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    Hey guys I need some advice. I have a black 2001 Lexus. Ipurchased the car about 3 years ago with exceptionally low mileage. Fortunately, the car sat in a garage but it collected 20 or 30 scratches by being hit with the door from their other car. They attempted to fix the issue by applyingtouchup paint which is better than rust but it still looks bad. Here is my plan to correctthe touchups and I need to know what you think.
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    Sorry guys I don't post often and the plan got left off so here it is. Tape each side of the touchup paint to prevent coming into contact with the factory paint. Next I'll wet sand the touchup mark using 3000 grit sand paper and the flat edge of a large eraser as a tool. Then I'll remove the sanding marks with 4 inch MF pad and D300, jewel with UC and 4 inch W8207 pad, #7 then wax with Gold Class. What do you think?

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      sound like you know what your doing.
      One thing you don't want to do is create a valley, therefor don't tape off the area so you can feather it in.
      Also start with 800 grit and work up to 3000. Your going to need more aggression then 3000. If you can get a Unigrit Block to make sure you get the paint blob flat.

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