Happy Friday: You've Been Keyed

orwhatuwill · Post by **orwhatuwill** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:13 pm

Needless to say, I was not very excited to discover that Hitch had had an exciting St. Patrick's day evening. Someone had decided to key all of the cars on my side of the street. Hitch has been left with a thin white scratch along the entire driver side. Any adivice for touching up?

Zimm · Post by **Zimm** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:41 am

i've heard that the blood of the keyer makes excellent rubbing compound.

orwhatuwill · Post by **orwhatuwill** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:42 am

That actually made me LOL

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:37 am

Uggghhhhh! Sorry don't have any advice about the scratchers, but man that sucks.

Water boy · Post by **Water boy** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:00 am

New a guy that got his car painted on Friday and was keyed while in his driveway. The paint was not cured yet so the repair was much more costly.As a side note, I've never heard of a keyer get caught.One reason I don't have bumper stickers.

09vGT · Post by **09vGT** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:31 pm

Next St. Patrick's Day hide in the Vibe with something like.. oh.. a baseball bat! They'll never know what hit 'em..

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:35 pm

Quote, originally posted by 09vGT Â»They'll never know what hit 'em..Probably the baseball bat. Repeatedly.

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:38 pm

Quote, originally posted by Zimm Â»i've heard that the blood of the keyer makes excellent rubbing compound.Quote, originally posted by orwhatuwill Â»That actually made me LOL Yes that was quite funny. What about that scratch repair stuff Billy Mays sold? Anybody ever tried that, does it even work?

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:04 pm

Think it depends how deep the scratch is... liquid luster right?

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:30 pm

I'm sorry to hear that

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:02 pm

Quote, originally posted by Blanco_Diablo Â»Think it depends how deep the scratch is... liquid luster right?I thought it was something like Scratch Doctor...

DJ_Losch_411 · Post by **DJ_Losch_411** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:43 pm

such an awesome quote lol

TONY TAT2 · Post by **TONY TAT2** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:13 pm

That sucks !

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:14 am

If you can catch your fingernail on the scratch there isn't a whole lot you can do for it than wetsand and polish. Meguiar's makes some good products otherwise. ScratchX works well for just a one time quick fix. It won't completely get rid of the scratch but it will help hide it. You can also try to find:Meguiar's M205 Meguiar's M105Meguiar's M80these products work best if you have an orbital dual action buffer, but you can apply them by hand. check out autogeek.net for the products. Apply and remove in that order, and then apply wax to help protect your paint.I don't recommend wetsanding unless you are very very careful, but...if you do decide to wetsand it down make sure the scratch doesn't go down to primer or metal. Tape off the area approximately 2" around the scratch, and use the really wide painters tape 4". Make sure you keep the surface very wet and you don't need to press too hard or you can quickly burn right through your paint.If you are going to do this you definitely need the compounding products afterwards to smooth it out, shine it up, and protect the remaining paint.

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