DuneDain

I asked about this earlier and didn't get much of a response so I figured I would ask again. I have some stone chips on the hood of my es and there are a couple that have started to corrode just a little and it's really bothering me. Now should I take a finely graded piece of sand paper and ground it out, then cover with an autosharpe pen? Or should I take this to an auto body place and have it professionally taken care of? I have also had trouble locating the color code on my car and as far as I can see it isn't listed. I have a white 97 es300 it's white over the common grey color used on a lot of lexus'. Does anyone know the code that white could be, or is there more than one? Better yet where can I find out which code I have? Any and all help is appreciated. And yes I already searched for this topic through these forums but please answer my questions directly, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a bunch in advance for the people who can help out.

flipspeed

051 diamond white pearl. i think its $14 at a lexus dealership.

Toysrme

A great guide on what to do is on Autopia

mmarshall

That color has been used on virtually every Lexus product for a number of years...though it was dropped on the IS300 a couple of years ago. You should be able to easily find it at any Lexus dealership....and possibly many non-Lexus or independent parts stores as well. That white oyster / pearl color has also been used on various Cadillacs, Infinitis, Audis, Kias, and Toyotas...and possibly others. It's all pretty much the same shade and texture...it has a somewhat low-gloss and pearly texture.

lexusk8

It is hard to tell the condition of these stone chips without posting a couple pics of them up. These stone chips can vary in size, depth, amount of damage, etc.

IMO the body shop is only worth it if you plan to have a body portion of your car repainted. You should be able to touch up the stone chips yourself with the proper materials and tools on hand. Grabbing a bottle of Lexus touch-up paint is a nice start, but the brushes that come with the touch-up paint leave behind unpleasant blobs on the affected areas. For a small sized chip, you'd want something with more control and precision, so I definitely prefer the Autovisuals paint pen. I have one for the Black Onyx color of my ES, and it works superb on my hood and A-pillar chips. Here's the thread I created a while ago with pics of my touch-up jobs.

Hope this info gets you off to a good start

DaveGS4

iTrader: (2)

Tried to respond to this last night but had some problems with CL I guess. I'm moving your post to the Detailing forum where you'll get more specific help (and likely could find plenty of the same question already asked/answered if you use the search feature )


In your driver's doorjamb you should find a tag that has your VIN as well as other info including the paint code.

DuneDain

wow thanks for the generous reply. I'm going to bet one of those pens and I'll take some pictures before and fater just for you guys to see! Thanks again I appreciate the help.

DuneDain

lol yeah I did see a number like that on my label but I didn't know how to read it so yeah, but thankyou for pointing it out.

SeattleGS400

iTrader: (1)

Or you could use the same color code and buy it direct from a Toyota dealer--same color, same paint, but for around $5.

gs3_4me

that's true SeattleGS... I did the same thing and pocketed the difference.