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YOUR RESEARCHMy Car Got Keyed
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I know that I can feel it distinctly when I run my finger over it and the non-scratched surface.
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I would spend the time between now and then getting a second quote and asking what to look for in a repair so you know when it is done, that it was done right.
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I would spend the time between now and then getting a second quote and asking what to look for in a repair so you know when it is done, that it was done right.
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I hadn't thought of multiple applications using Dr.
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Langka has some tips for scratch repairs on their web site that involve using wet sand.
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I would spend the time between now and then getting a second quote and asking what to look for in a repair so you know when it is done, that it was done right.
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So my 2002 C4S got keyed a couple of nights ago and I've been stewing since
About a 3-inch horizontal gash just above the passenger door handle. It was parked in an underground parking lot in an apartment building. I've got an appointment with a detail shop next week to see if it can be worked out.
As I'm new to the Porsche world (just got my car in April this year) I would like to know from other owners the following:
1. Would the factory alarm have gone off?
2. Are there after-market alarms that might have prevented this? If so please list make & model.
3. Others that have had such an experience - will detailing get it out?
Thanks in advance for the info and letting me vent.
A good detailer will be able to, at the very least, greatly reduce how noticeable the scratch is. Often what makes a scratch so visible is what is stuck down in the scratch.
There's no undoing it so just do what you can (detail, paint touch up) and move on...it happens to everybody. I think with a good detail you won't notice it that often.
I guess you should feel fortunate it's only a 3" gash. Lot's of people leave this "gift" the entire length of the car. It does suck but it's fixable.
I think all people with nice cars worry about this. I always park away from other cars, but not
too
far away. I try to park in an end spot, and I never, ever take up more than one parking space.
sorry - that sucks!
what color car?
3" might actually have just been a fat a$$ getting into the car next door.... like Deckman said, "key jobs" are sometime much more brutal, sad to say "be thankful" but I think you should be (though still really fumed!!
GL and post pics if you can
You might want to DIY w/ the Dr. Colorchip product - you can probably get it restored to the point where it's barely noticeable. Sorry to hear of the damage - that totally sucks - but good luck w/ the repair.
No doubt! Don't do anything that makes your car stand out more than it already does (parking 300ft from the closest occupied parking space), or do anything to make people think that YOU think you're somehow privaleged, like that it's your right to take up two parking spots. To the jealous, this is invitation to harm your car.
Sorry about that remedy451, that really sucks.
I'm always worried about parking anywhere, even at work, for fear that someone will open their door into my car. I'm not looking forward to that first big door ding. But maybe after that it'll take the edge off, and it'll be a 'beater'.
Haa!
Thanks everyone for your condolences. What makes me think it was deliberate is that the car was parked in an underground parking lot. On the passenger side there was no other parking spot - so no reason for anyone to go on that side to get into another vehicle and that is where the scratch is. I'm very careful of where and how I park so as not to **** other drivers off.
The car is silver. Will find out more on Monday when I get back to town and take it to the detail shop. I'll post some pics then as well.
I tried Dr. Colorchip on a 3/4" vertical scratch that's through the paint on my wife's Mercedes, but the paint just comes off. I think the scratch is just too thin. I also triead Langka, but it just takes the paint right off, even after I've waited a few days. Anyone else have a technique that works on thin scratches?
As others have said, alarm will not go off if just "keyed".
Don't know about what other alarms are out there.
I really depends how deep the sctrach is; the deeper them more difficult it is to remove. Buffing it out depends if there is enough paint, if not you need to paint it somehow, either touch up or sprayed or???
I have been lucky so far no one has messed with my car. Two friends have had their cars vandalized for no othe reason that they were "expensive" cars. My buddies Corvette was parked with out the t tops off (does not do that anymore) and someone dumped a milkshake on the passenger seat, cup and all. Huge mess. Nice.
My other friend had his Ferrari sctrached on the door, the whole length, luckly that came out with a bit of work.
People suck.
Tony
1. No
2. Yes, my old Viper alarm had a "proximity" sensor that when people got close to the car it would say "protected by Viper, stand back". But it got annoying where kids would purposely get near the car (not touch it) to trigger off the alarm and then wait for me to run out (I have a pager option also) to see who's screwing with the car. I've since mellowed out (relatively speaking) and had not had the need to have this type of system anymore.
3. Yes - but the time and cost may not be worth it to you. See #2 below
1. The paint comes off since you may have wax underneath it. Make sure you remove all traces of wax and even "alcohol rub" to take it out. Then you apply multiple coats of Dr. Colorchip. It works well. But you can still tell on close inspection that there's a scratch there.
2. I've seen REAL GOOD professional detailers fill in the scratch thickly with the standard paint. They let it dry and then WET SAND the area so that they are only sanding until the paint is even with the scratch. THEN, they paint over it with the clear coat paint and let it dry (which is now why I understand why BMW touch up paint kits always come with clearcoat). Then they wet sand it again... The results? There was no way in hell that I could tell that there was a scratch there...
Good luck and may whomever keyed your car suffer the same fate on THEIR own body to leave the same length of visible scar...
It sucks but it happens. I found another door ding in my car two days ago. It happens and apparently no matter how annoyed you get it, still doesn't dissappear.
M3Armand, thanks for your tips. I hadn't thought of multiple applications using Dr. Colorchip. I'll try that next. I asked a local detailing shop who is very good and he said he has trouble with scratches as well. Langka has some tips for scratch repairs on their web site that involve using wet sand. That may come next if Dr. Colorchip doesn't work.
If you have Dr ColorChip already, forget the Langka - it's pretty much the same thing. The key is to remove all traces of wax before you put the first layer down.
Hey folks - sorry for the delay. So the detail guy came by on Monday and took one look/feel of the scratch and said that he wouldn't be able to get it out. So he referred me to a local body shop that specializes in high-end vehicles. Took the car there yesterday and got a quote of $750!!! Ouch! Is that "normal" in the Porsche world? The soonest I could get it in there is the 2nd week of November so I've got it booked.
Oh... and get what else this f***er did to my car which I didn't realize till later. He/she ripped half the rubber off my passenger side wiper. Needless to say I didn't notice this until Saturday night when it decides to rain. I turn on the wipers and s-c-r-a-t-c-h!!!! Now of course I have these miniscule semi-circle scratches on the passenger side of my windshield that although do not impair my vision any annoy the hell out of me because I know they're there! Arrrggghhh!!!!
$750 for any paint work seems about right IF done right... I would spend the time between now and then getting a second quote and asking what to look for in a repair so you know when it is done, that it was done right.
I went to a high end shop that did a great job but had/has a monkey on the buffer who swirled 1/2 my car - repeated attempts to get them to fix it have failed and I was stuck doing the detail myself. -
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