removing scratches from brushig snow
Neua
snow off my car left scratches in the paint. The car is 6 weeks old,
Honda Accord Coupe EX V6 and it was waxed about a month ago.
I thought re-waxing the affected areas might remove the scratches, but
they remain.
Any idea on how to remove the scratches? Someone might make abudle if
they could invent a brush with softer bristles!
fsfsa
it's a touch up paint pen for your car. I believe this could repair the
scratches. Also, you can buy turtle wax which comes with a crayon like
scratch filler that you apply before waxing the car. As for the brush, I
would return it to the store and show the store manager the scratches made
from the brush so he can stop selling it to other people so they don't get
their car paint damaged.
Good luck...
ALY
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Jon
I always look for a brush with the softest bristles, but they're rare
and hard to find. So I generally try not to use a brush anymore than I
have to.
Try a very fine polish, such as swirl & haze remover, something that
says "safe for clear coat finish". I picked up a bottle of "Kit"
Scatch remover, at my local Wal mart. It works very well for
removeing light scratches, and as a polish.
Bob Snow
limited results with swirl and scratch removers applied by had. A high speed
buffer can make all the difference.
Ed
Try using a product by Mothers called Sealer and Glaze (Phase 2). I
find that this product does a good job in filling in light scratches
while giving the paint a nice deep rich look.
If all fails, take it in to a detailing shop and have them take a look
at it. You'll be amazed how a professional cut-polish or scratch
removal treatment will make your car look brand new again.
Speedy Gonzales
I don't think you could get anymore paranoid about your finish than I
am and guess what - I've given in to the vagaries of this world. There
is no way you can keep the glassy look on your car's finish unless of
course you are parking in your bedroom and are only taking it out on
nice sunny 70 degree days. You will always get those swirl marks
especially when you start washing your car. And yes I hand wash my car
and use silicone blades to dry it and then clean up with terry towels
and I still keep getting the swirls and fine scratches.
I just rely on a good wash followed by polishing followed immediately
with a waxing, all hand done on the same day using Meguiar's (takes
about 6-7hrs). I'm learning to live with it and heck it aint so bad
looking after 2yrs.
Now if I could only find and kill the bastard who put 2 dings in my
car with his doors I'll be peaceful again.
JRK
"Speedy Gonzales" <agar...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> <snip>
>
> Now if I could only find and kill the bastard who put 2 dings in my
> car with his doors I'll be peaceful again.
AMEN! I only hope to someday catch one of those bastards in the act of
trying to drive away afterwards. Not much pisses me off more than those with
a complete disregard for the property of others, especially when they show
indifference after being alerted to their carelessness.
I hadn't even had my 1999 Accord LX for two weeks when I got a door ding
bigger than I had thought possible. It looked like someone in a raised truck
must have had to kick his own door open to cause it. It made a dent right on
the crease in the door and I had body work done before I made the first
payment. Those evil bastards should be shot on sight.
David Brodbeck
"JRK" <kn...@networld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Speedy Gonzales" <agar...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:949da31e.01120...@posting.google.com...
> > <snip>
> >
> > Now if I could only find and kill the bastard who put 2 dings in my
> > car with his doors I'll be peaceful again.
>
> AMEN! I only hope to someday catch one of those bastards in the act of
> trying to drive away afterwards. Not much pisses me off more than those
with
> a complete disregard for the property of others, especially when they show
> indifference after being alerted to their carelessness.
This is why I buy my cars pre-dinged. Keeps my blood pressure down. ;)
> I hadn't even had my 1999 Accord LX for two weeks when I got a door ding
> bigger than I had thought possible. It looked like someone in a raised
truck
> must have had to kick his own door open to cause it. It made a dent right
on
> the crease in the door and I had body work done before I made the first
> payment.
Heh...I used to own a VW van...I assume you remember what the doors on those
look like, big cut-out in the back for the fender, since the front wheel is
under the driver's seat. It's quite possibly the only vehicle in the world
capable of leaving a door ding in the *middle of the hood* of another car.
No, I never did it, though I came close once when the wind grabbed the door.
I couldn't help imagining someone wondering how the hell they got a bright
orange ding right on top of their hood. ;)
George Macdonald
>
>"Speedy Gonzales" <agar...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> <snip>
>>
>> Now if I could only find and kill the bastard who put 2 dings in my
>> car with his doors I'll be peaceful again.
>
>AMEN! I only hope to someday catch one of those bastards in the act of
>trying to drive away afterwards. Not much pisses me off more than those with
>a complete disregard for the property of others, especially when they show
>indifference after being alerted to their carelessness.
I'm afraid there's not much you can do even if you do "catch" them. These
people are losers and they don't care, even about their own property -
they've given up trying to look after things long ago because they're not
good at it... everything they touch turns to shit. You can only try to
avoid them by parking "defensively" but at busy times that can work against
you because one of those cretins is just as likely to be so pissed at
having to walk their fat ass 50yds to the store that they take it out on
your car.
I've heard of one case where a friend called the cops when the dinger
refused to give insurance info but this was an extreme case where the
"ding" was a 9" crease in the door metal. The cop took the side of the
dingee and told the dinger that she had damaged someone else's property and
must give insurance info or pay for the repair; it's just as likely that a
cop will shrug it off as: "nothing to worry about - you'll get a lot of
them".
>I hadn't even had my 1999 Accord LX for two weeks when I got a door ding
>bigger than I had thought possible. It looked like someone in a raised truck
>must have had to kick his own door open to cause it. It made a dent right on
>the crease in the door and I had body work done before I made the first
>payment. Those evil bastards should be shot on sight.
