Car Keyed

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Had my car keyed last night. Doesn't feel deep but can see white.

I'm just wondering what is the best stuff to use to buff it out?

Here is a photo of the keyed area...

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Stephb1986_2

There are some real jealous gits out there I've used meguires scratch fix before now I think it was a tenner from halfrauds

Steph

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Stephb1986 wrote: »

There are some real jealous gits out there I've used meguires scratch fix before now I think it was a tenner from halfrauds

Steph

Thanks, I'll look it up.

Strider590

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

It's an old 206, why would anyone bother?

Were you parked in an unusual spot? Has anyone has damage to their car when parked in that location?

You'd think this was kids, but they generally only attack "posh" cars, im betting it's a local resident with a chip on his/her shoulder over the parking location, or the sound of your car, or your stereo, or the time you leave for work in the morning and wake them up (though they're probably already awake peering out of the window, twitching the net curtains, looking for something to moan about).

I'd have a look about, see if anyone else has the same and see if there's a pattern to it!

As with regard to the damage repair, if it's down to primer you'll need to fill the ridge and apply touch up paint OR get someone to fix it (which will cost in the region of £150).

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Strider590 wrote: »

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

It's an old 206, why would anyone bother?

Were you parked in an unusual spot? Has anyone has damage to their car when parked in that location?

You'd think this was kids, but they generally only attack "posh" cars, im betting it's a local resident with a chip on his/her shoulder over the parking location, or the sound of your car, or your stereo, or the time you leave for work in the morning and wake them up (though they're probably already awake peering out of the window, twitching the net curtains, looking for something to moan about).

I'd have a look about, see if anyone else has the same and see if there's a pattern to it!

As with regard to the damage repair, if it's down to primer you'll need to fill the ridge and apply touch up paint OR get someone to fix it (which will cost in the region of £150).

£150? Ouch!

I don't have a loud stereo, don't really use it apart from the radio on low. Car was parked outside my house that night but the keying could have happened anytime since the weekend come to think of it. As I never looked down the side of the car. Only noticed it at the petrol station yesterday.

I do leave for work at 5.30am most mornings but I've been on holiday this week.

Strider590

^^ I forgot to mention, you might have been perfectly well parked somewhere and some old numpty has parked badly next to you and then blamed your parking for their incompetence.

I have seen this happen, little old lady parks next to perfectly parked car in Sainsbury's car park, she parks at a 45 degree angle in the space, gets out, looks at the car next to her, looks along it's length, frowns and then stands there repeatedly slamming her drivers door into it. Fortunately she only hit the rubber strip down the side of the door, leaving no damage.

I don't know what goes through their heads.......

fivetide

Have a feel of the scratch. TBH if it's taken the paint down to the primer then you'll be wasting money on scratch repair. If there is a definate snag on your nail as you go over it, chances are there is nothing you will be able to do unless you actually paint it.

If you are patient, you can do it yourself. Paints4u (horrible name) have a great colour match from my experience.

5t.

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Car is damp this morning and you can't hardly see it until you are close up and looking. Does that have any bearing on how deep it could be?

Doozergirl

Strider590 wrote: »

I have seen this happen, little old lady parks next to perfectly parked car in Sainsbury's car park, she parks at a 45 degree angle in the space, gets out, looks at the car next to her, looks along it's length, frowns and then stands there repeatedly slamming her drivers door into it. Fortunately she only hit the rubber strip down the side of the door, leaving no damage.

I don't know what goes through their heads.......

I wouldn't put that past my mother in law.

She was complaining about a parking ticket when she'd paid for a ticket. I saw the photograph, she should have paid for the two bays she'd used

She stops in the middle of the street and gets out.

Sorry about the car OP, I used one of those scratch removing men in a van, he wasn't Chips Away, like them, but I think he was a one man band. He charged me £40 to remove a scrape when Halfords wanted £165. His work was magic.

H used to have a red 206 diesel. It's not a diesel is it? You could hear him coming home from the next street, the noise of it! If you go out at 5.30am in one of those, you might upset people

maninthestreet

From the picture, that is a deep scratch that has penetrated down to the undercoat. You won't be able to polish that out.

forgotmyname

As above if it reached the undercoat, Only option is to paint it. Small touchup pens.

Tiny dab of paint and leave it to dry, Keep doing that until the layer has built up enough to fill the scratch.

Problem is, Dont do it at this time of year, Unless you have a garage and can fully dry the area. Dry heat not
a calor gas fire as my mate tried once, And wondered why his paint blistered soon after. Warm + damp air and cold metal
and fresh paint dont go down well.