Came back to a scratch
 

So I come back to the parking lot and see this on my car:

How bad is this? Unfortunately it's Sunday and I can't get it fixed immediately but I'm planning on getting it fixed first thing in the morning.

The scratch also formed a dent on it. It's a little bit bigger than an inch. Maybe 2 inches the most.

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Dang! Stupid people, they don't give a crap about anyone else's stuff but scratch their junk mobile and they get pissed! I wouldnt be surprised if that is a $400 scratch.

How the heck did they do that? That's awful. This is why we can't have nice things! People are so careless.

Let's all bow our heads for a moment of silence.

Yeah I'm still heated about it. Definitely gonna be losing sleep until it's fixed. I was parked on a corner stall too and made sure there was enough space.

Super careless in their part.

I hope it won't cost too much but it looks a bit deep. Going to be calling insurance and going to the dealer in the morning.

Feels like darth Vader when he woke up in his suit.

NNNNMNMMM NNNNMNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

That hurts. I hope you can get it fixed without a lot of trouble and expense.

Careless is right. It boils us all and here's to a quick fix find tmrw.

While you assess the alternatives, let me suggest you get a good "dent" guy to pop out the metal. Fender is easy access so that should cost $100 or less.

With color being dark, a OEM paint stick ($15) or a chip repair kit ($50) are less pricey ways of restoring color.

Dr. ColorChip Automotive Paint Chip Repair Kit - Dr. ColorChip: Automotive Paint Chip Repair Systems

Another two days and the black beauty will be looking like new.:D:D:D

Forgot to mention, this is on the passenger side back door. :(

Thanks for the info! I will def try this out if all else fails. Wish me luck!!

Are you sure it's a scratch, not paint transfer? If it's paint transfer, all you have to do is remove the paint and just worry about the dent.

^Yeah, that definitely looks like paint transfer. there's some black lines in the middle that don't make sense if it was a legitimate scratch. can you catch a fingernail on the edge of the "scratch"?

Just try a light polishing compound. Just make sure the surface is really clean before you do so you don't scratch dirt in and make sure to wax that area after.

Anyway, just do your best to fix it easy and go on with your life. It's better you got it out of the way early, stuff like that is going to happen to a car you drive every day and park in public parking lots, all you can do is be strategic about where you park to avoid it. Good luck.

Yeah so the middle part of the scratch seems to be not as deep, I rubbed it a bit and it turned grey and the white came off. So good news to that I guess.

But both ends of the scratch is definitely a paint chip. If you look at the image, the little round on the far left of the scratch is chipped paint and the far right of the scratch is the deepest part.

Will update you guys tomorrow and hopefully with a picture of it looking brand new again. :violin:

Short and sweet- take it to a highly recommended honda body shop. Get it professionally repaired. You will never be happy with a paint touch up as it will always look like a paint touch up.
Good Luck!

Yeah, I've used the touch up paint from Honda in NBP and you can still tell where it's been touched up. Just doesn't look great. Its better for very small scratches or small spots from rock chips and such.

No winning :mad: . Hope you have better days ahead .

Just left my car in the shop. Cost came up to approximately $640. The shop has pretty amazing ratings and like you guys said, I rather have a professional deal with it. I was quoted about 700+ on two other shops.

Can't wait to get my car back again. For now, I'm driving this huge Nissan sentra. Lol.