that's more severe than I was imagining.
it doesn't look "that" bad, but I agree, I'd want to fix it.
the scratch around the key hole can be probably fixed partially by plugging it with the door plug from
www.bumperplugs.com
they make bumper plugs fro the front license plate holes, and they make a little plug that you can shove into your key hole. i have one on my car - it plugs up the key hole so that it is filled iwht a small flat circular disc that is painted to match your paint.
i'd consider either trying touch up paint - or getting a can of your exact paint color from paintscratc.com and then mask that section off and spray it. it's a really small area - you might be able to sand up the door handle itself - then primer it, and spray it.
some of the painting experts here might give you their consensus on whether the end result would look better if you sprayed the handle vs use touch up paint.
i used the paintscratch kit to paint my bumperettes and they turned out really nice. it was somewhat time consuming, but I was amazed at what a nice job I was able to do for being a total beginner/novice at painting.
you could likely mask off the whole door area, and just leave the door handle itself exposed, sand it down, prime it, then spray it. you then let it dry a day or so and clear coat it.
spraying it would give you a nice even coat of paint, but there's a chance the color/shade could be slightly off. the touch up paint would only hit the sections that are chipped - but that stuff never dries totally flush/flat. i've found touch up apint to be good for really really small spots, and sections that are not high visibility - like down low to the ground, etc.
how did it get so scuffed up? my car is alost ten years old and that particular area of the car seems pretty clean/unchipped. i can see the key area getting chipped from sticking the key in the car, but the area around the door pull itself is chipped pretty bad.
fyi - that door plug thing covers up your keyhole so you hae to use the wireless entry to get in/out. as a result, you no longer get those scuffs around the keyhole from keys going in/out...
i believe the door plug is pretty cheap. i'd recomend it. it makes the car look better too.
here is a pic off the bumperplug site of the door plug. this won't 100% fix your problem, but I think it might help it. it's only $13.95.
