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Thanks everyone for all the responses. My friend did offer to pay for the repairs and even offered to buy a lip as well. I had been contemplating the Kleeman front lip. I did appreciate the offer, but I would rather not take it. For one, he has hooked me up with several things without asking for compensation. Plus, I would feel bad for taking him up on his offer. I'd rather not feel guilty and leave the guilt with him [:D]

So, like many of you suggested, I will:

-Buy Scratch-X and see what it does.
-Fill in with touch-up paint.
-I will take pics and post when done.
-Consult a Pro if it still looks bad.


I looked at it again today with a little less emotion. I can only see the scratches while kneeling or when stepping 15+ feet away. I asked my wife to look over my car and see if she found 'what was wrong.' She didn't notice it until I pointed it out. Therefore, I won't put lots of time and money into it... at least not yet. I will lower the car and see what happens. Like Bloflin mentioned, I would hate to have it professinally painted now only to scratch it again in 2 weeks.

On the plus side... The first scratch is always the most painful. Now that it's happened, I can move on.