[drakeraider]

I was at the drive-through bank and got too close to the curb and got a bad scratch. See photos below. I'm thinking it probably needs to be sanded. Is this something I could fix with touch-up paint, or should I just take it to the dealer? Any idea how much the dealer would charge to fix this? It's about 3 feet in length. Thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/es8pcc9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/h1JC0ei.jpg

 

[kalo925]

Hard to see the damage clearly. Search "Paint Scratch Repair" on Amazon and you will see a good number of products that might help. Could be worth a try. I suppose it depends how deep the scratches are, but I can not tell much from the photos. Likely will still be able to see it after any work you did. My gut feeling a good body shop it would be $400 -$500. Just a guess though.

 

[leonar40]

That's a pretty good scratch, sorry about that. I just did something similar and I had to have mine repaired at a body shop. Total price was about $600. There's a picture of my damage about half-way down this thread:

http://www.ct200hforum.com/forum/lexus-ct200h-appearance-body/122082-road-rash-bumper-boo-boo.html

Unfortuantely I think body shop is going to be the way to go for you.

 

[my95tsi]

I don't see how repainting a side skirt could cost $600 when repainting a bumper costs less than $500. Either way buffing it will make it look less noticeable but it won't make it go away.


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[drakeraider]

Thank you all. I was told it would be around $300.00 to fix it.