new!
Old 10-17-2019, 04:17 AM
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We can't help much without pics, but WDP might not be too hard to work on, but it totally depends on how deep into the paint the damage is.
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If I get a nick or scratch on my car I get it painted.
Old 10-18-2019, 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Midnight Mystery
We can't help much without pics, but WDP might not be too hard to work on, but it totally depends on how deep into the paint the damage is.
Please see the following pics to see what I'm dealing with on both of my TL's...



Driver's side rear door


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Ouch.

The bumper and mirrors may be able to be blended with a touch up. IDK really.

The door is just going to need a respray because the paint is completely missing in that spot.
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Just get the color matched touch up paint and touch it up.
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You can try to touch those up. If you're not OCD, it might come out OK for you. If I had that car I would just get those items repainted at a professional body shop.
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all of those scratch will have to get repainted.
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WDP is a 3 stage paint......so may be a little pricier than normal paint. But worth in IMO.
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