Some dick hit my car

[method]

So T and I go and get some breakfast this morning. I find a nice big empty parking lot to park in. Well when we get done eating and come out there is this old Volvo parked next to me. Paranoid as I am about the paint I check my car out. Sure enough the prick hit my car with his door. I visualized how it would open and it lined up perfectly.

So whats the best way to get this out. The silver scuffs I think I can get out with a clay bar, some buffing, and some elbow grease. But there is a small chip in the paint (*****ty Subaru paint), should I fill that with some touchup? What's the best way to go about that?

I have the guys license plate but I don't know if it would be worth going after.

Any info would be helpful.

Some photos:

http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/sets/72157604522432754/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2412275802_326b177278.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/241227...57604522432754/ (http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/2412275802/in/set-72157604522432754/)

These are photos of my car, the car you see is the reflection of the car beside me.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2411449931_5fa37247af.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/241144...57604522432754/ (http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/2411449931/in/set-72157604522432754/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2412287488_33125c0354.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/241228...57604522432754/ (http://flickr.com/photos/bustarines/2412287488/in/set-72157604522432754/)

[jonny-rockets]

lol - your car is so damn shiny i can't even figure out where on your car the damage is.

that is lame as hell though.

[method]

I should have known better than to park in Portsmouth :-/

[04silvrrex]

that sux... The paint scuff will buff out i'm sure... If you can't get it let me know, There are some companies like dent wizard..., and color-all that do the chip repair... Using touch up doesn't alway look the best, so you could try a chip repair tech...Thats how it always works, You find a wide open spot in the back and some ashole will park right next to you(it seems almost on purpose sometimes) best of luck


Does that volvo have a front lip?:rofl:

[banned4life]

wow.. i would have called the cops immediately.

[method]

I have his license plate but I didn't know what to do about it where its something minor.

[method]

that sux... The paint scuff will buff out i'm sure... If you can't get it let me know, There are some companies like dent wizard..., and color-all that do the chip repair... Using touch up doesn't alway look the best, so you could try a chip repair tech...Thats how it always works, You find a wide open spot in the back and some ashole will park right next to you(it seems almost on purpose sometimes) best of luck


Does that volvo have a front lip?:rofl:

How much would something like that cost? I mean the chip is maybe 1mm x 2mm, you can barely see it. I'm just worried about it rusting or something along those lines.

[method]

Well I 'fixed' the chips, had moderate success.

I used some rubbing compound on the scratches after stripping the wax from my car. It got some of the scuffing out but the chips were worse that I thought. I filled them the best I could with some Subaru touch up paint and a toothpick. Followed with some rubbing alcohol. Then finished waxing the car with Mequire's paint cleaner, paint polish, and carnauba wax.

I'm still not pleased with the clear-coat the car has, it's been scratched up since I took delivery. From everything I read on NABISCO they seem to be coming that way from the factory.

[Nate8409]

That is the one thing I hate about Subaru. The paint quality is terrible.

[method]

Well I fixed it the best I could:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/se...57604560030154/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/sets/72157604560030154/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2417227891_a969a60e54_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/24...57604560030154/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/2417227891/in/set-72157604560030154/)

And some new shots. Love the mirror glaze:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/2418045518_e272856329.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/24...57604560030154/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/2418045518/in/set-72157604560030154/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2418045650_d647104b97.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/24...57604560030154/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bustarines/2418045650/in/set-72157604560030154/)

[starhm]

not many camerad places around here...would have just kicked in the door and left that a=hole behind. i would feel better paying the 65 dollars a panel getting it fixed at tri-city subaru...

[method]

not many camerad places around here...would have just kicked in the door and left that a=hole behind. i would feel better paying the 65 dollars a panel getting it fixed at tri-city subaru...

You think they could still fix it even though I attempted to myself?

[method]

So I wasn't happy with my final result so I swung by my dealer ( Ocean Subaru ) to see what they could do. The guy helped me out. Looks great now.

So I'm happy now. -- grumble http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif .