Lease Return Ruler:
You will pay to fix these items one way or the other*. You can either fix it before you return your car, or you can return the car “as is” and the lease company will bill you for the repairs. You’ll save money if you let me fix it before they see it!

Honestly, I really do not like to sound negative, but if the lease company sees “excess wear,” this could happen to you:

• It would have gone unnoticed, but now the lease inspector has every reason to “red flag” you. He easily notices all real “excess wear” as well as imperfections that he just perceives to be “excess wear.”
• Typically, the inspector is not a skilled professional in paint micro-repairs and paint-less dent repairs. He sees your damage through his “lens” of ignorance or through the “lens” of traditional body shop “paint the whole panel” methodology. Because of this “lens,” scratches and dents are often misdiagnosed. He could require leg surgery for a scraped knee. This happens regularly. Sometimes by exaggeration but usually by honest ignorance.
• Once your “damage” has been diagnosed (whether correctly or not), the lease company can charge you premium body shop rates for the repairs. You can over-pay for repair methods that are a gross overkill. The more they fix, the more you pay. There is a better way.