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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 01:19 AM
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I was parked in my buddy's driveway and he backed up into my truck. Luckily for me there was only a scratch on the chrome of my grill and a scratch and small dint on the left front quarter panel. Is it even worth buying touch up paint? I mean, let's face it. It's a truck.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 01:27 AM
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I would.. depends hows the rest of the truck.. if its well taken care of then heck yeah i would... its only a few bucks
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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The rest of the truck is beautiful. So just go to the ford dealership and match paint or....
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 01:53 AM
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go to oreilly/autozone/ etc... and tellem what u want.. its color coded the code is on the door jam if im not mistaken
maybe they have the spray can paint to, so u can paint to match the grille if ud like
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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Most of the time a scratch is only in the clear coat and you can use a good clear coat safe polish to buff it right out or blend the scratch. I would try that before painting anything. The dent is just part of life, and you will get plenty more before you get rid of the truck.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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i would at least touch it up so it wont start rusting
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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That's what I was thinking. So just go to a Ford Dealership and try to get some paint that matches?
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