GMballistic Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Sorry to see your beautiful Zed chirag1988 has been vandalized. Definitely not an accidental scratch unfortunately. With something that big on such a visible panel of the car I'd pay for Chips Away or similar to sort it as unless you're experienced you'll never get as good a finish as it was. Good luck and hope it's not too expensive to sort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks everyone for all your tips on this and words of support I'll keep you guys posted with how I get on with chips away tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 UPDATE - so the guy from chips away came down today and bad news ...he can't fix it due to the location of the scratch. He said he wouldn't be able to blend it in properly and recommended that I take it to a bodyshop and get the rear quarter panel re-sprayed. It's not what I wanted to hear, but at least he didn't try to do a bodge job of it and leave me worse for wear... I'm going to try to "clean it up" as best as I can with the scratch x and touch up pen for the time being until I can get it done for a reasonable price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Black Sharpee pen Sorry it wasn't the news you wanted from Chips away though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Black Sharpee pen Sorry it wasn't the news you wanted from Chips away though. Well I'll be getting the touch up pen from Nissan tomorrow, my paint code is G41. Will attempt it on the weekend if I get a chance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 As I've suggested before for someone - Stickers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG8nby Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 UPDATE - so the guy from chips away came down today and bad news ...he can't fix it due to the location of the scratch. He said he wouldn't be able to blend it in properly and recommended that I take it to a bodyshop and get the rear quarter panel re-sprayed. It's not what I wanted to hear, but at least he didn't try to do a bodge job of it and leave me worse for wear... I'm going to try to "clean it up" as best as I can with the scratch x and touch up pen for the time being until I can get it done for a reasonable price... I had the same thing mine was a small scratch I wasn't happy with tried to touch it up and wet n dry it flat but ended up going through the paint a little, chips away could not do anything as it wouldn't blend in properly. I was quoted 180 at the body shop for the full panel I think the colour is repaired locally then full panel lacquered. I will have to live with it for now and get it sorted at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren350 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Why only key a car a few inches like that? Surely if you are thick scum you'd want to key the entire side not go in half heartedly. Someone could have fallen against the car and scratched it with their zip or button perhaps? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Why only key a car a few inches like that? Surely if you are thick scum you'd want to key the entire side not go in half heartedly. Someone could have fallen against the car and scratched it with their zip or button perhaps? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk That was done by some scum just walking past with something sharp in his hand.. Dont think anybody fell on it with a zip or button.... :scare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponsonby Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 UPDATE - so the guy from chips away came down today and bad news ...he can't fix it due to the location of the scratch. He said he wouldn't be able to blend it in properly and recommended that I take it to a bodyshop and get the rear quarter panel re-sprayed. It's not what I wanted to hear, but at least he didn't try to do a bodge job of it and leave me worse for wear... I'm going to try to "clean it up" as best as I can with the scratch x and touch up pen for the time being until I can get it done for a reasonable price... Surprised that Chips Away cant fix it. Try another company, maybe the Chips Away guy is not very experienced. I had them fix a scratch (vandalised) on wife's black metallic car some years back and after they had done it I could not even find where the scratch had been. Middle of the bonnet. 3 years later when car sold you could still not tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 I might just do that, get a second opinion before shelling out to get the whole panel done...just really frustrating and expenditure that I do not need!! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren350 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I would get a second quote mate. The next one might be £30 and he can do it straight away. I doubt it's good practice to turn work down but maybe it was his last day lol Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just spoken to another guy who said he would charge £195 to do it. Sent him the pics. Said he needs to blend in the whole panel too when it comes to lacquering it. I'm still getting more opinions, but it's not looking like it's gonna be cheap...might just touch up for now until I can afford a couple of hundred quid to get it done properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Why only key a car a few inches like that? Surely if you are thick scum you'd want to key the entire side not go in half heartedly. Someone could have fallen against the car and scratched it with their zip or button perhaps? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk That was done by some scum just walking past with something sharp in his hand.. Dont think anybody fell on it with a zip or button.... :scare: You seem to know an awful lot about how this occurred, Will.... just where were you at the time of the incident? Just playing devil's advocate a bit (more) here, that appears to be roughly at handbag-on-elbow height... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Why only key a car a few inches like that? Surely if you are thick scum you'd want to key the entire side not go in half heartedly. Someone could have fallen against the car and scratched it with their zip or button perhaps? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk That was done by some scum just walking past with something sharp in his hand.. Dont think anybody fell on it with a zip or button.... :scare: You seem to know an awful lot about how this occurred, Will.... just where were you at the time of the incident? Just playing devil's advocate a bit (more) here, that appears to be roughly at handbag-on-elbow height... Unfortunately mate I've had it done to many of my cars joys of living in London. Some scrote carved into the bonnet of my Black Range Rover..And I mean carved..F***ck Arsenal..!! I'm sure it was SMD...!! Edited March 21, 2014 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Chirag, you have my sympathy as some sh**bag did exactly the same to my Azure blue but on the passenger side. I'd left my Zed for half an hour while I went for a dental check up and came back to an 18inch long scratch right over the rear wheel arch. I used 2000grit then 2500grit wet 'n' dry to gently knock the edges off it and then used Nissan Azure Blue (B17) touch up paint. I applied the paint with a cocktail stick as I don't see how anyone can do a neat job with those crappy brushes that come with the kit. It took an age to 'dab' the paint along the length of the scratch but by the time I'd completed the scratch I could start again as the other end was dry. I then rubbed it down with 2500grit again, gave it another coat and left it overnight. Another gentle rub down with 2500grit, then I applied the clearcoat. I'll be the first to admit it wasn't perfect but unless you knew it was there it wasn't exactly obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Ah mate that sounds terrible! I don't get why these w*nkers feel like they have to vandalise someone else's hard earned pride and joy just to get a cheap thrill out of it. I was planning on doing mine today but the on-off rain meant I couldn't. Just managed to give the car a quick wash and then had to leave out the wax coz of the rain. Will look for another chance when the weather holds up a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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