After removing all the paint transfer last weekend and cleaning the car this afternoon, the damage isn’t really all that bad – nothing some good buffing and Toyota paint can’t fix.
On the plus side, I now have 1,000 miles on the car. She started at 16,972 miles and reached 17,977 miles this afternoon. So far, my driving average is 59.12 miles per day, which is much higher than it actually is on a week-by-week basis. I’m driving about 20 miles per day in Olympia – everything else is long-distance trips to Bellingham and Snohomish.
Either way, this car is working out quite well.
i feel you pain. i just got my prius a week and a half ago, as well. last night when i was pulling into my apartment garage, i hear a scrape. the back panel on the driver’s side got a bit scuffed from the column next to me. argh!
of course, i am very pissed at myself, even tho the damage is minimal. googling “removing screatches from prius” brought up your blog
i’m going to look at it in the sun, today. if it really bugs me, i suppose i could take it in to toyota of seattle for them to detail
i feel you pain. i just got my prius a week and a half ago, as well. last night when i was pulling into my apartment garage, i hear a scrape. the back panel on the driver’s side got a bit scuffed from the column next to me. argh!
of course, i am very pissed at myself, even tho the damage is minimal. googling “removing screatches from prius” brought up your blog
i’m going to look at it in the sun, today. if it really bugs me, i suppose i could take it in to toyota of seattle for them to detail
What did you use to remove the paint transfer? I’m in a similar situation and trying to figure out the best method.
What did you use to remove the paint transfer? I’m in a similar situation and trying to figure out the best method.
I’m actually not sure – since I didn’t have any particular removal compound, I just experimented. Unfortunately, the place I was experimenting at had unmarked bottles, and one of those seemed to work.
I’m actually not sure – since I didn’t have any particular removal compound, I just experimented. Unfortunately, the place I was experimenting at had unmarked bottles, and one of those seemed to work.