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Best DIY scratch kit for college kid with bad luck...

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Notarachel, Apr 2, 2014.

  1. Notarachel

    Notarachel New Member

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    I walked out of a restaurant last night and found my car had been backed into and left a nice gash down to the plastic on my front bumper :( I really don't want to spend the money to get a new bumper (college life...) and I've been looking into a couple different paint scratch kits like Dr. Colorchip and paintscratch. I was wondering what kind of kit you all would recommend for this kind of damage and whether I should go with spray paint, pen or the nail-polish like bottles? Here's a picture of my poor prius...
     

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    That's too large and too deep for a touch pen/brush. It needs to be sanded, primed, and sprayed to do it right.
     
    #2 fotomoto, Apr 2, 2014
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    I figured so much...any suggested brands? I'm aware it's not going to look perfect, I just want something that will make it even a degree better than what it is currently!
     
    #3 Notarachel, Apr 2, 2014
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    Buy the touchup paint from your local Toyota dealer. It won't look great but hopefully will be an improvement over the bumper's current condition.
     
    #4 Patrick Wong, Apr 2, 2014
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    cyberpriusII Prodigyplace says I'm Super Kris

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    Not that bad. Follow Patrick's advice and live with the result...
     
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    I agree. look online for how to use the touch up best effectively rather than just smearing in on there. I recommend using a small paint brush of your own and not the oversized stiff one in the bottle.
     
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