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Happy Friday: You've Been Keyed
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:13 pm
by orwhatuwill
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?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:41 am
by Zimm
i've heard that the blood of the keyer makes excellent rubbing compound.
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:42 am
by orwhatuwill
That actually made me LOL
Re: Happy Friday: You've Been Keyed (orwhatuwill)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:37 am
by epcIII
Uggghhhhh! Sorry don't have any advice about the scratchers, but man that sucks.
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:00 am
by Water boy
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.
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:31 pm
by 09vGT
Next St. Patrick's Day hide in the Vibe with something like.. oh.. a baseball bat! They'll never know what hit 'em..
Re: (09vGT)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:35 pm
by ponta2147
Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »They'll never know what hit 'em..Probably the baseball bat. Repeatedly.
Re: (Zimm)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:38 pm
by morbay
Quote, originally posted by Zimm »i've heard that the blood of the keyer makes excellent rubbing compound.Quote, originally posted by orwhatuwill »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?
Re: (morbay)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:04 pm
by Blanco_Diablo
Think it depends how deep the scratch is... liquid luster right?
Re: (Blanco_Diablo)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:30 pm
by 808 Vibes
I'm sorry to hear that
Re: (Blanco_Diablo)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:02 pm
by morbay
Quote, originally posted by Blanco_Diablo »Think it depends how deep the scratch is... liquid luster right?I thought it was something like Scratch Doctor...
Re: (Zimm)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:43 pm
by DJ_Losch_411
such an awesome quote lol
Re: Happy Friday: You've Been Keyed (orwhatuwill)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:13 pm
by TONY TAT2
That sucks !
Re: Happy Friday: You've Been Keyed (TONY TAT2)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:14 am
by joholste
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.