Break In Attempt

Yea I think I'll get some touch up paint and wet sand. Can anyone give me directions on doing so?

 

Personally I wouldn't wet sand. I would clean the area with a mild degreaser then use a fine brush, or frayed end of a paper match, to flow touchup paint into the chips. It won't look great but as a previous poster said you can take it to a shop later. Shopping carts, car doors, and other things will eventually add other minor damage. But there's just me.

 

I think prying the door handle off was popular for late 90s Chevys. Some idiot probably thought "well they're both trucks..."

Sucks that it happened, I'd keep an eye on it as they may be back for another try. Probably after searching Google for "how to open Tacoma door without key but I'm not a criminal"

 

You can make those just about disappear with the right technique and materials. For the least noticeable repair, you need paint, clear coat, a couple of cardboard matchsticks, wax remover, single edge razor, fine sandpaper, compound, polish, wax. Clean the chips of all wax & loose paint. Cut a match at an angle and use the cardboard end to wick paint into the chip just enough to cover for proper color. Don't fill the chip with paint. Let dry. Repeat with clear but this time fill the chip and build it up so that its higher than the surrounding area. Next make a scraper with the razor by dragging it across the sandpaper. You want to make the edge have a hook profile. Then slightly bend the razor so that the hook is on the outside of the arc. Shave the clear until it is even with the rest of the area. Then compound, polish, wax. I've done it more than a few times and if the color is a match the chip disappears. Google Kevin Tetz scratch repair video. Kevin uses paint brushes but an old timer body man taught me the matchstick trick 30 years ago. I've been using it since.

 

You could try this https://www.drcolorchip.com/ or a paintless dent repair guy. A body shop is going to be big bucks. Good luck OP

 

30 years ago I was a body and paint guy. It was an old timer that taught me the trick then.

 

At least they didn't break your windows.