Just got keyed

[SkanlaxJMO]

man that sucks sorry to here about your truck

 

[Paraphoe]

Thanks guys. I'm going to take pics and post up tomorrow. I will also be calling the complex to ask about video.

I know I'm technically "offroad" and shouldn't be concerned with scratches, but I like to toe the line between show truck and mud/offroad rig. I beat it to hell on the trails, then wash it off, wax it up, and enter in car shows. Best of both worlds. That's why this is such a kick in the nuts.

 

[Charlie]

It's not that it has scratches, it's how they got there. That's the way I see it.

 

[Donner]

It's sick that people still do this... Some hit my neighbor's car in the lot, then moved the vehicle to another space. She thought it was stolen... How come no one ever is a witness to this stuff??

(Charlie, is that how the Ex looks now?)

 

[Charlie]

(Charlie, is that how the Ex looks now?)

More or less. Just got my grill mesh installed today, too

I will never get why people hate SUV's, I mean, it's not like we are making other people pay for the extra gas it uses over a car...wackos...

 

[Paraphoe]

I called the complex Friday, no security cameras at all.

Here's some pictures of the damage.


The light scratch (back door half):

The deep scratch (you can see the front door half of the light scratch below it, halfway back):

And here's a super close macro of the deep scratch:

 

[Paraphoe]

I've waxed it, and it still looks like crap. I'm going to try some of this stuff:

...to try to minimize the depth and appearance of it for the time being.

 

[91exploreron37]

Man thats one hell of a scratch

 

[91exploreron37]

I feel your pain

 

[shortstack]

man MOTHER FCKER!!!

 

[metalmechanic]

On the bright side, at least it's not a word...My buddy had an ex write a bunch of crap with her key on the sides and hood of his car. Poor bugger had to drive around for a week like that!

Good luck with the fix man.

 

[Spas]

I don't know if I'd be so quick to jump on environmentalists, Jason... Not that they're not total psychos, but apartment complexes (in my experience, anyway) are generally chock full of pre-pubescent wannabe-thugs who would key a nice looking vehicle out of sheer jealousy. The disgusting part is that most of the time they can't even admit that jealousy is a motivating factor because they're that uncontrollably ignorant. Blackjack's been on the receiving end of fast food burgers, a cup of Starbucks coffee, and even nail polish once

We've all parked our babies at the end of a parking lot, in a single spot, to avoid door dings... and come back out to find that some jackass kid in a 1983 Civic with no matching body panels has gone out of his way to park 2 millimeters from your driver door. Sometimes it's even an irate goody-two shoes Soccer Mom or a redneck in a jacked up pickup who feels he/she has to show you that 'you're not as special as you think you are'.

Whoever did it, it sucks bad to see it done to your beautiful 'Sploder I'd suggest taking a trip to a reputable body shop and asking them to compound it out, but Monmix is the authority on scratches. I know our new-car department has a fellow who's extremely talented at buffing out scratches like that. Good luck, and it wouldn't hurt to pack a BB gun under the seat. Won't kill the next 'tard you might catch, but it'll damn sure hurt

 

[Blee1099]

I don't know if I'd be so quick to jump on environmentalists, Jason... Not that they're not total psychos, but apartment complexes (in my experience, anyway) are generally chock full of pre-pubescent wannabe-thugs who would key a nice looking vehicle out of sheer jealousy. The disgusting part is that most of the time they can't even admit that jealousy is a motivating factor because they're that uncontrollably ignorant. Blackjack's been on the receiving end of fast food burgers, a cup of Starbucks coffee, and even nail polish once

We've all parked our babies at the end of a parking lot, in a single spot, to avoid door dings... and come back out to find that some jackass kid in a 1983 Civic with no matching body panels has gone out of his way to park 2 millimeters from your driver door. Sometimes it's even an irate goody-two shoes Soccer Mom or a redneck in a jacked up pickup who feels he/she has to show you that 'you're not as special as you think you are'.

Whoever did it, it sucks bad to see it done to your beautiful 'Sploder I'd suggest taking a trip to a reputable body shop and asking them to compound it out, but Monmix is the authority on scratches. I know our new-car department has a fellow who's extremely talented at buffing out scratches like that. Good luck, and it wouldn't hurt to pack a BB gun under the seat. Won't kill the next 'tard you might catch, but it'll damn sure hurt

or Mr. Bat

 

[IAmTodd]

Sorry to see that.

Its completely through the clear coat, not much you're going to be able to do. Carefully building up touch up paint in the gouges is a possibility, however with metallic paint wetsanding the excess off will cause a significant color difference.

I'd skip the cheap scratch off crap. My opinion would be to have it either repaired or live with it.

 

[Donner]

It's the wackos... anyone who would do that is a certified wack job. Eco terrorist or other wacko, all wackos...

 

[seth247]

sucks man I'd definetly get the camera

 

[seth247]

It's the wackos... anyone who would do that is a certified wack job. Eco terrorist or other wacko, all wackos...

Or a chick.

Their crazy by definition.

 

[Paraphoe]

Well I worked on it today. Used some rubbing and polishing compounds and that scratch remover stuff, and the light clear coat scratches are almost invisible. A little more work and I can get them to totally disappear. The deep scratch is a little bit better, but it still looks like crap. Obviously a little compound and whatnot is not going to solve the problem, but hopefully I can make it look respectable. The scratch remover stuff actually works pretty well, seems to have made it less deep and more smooth.

 

[Charlie]

Pictures of how it looks now?

 

[Gator Jeff]

Or a chick.

Their crazy by definition.

...and ruling out any chicks you might have pissed off...

No fair, I called that already! : The chicks, excuse me, the LADIES on EF though are way too cool for that, though!