Magnetic Grey Metallic Touch-Up Paint?

[BunsbertMontcroff]

Went hiking this weekend and was greeted by these scratches when we got off the trail. Our TE isn't even a month old.

It doesn't look like a door ding [no dent] and doesn't look like a key [too wide, and up and down rather than side to side]. Our best guess is that someone's hiking poles [which have a sharp, pointed, metal base] scratched the door.

Any recommendations? The scratch on the right is deeper and catches my fingernail. Is magnetic grey metallic touch-up paint available? Do I even want to use touch-up paint? Or will buffing/waxing work based on the photo? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[PocketRocket]

I'm sorry to hear about the scratches.

The touch-up paint is available at your local toyota dealer, they will ask you for your VIN to properly color match.

Pick a bottle of LANGKA Paint Chip and Scratch Repair it may take a few applications, to be flush with original paint and then clear coat.

 

[Antman]

Man, I feel for ya! If the scratches are just in the clearcoat they can most likely be buffed out easily. Wet the area and see if the scratch goes away while wet. If it does, buff it out good as new! Good luck.

 

[4RNNR]

I'd try either a cleaner wax / or claybar, but I kinda think if you can feel it with your fingernail ... its a trail scar ...

if you want auto spray paint, just about any good auto paint shop should be able to mix one up for you .... see if there is a Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes location in your town

 

[emsmatt]

Please let us know what you do and how it comes out. I have what I assume is a key down the entire length of my 4Runner that wont buff out. If you have good results Id love to try thr same with mine.

 

[Trevloc]

dupli-color makes the perfect match paint for it.
if i am looking at it right, your color code is 1G3?
which means you need the dupli-color code BTY1619

according to the guide, they only make the pen/marker for that color.
not the spray paint, which i dont think you would need for that.

my src: http://duplicolor.com/appGuide/applicationGuide.pdf

:biggrin2:

 

[BunsbertMontcroff]

update #1

everyone: thanks for the helpful tips. i went at the scratches with a bottle of maguiar's scratch x this weekend. it removed most of the scratch on the left, except for the extreme top and bottom, which are the deepest parts of the scratch. didn't do anything for the scratch on the right.

have done a bit of research on the langka and dupli-color solutions, as well as 3M, but none have stellar reviews. reviewers complain that application of the paint results in a messy blob (both with the brush and pen), that the buffing and sanding to remove excess touch-up paint dulls the finish around the scratch, and even that a sharpie could have done an equally-good job on black vehicles.

will probably take it to the dealership and get a quote for professional detailing and/or for additional suggestions. may even pick up one of the langka or dupli-color kits to try on old scratches on the corolla. if it works well enough, i'll use it for the 4runner. will update the thread accordingly.

 

[Trevloc]

after you see the dealers quote, hit up the small body shops that all they do is paint. theyll usually be cheaper, faster, and better quality. and if you have that quote theyll beat it.

i love scratch x. the only thing is be sure to do some kind of waxing after using it. i was unaware of that the first time i used it and a few days later the scratches came back slightly, like the scratch x faded away. it was weird. but a little wax over it fixes that problem.

 

[emsmatt]

after you see the dealers quote, hit up the small body shops that all they do is paint. theyll usually be cheaper, faster, and better quality. and if you have that quote theyll beat it.

i love scratch x. the only thing is be sure to do some kind of waxing after using it. i was unaware of that the first time i used it and a few days later the scratches came back slightly, like the scratch x faded away. it was weird. but a little wax over it fixes that problem.

Definately gotta wax after using ScratchX. That stuff works really well but it removes the wax from wherever you used it. When I use it I always do a wax, then polish after in the areas I used the ScratchX on.