I didn't see the massive wooden pole sticking out of the ground

atrixblue.-MFR-.

dabbing some acid etch primer in the wounds will stop it rusting and also help build up a primed suface in wich to use your touch up pen.

just buy a can from alfuds, get a soft small paint brush (art brush) and spray the acid etch into the cap and dab te brush in it anf fill up bare metal wounds, that stuff dries in pretty much 5-10 mins so youll be ready to do some colouring in and not worry about rust poking through the panel.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Weird_Nev wrote: »

Yeah, just using a touch up pen will be fine. Main thing is to cover any exposed metal quickly so the rust doesn't take hold.

not with water based touch up paint it will promote rust rather than prevent it if you just smear it on bare metal. always best to drop a filler primer or acid etch in the wound then do you touching up.
unless you can obtain a acrylic base coat touch up (very rare those are).

FATBALLZ

If you don't care about what the car looks like just buy a touch up kit from halfords. They come with primer/metallic paint/laquer so just put on the layers you need as appropriate. If there are a lot of scratches it will look crap like it does on my car, but I'll be !!!!ed if I'm spending hundreds of quid on cosmetic work that I won't get back when I sell the car (by which time it will be mostly worthless anyway).

s_b

juliebunny wrote: »

I can only blame extreme tiredness, but this morning I somehow managed to park pretty much in a lampost without actually noticing. Actually, it was wooden, so I guess it's probably a telegraph post. I had to park partly on the pavement because it's a tight road, to allow emergency vehicles access.

All things considered, my car got off pretty lightly from my incompetence with just a lot of scrapes along the side, mainly done I think after I had noticed I had parked in the post, and trying to extract it from that position.

Can anyone offer some advice on what to do to stop this rusting and maybe touch it up? It's an 11 year old car, but still goes great, and I am only up to 70K miles - just sailed through the MOT. Got a few other nicks and one other pushed out dent that you can't really notice now (that was the bollard I did not see in the Tescos car park.)

TIA for any help offered....

if you read this thread then im afraid you are a !!!!!! according to this clever poster who thinks nothing of ridiculing simple things like accidents
see post 12 to me
very helpful isnt it
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3950689

juliebunny

Unfortunately one of the joys of forums such as this is that you have to open yourself up to the general population and expect some insults - which you need to ignore - but on the whole, I do feel that MSE people are very nice and helpful people and keep my faith alive in stranger kindess! Even if the comments about the vaseline were getting a bit Viz like (Fnar Fnar), they were taken in good humour and I have no problem with giving someone a smile in their day.

I have no-one but myself to blame for yesterdays little accident, but at least I'm not dealing with another motorist, insurance claims, etc. My accidents invariably tend to involve only me and inanimate objects and me moving at such slow speeds as to not endanger life and limb, which is the main thing. I admit I was annoyed at the previous Tescos bollard incident but of course those slippery eels have signs up saying you park there at your own risk even if they do put in bollards that are lower than your wing mirrors so if you aren't on the ball they are embedded in your car!

I once parked behind a friends car in their driveway and they actually got into their car and reversed into mine, so I know I'm not alone out there being a bit ditzy. Luckily my handbrake was pretty rubbish so my car just moved along a foot whilst I screamed at her (yes it was a woman....) to please stop!

At the end of the day, my theory is that if no-one is hurt, these things are annoying (and possibly financially painful) but not the end of the world. And the reason why I will never have a brand new car!

fivetide

Top tippage - if you have electric mirrors then it is worth moving them when parking so you get a better view of the side of the car and the kerb (helps prevent damaged alloys too). Once you are ready to go, get them back to road position.

I find it only means pointing them downwards slightly to get a better view and takes a couple of seconds to do. Once you've done it a few times it's almost isntinct so you put them back in the right place too (that said first time you'll probably end up fiddling for ages to get them "how they were")

5t

andygb

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

If you like your car and want to keep it, now might be the time to find a one man and his dog small bodyshop, get a quote for all the work and bring the car back up to good nick.
Avoid any bodyshop that has a receptionist or clean handed manager, or carpet in the front office....you'll be paying for them.

In the old days (eighties and nineties), I used to spray friends cars for them (help them with the prep and masking), for around £150, which included materials (primer, paint, thinners, filler, rubbing compound). Once the prep was done and everything masked, I would spray a light key coat of primer, check for imperfections, and then spray the car the following day.
The problem was, that you ended up with a body looking as though it had just left the factory, and seriously shabby interior and wheels:D

juliebunny

fivetide wrote: »

Top tippage - if you have electric mirrors then it is worth moving them when parking so you get a better view of the side of the car and the kerb (helps prevent damaged alloys too). Once you are ready to go, get them back to road position.
5t

Luckily for me, they didn't fit electric mirrors to Fiestas 11 years ago or else it would have cost me a lot more to replace mine when I sheared it off parking too close to a bush who's resilience I had underestimated....:eek:....me and parking really are not good friends.....back in the day when I took my test, they did NOT teach you how to park. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

I would love those foldy in mirrors though (probably best the hand moved ones, in my case) as mine are always getting bashed by other inconsiderate (stupid) drivers. :mad:

Obukit

Without sounding rude, have you considered taking an hours lesson with a driving instructor to brush up on parking? Mine was excellent, full of tips and tricks and having someone trained to see where you're going wrong at the moment and offering advice could be invaluable.

Might be worth the £20 if it saves a few more scrapes in your car, or even worse, scraping someone elses car and costing £hundreds in insurance! Keep trying to convince my Mum to do the same (she's hit my car twice now when I've gone to visit her!) but no luck yet!

s_b

Obukit wrote: »

Without sounding rude, have you considered taking an hours lesson with a driving instructor to brush up on parking? Mine was excellent, full of tips and tricks and having someone trained to see where you're going wrong at the moment and offering advice could be invaluable.

Might be worth the £20 if it saves a few more scrapes in your car, or even worse, scraping someone elses car and costing £hundreds in insurance! Keep trying to convince my Mum to do the same (she's hit my car twice now when I've gone to visit her!) but no luck yet!

maybe mum is trying to tell you something:D:p;)