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Old 10-08-15 | 02:06 PM
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Hard to tell, but that looks like it should polish out.
Old 10-08-15 | 04:01 PM
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The front door has vertical and horizontal scratches. Seems odd for a one time damage incident.

As jtrue28 mentioned, maybe it can be buffed out. The test is, does your finger nail grab the scratch when you run over it? If it grabs, the scratch is too deep to buff/polish.

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Old 10-08-15 | 06:06 PM
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Suck.
Just the other day I noticed that the height of the body molding on the GX was lower than my other vehicles. The molding on my truck and LC have taken a beating but seem to have done their job. I guess time will tell with my wife jamming it into the tightest possible spot to walk 20 feet less.
Good luck and let us know.
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Thanx for fast response , in 10% my nail grab the scratch when I run over , so buff/polish will not work ?
Do I have to paint ? That my first lease car/truck , I have 12 months left
I'm thinking to go to best local car wash for polish/buff
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Also , In the past I hit car in heavy traffic so my front bumper need some work , do I have to fix that before lease end? or shold I make a insurance claim for doors & front bumper?

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Old 10-09-15 | 05:59 AM
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If you have some experience using a dual-action polisher, I would attempt to make the doors look as good as they can. It sounds like some are too deep, but the rest should polish out.

If you don't have any experience using a polisher, or you don't have a polisher, let a professional try to fix it.

In your case, any sort of hand polishing will take too much time and likely make it look worse.
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