I Keyed My Own Car!!
#1
I Keyed My Own Car!!
I am SO upset!! I've had my fit for 8 months now, and kept it pristine--no accidents, no backing into poles, nothing. And then this morning when I was getting back into my car at Whataburger after picking up breakfast to take home to the family, I was juggling my keys and the bag and a drink and halfway dropped my keys.
Of COURSE my car key was pointing out as I was just about to open the door, and now I have a long vertical scratch near the keyhole. What on earth do I do? Do any of those scratch remover products they advertise actually work?
It isn't rough, I don't feel a very deep scratch, but the blue paint is gone and so the scratch looks white. I don't think I can bear to see it every single time I get into my car. This is my first one and I'm just heartsick over it--especially since I did it myself instead of it being someone else.
Of COURSE my car key was pointing out as I was just about to open the door, and now I have a long vertical scratch near the keyhole. What on earth do I do? Do any of those scratch remover products they advertise actually work?
It isn't rough, I don't feel a very deep scratch, but the blue paint is gone and so the scratch looks white. I don't think I can bear to see it every single time I get into my car. This is my first one and I'm just heartsick over it--especially since I did it myself instead of it being someone else.
#3
^^ Ditto! That stuff works wonders! Depending on the severity of the scratch, you may have to make a couple of passes but for 12 bucks at Walmart (and other stores) its a darn good thing to keep stashed away for scratches.
#4
You'd think that I actually crashed it instead of just scratching it, considering how upset I am. I hate to think how I'll feel when something truly awful does happen. The way traffic is around here, and the way people drive, it's almost a matter of *when* not *if*. . . .
#5
try scratchx.
use this as your applicator. dont need too much elbow grease, but you need to work the product in to polish the scratch out.
use this as your applicator. dont need too much elbow grease, but you need to work the product in to polish the scratch out.
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