The last time we had one of those door ding discussions we had some creep
butt in and tell us that these things are not important in life and we
should just shrug and get on with it. We'll see what this one brings in
the way of "alternative views".:-)
Rgds, George Macdonald
"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??
Speedy Gonzales
> car with his doors I'll be peaceful again.
FOLLOW-UP for those interested:
I got 5 dings in my car in just 2 weeks - almost drove me crazy with
fury since I had a spotless car. It turns out two were caused at the
mall by the same car (driver and rear passenger at the same time), one
was at a valet parking, and 2 were by my neighbor - we share the same
2 car stall in my underground apartment parking.
So am having the valet parking dent fixed right now (estimate - $1200
since it was a truck door and it damaged the body crease). Will be
getting a paintless dent repair(hopefully) on the mall dents. Have
complained to the cops about my neighbor and they said that as a
matter of policy they don't investigate claims like that!!!!!!
So what do you think should be my neighbor's punishment?
JRK
If you're sure its your neighboor, then cutting the valve stems off of his
tires sounds fun. Seriously though, can you file a claim with your insurance
company? Its treated as a collision since it is vehicle to vehicle contact.
I wonder, will the insurance company track down the insurance info
themselves, or will you have to call your neighboor?
Bob Snow
I've only dinged another car once. The wind caught my door and blew it into
the car next to me. That car was about 20 years old, with serious rust along
the wheel well where my door hit, one fender was a different color from the
rest of the car. It had so many dents, I had to open my door all the way to
even find the spot I hit. It left rust on the edge of my door, not paint. I
thought about leaving a note and then realized it really didn't make any
sense. I still feel funny about just leaving though.
David Brodbeck
"Bob Snow" <bob...@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Confession:
>
> I've only dinged another car once. The wind caught my door and blew it
into
> the car next to me. That car was about 20 years old, with serious rust
along
> the wheel well where my door hit, one fender was a different color from
the
> rest of the car. It had so many dents, I had to open my door all the way
to
> even find the spot I hit. It left rust on the edge of my door, not paint.
I
> thought about leaving a note and then realized it really didn't make any
> sense. I still feel funny about just leaving though.
I've never dinged another car with my door, but on two occasions I've tapped
another car while parking and done damage. Both times I owned up to it to
the owner. In one case we handled it on a cash basis, on the other he chose
to put it through his insurance company instead.
Gary R. Utter
<kn...@networld.com> wrote:
> Its treated as a collision since it is vehicle to vehicle contact.
It's not a collision, and not treated as such. If it's covered at all,
it's covered under "comprehensive" insurance, the same thing that
covers hits from shopping carts and falling trees.
If the dings are expensive enough to fix that it's worth filing an
insurance claim, you are either paying a LOT more for the insurance
than you need to or describing serious damage inaccurately. (i.e it
ain't a ding)
JRK
"Gary R. Utter" <ut...@syndicomm.com> wrote in message
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> In article <jQtP7.826$Lj1.1...@news.uswest.net>, JRK
> <kn...@networld.com> wrote:
>
> > Its treated as a collision since it is vehicle to vehicle contact.
>
> It's not a collision, and not treated as such. If it's covered at all,
> it's covered under "comprehensive" insurance, the same thing that
> covers hits from shopping carts and falling trees.
>
You are wrong here. It was considered a collision due to the vehicle to
vehicle contact. Had it been a shopping cart it would have been covered
under comprehensive. This was treated by my insurance company as a hit and
run and I had to come up with the collision deductible.
Speedy Gonzales
Well mine was a 9" warp caused by a truck door that estimated to
$1200. Car is still in the workshop for the past week. Also my
insurance agency (The Gekko people) said that it fell under collision
even if my neighbor hit it - comprehensive covers only non-vehicle
damage.
Gary R. Utter
<kn...@networld.com> wrote:
> This was treated by my insurance company as a hit and
> run and I had to come up with the collision deductible.
Your insurance company screwed you. Try to get a police officer to take
a motor vehicle accident report for a door ding and he'll tell you that
it is NOT a motor vehicle accident.
David Brodbeck
> Your insurance company screwed you. Try to get a police officer to take
> a motor vehicle accident report for a door ding and he'll tell you that
> it is NOT a motor vehicle accident.
They won't take a report for *any* motor vehicle accident that's on private
property.
mike (aka socalmike)
"David Brodbeck" <dbro...@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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im sure if one of the kennedys flipped their car over and killed someone on
their grounds in hyannisport, the cops would take a report.
David Brodbeck
"mike (aka socalmike)" <mikeinlakew...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> im sure if one of the kennedys flipped their car over and killed someone
on
> their grounds in hyannisport, the cops would take a report.
But then it'd be manslaughter, not a motor vehicle violation. ;)
Gary R. Utter
Brodbeck <dbro...@ameritech.net> wrote:
> They won't take a report for *any* motor vehicle accident that's on private
> property.
Must be nice. They don't have the luxury here.
George Macdonald
What kind of terms are you on with this neighbor? IOW can you talk to
him/her about it? Are the parking spaces assigned or can you park in
another spot? I remember, when I lived in an apartrment, I happened to see
a woman swing her door into my new car, leaving a big ding. She was gone
before I could talk to her on the spot but I left a note under her wiper
blade later the same day telling her that if she did it again I'd have no
alternative but to take "retaliatory action". She never parked next to me
again.
In some cases these kinds of things are done out of thoughtlessness but I
suspect that many of them are because the perp. is pissed at the world and
takes it out on whatever happens to be handy - your car. In your situation
I'd have a "kind" word with the neighbor and make it clear that any future
occurences will be regarded as malicious damage of your property. As for
retaliatory action, a dab of brake fluid on the paint of the car will take
days or weeks to turn into a crinkly peeling spot.