Some M.F. keyed my car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Florientale

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:furious: :furious: :furious:



Fortunately it dosen't appear to be that deep, but holy crap it's on a black car!!



Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to repair the damage, short of having the whole passenger door repainted? I'll try and post a pic of it if that helps. I'm a newbie to detailing, so this may need to be taken to a professional. But I'm hoping it's something that I might be able to take care of myself because I don't trust most of the shops around here not to do something stupid. Maybe it could be buffed out? But would that damage the clearcoat?



Meanwhile, I'm still :furious: fuming:furious:
 
Sorry to hear that man...



How do your scratches compare to the pics below? I polished those out using PC/Yellow CCS Pad / mix of Menzerna SIP & Danase Swirl Abolisher 3



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It's probably going to take some wet sanding to get it looking better. But I doubt you'll make it disappear 100%. Sorry dude... I hate hearing stuff like this!
 
danponjican said:
It's probably going to take some wet sanding to get it looking better. But I doubt you'll make it disappear 100%. Sorry dude... I hate hearing stuff like this!
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how can you say what it will need or that the can't be fixed 100% ?

with out a picture



did you see the picture above or my pictures of my dad's car when it was keyed?

they were fixed 100% with just a PC!
 
Hi, thanks for the info. Motorcity, the scratches are just about the depth of the ones in the pic you posted as far as I can tell. The after pics look great so that is encouraging. I can't see any scratches at all in the after pic, did they come out completely? BigJimz28, what products did you use to polish out that scratch?



I'll post some pics as soon as I've calmed down enough. I just discovered it about an hour ago, went totally ballistic wanting to kick the person's butt who did it but I don't know who it is. :furious: :furious:



I'm just not sure if this is something I should try to do myself as I have minimal detailing experience and I don't want to make the whole thing worse. If it does require wet sanding, I don't think I want to mess with that on my own.
 
Florientale said:
:furious: :furious: :furious:



Dammit I wish I'd have caught the m*&****f**((*&^ in the act!



Fortunately it dosen't appear to be that deep, but holy crap it's on a black car!!



Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to repair the damage, short of having the whole passenger door repainted? I'll try and post a pic of it if that helps. I'm a newbie to detailing, so this may need to be taken to a professional. But I'm hoping it's something that I might be able to take care of myself because I don't trust most of the shops around here not to do something stupid. Maybe it could be buffed out? But would that damage the clearcoat?



Meanwhile, I'm still :furious: fuming:furious: BAD KARMA on that beeotch!
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The clearcoat has already been damaged. Buffing it out with help correct it. Depending on who you let do it.
 
You will probably need at least a PC and good cutting product and pad to get good correction. I suggest you find a local autopian to help you. That's what I do when I have major problems...
 
Florientale said:
BigJimz28, what products did you use to polish out that scratch?
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SSR2.5 on a swirlbuster pad

then SSR1 on a green Propel pad

by PC





but there are a ton of good pad/polish combo that will give you great results



Smithule said:
I suggest you find a local autopian to help you. That's what I do when I have major problems...
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that's a good idea!
 
The pictures above look like the side of my wife's Mountaineer below the gas filler where the hanging cap scratches it. One pass with SIP took care of half of it when I did a quick test. Another pass should hopefully make it gone when I finish the truck.
 
danponjican said:
It's probably going to take some wet sanding to get it looking better. But I doubt you'll make it disappear 100%. Sorry dude... I hate hearing stuff like this!
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I have read so many times that a PC cannot knock out serious scratches..had I believed all that I had read I would have never attempted the correction I posted earlier..glad I didn't listen





mr.ikon said:
Nice correction there Motorcity. My buddy has similar scratches on his ride almost every panel.
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Thanks man, the owner was very pleased





Florientale said:
Hi, thanks for the info. Motorcity, the scratches are just about the depth of the ones in the pic you posted as far as I can tell. The after pics look great so that is encouraging. I can't see any scratches at all in the after pic, did they come out completely? BigJimz28, what products did you use to polish out that scratch?





I'm just not sure if this is something I should try to do myself as I have minimal detailing experience and I don't want to make the whole thing worse. If it does require wet sanding, I don't think I want to mess with that on my own.
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No problemo... give it a try with the PC and a good polish (I'd suggest menzerna)... you might be surprised at the results and if not I doubt you'll make it much worse if you take care



Good luck, keep us posted!
 
Here's a few key marks I took care of about 2 weeks ago.. Owner was ecstatic, as this was the main thing they told me they wanted fixed..



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Good luck!
 
DanTheMan, that was an awesome correction on those key marks. Great job!



My hood got keyed a couple months ago. Two of the scratches went all the way to the metal, and the other ones do catch a nail when felt. It seems like it's just impossible to keep cars nice nowadays. Key jobs, door dings, shopping carts... it's just a matter of time before one (if not all) end up getting ya. :(
 
Thank you sir! The car turned out pretty well for being as hammered as it was.. Every panel was trashed. I was happy with everything but the trunk lid and roof, as they were severely etched with acid rain damage.. Being a discount job for an inlaw (weekend warrior, had a cancellation, needed something to do), I just didn't have time to wetsand them out.. And powergloss/LC twisted wool x 2 really wasn't doing much to remove them.. SIP/LC foamed wool followed by 106ff/white foam put a little gloss back in the paint, but still only got probably 50% correction there..



They still got their moneys worth though. I worked for about $4/hr before you take out material costs. But they are always doing stuff for us.. Doggie sitting, DDing, taking us out for supper, etc.. I would've done it for free, but they insisted on paying a little bit..



I understand about trying to keep cars nice man.. I'm always scared to death to even get my '93 Cobra out of the garage if I know its going to be in a parking lot somewhere.. To the point where I can't even enjoy the car. It literally has not been out of the garage in 2+ months. If you park far away, it draws the attention of the @sshole types who will key it.. If you park close, you're pretty much guaranteed a door ding or a bumper scuff or something.. I'm really leaning towards getting rid of it.
 
DantheMan said:
Thank you sir! The car turned out pretty well for being as hammered as it was.. Every panel was trashed. I was happy with everything but the trunk lid and roof, as they were severely etched with acid rain damage.. Being a discount job for an inlaw (weekend warrior, had a cancellation, needed something to do), I just didn't have time to wetsand them out.. And powergloss/LC twisted wool x 2 really wasn't doing much to remove them.. SIP/LC foamed wool followed by 106ff/white foam put a little gloss back in the paint, but still only got probably 50% correction there..



They still got their moneys worth though. I worked for about $4/hr before you take out material costs. But they are always doing stuff for us.. Doggie sitting, DDing, taking us out for supper, etc.. I would've done it for free, but they insisted on paying a little bit..



I understand about trying to keep cars nice man.. I'm always scared to death to even get my '93 Cobra out of the garage if I know its going to be in a parking lot somewhere.. To the point where I can't even enjoy the car. It literally has not been out of the garage in 2+ months. If you park far away, it draws the attention of the @sshole types who will key it.. If you park close, you're pretty much guaranteed a door ding or a bumper scuff or something.. I'm really leaning towards getting rid of it.
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Exactly. My car was parked way out in BFE when I got keyed.
 
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