Car Got Keyed... Again
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Yeah it sux because I already had the whole driver's side repainted less than a year ago because the key marks were so bad. I'm going to take it somewhere tomorrow and see what I can do. If nothing works, I'll probably just have it re-painted because it really bothers me
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That sucks man...I feel your pain...some *** hole ran into my car in a parking lot this weekend and didn't leave a note. It looked worse then it was and most of it buffed out, but I'll still always know it's there. Can't believe people these days.
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It won't be 100% but at least 80%. This usually cost ~$100 compare to ~$1000 to repaint the whole panel.
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I'm going to take it to a professional body shop this week and also buy some Dr Colorchip. I had just washed and waxed the entire car the night before for the FNM too
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Decypher- I parked normally, inside the lines with plenty of room to open a door on both sides.
^Hey, do you know any good body shops in SoCal? 100 compared to 1000 is a huge difference. Thanks
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Decypher- I parked normally, inside the lines with plenty of room to open a door on both sides.
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From my own personal experience I feel for those of you that live/work in the city and don't have personal garage space. Everyday city life will take it's toll on paint, fenders and especially bumpers... People are ruthless. My ES' body/paint was pristine when I moved to Philly in 2004, in 3 years it managed to inherit a kicked in front passenger side quarter panel, a rusty ding resembling a phillips head screw driver to the hood above the driver's side headlight, a "V" keyed into the front passenger side, and of course bumper scratches from people who can't parallel park. In 2007 when I moved back to Jersey, I haven't earned one battle scar... The ****ed up thing is that I'm friendly with everyone.. I'm the dude in the neighborhood that people come to when they need a hand with a project/a tool etc... Sometimes I swear your car is just in the wrong place at the wrong time but other times I think maybe it was a jealous ex-girlfriend lol. Now if the car is brand new, that's just plain ****ed up!
If this kinda thing happens to your ride while it's parked at your crib-- Install a good alarm system or even install some night vision *IP based web cams that record to a RAID hard drive array system...
If this kinda thing happens to your ride while it's parked at your crib-- Install a good alarm system or even install some night vision *IP based web cams that record to a RAID hard drive array system...
Last edited by decypher; 04-17-11 at 03:23 PM.