Bullskim

I get a lot of random scratches on my black IS250. I was wondering if this is normal? bcuz my other cars did not do this, but i believe the paint is really soft? bcuz i have a pretty decent amount of scraches. Please share what you guys are experiencing. thx

slee18

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Hey Bull,

I have the same problem with my black sapphire too! I think it is because it is black we notice it more then lighter color cars. I just hate it because i cleaned it this weekend and noticed a scratch on the driver door that wasnt there last weekend.

The paint is softer then some cars. I noticed that when i had to buff out some bird poop. I just keep it waxed and buffed

weesped

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errrr....ur car is black... dont tell me u didnt know about how easy it is to get random swirls/scratches on a black car.

radicalrev

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yeah lexus has soft paint..so they are more prone to scratches and swirls...a detail would do the job...

stvn

so many random scratches on my car.. kinda sad but i got used to them.

Little E

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Yes, the pretty dark cars are scratch magnets. I knew this when I bought my Obsidian IS, but I love dark colored cars when they are all clean...so shinny! You just have to work that much harder to buff out the fine scratches and swirls. Wash/dry your car with micro fiber mitt/towels, use two separate buckets, and Zainos works great to get out the annoying little scratches.

Brian231

Black just reveals the scratches more, my Tungsten Pearl is a scratch magnet as well. Lexus did use much softer paint than on my gen1. many have complained about this on CL.

radicalrev

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Thats why Detailers are for! hehe..

Monkey250

keep a nice layer of wax on that thing!

IS350Livin

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Welcome to the black club---this is my fourth black car and all you can do is keep it waxed...Black requires much more attention

darkdream

get a clear bra!... i have to repaint many parts of the car because the scratches got too deep and too numerous... and all from a few incidences =/

kickin8

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check out the detailing section.....

llamaboiz

ROFL... wow... this reminds me of the 'black stuff out of my exhaust' thread... hahahaha... *sigh*