1 week old TL got keyed :(

[rkrk]

My 1 week old TL got keyed in Oakville..It is a hairline scratch..but deep enough for me to feel it with my finger nail...it does the clicking sound..it is all white but doesnt look too deep..
Here is the link..
Any good body shops that can take care of it..

Here is a link to the pic..
http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167079

What do you guys think..would applying touch up paint work..

Any good bodyshop that you can recommend..

Help is greatly appreciated...

[weedb0y]

I have a feeling that bodyshops have guys goin around keying new cars! Sad to hear this

[cipher]

My 1 week old TL got keyed in Oakville..It is a hairline scratch..but deep enough for me to feel it with my finger nail...it does the clicking sound..it is all white but doesnt look too deep..
Here is the link..
Any good body shops that can take care of it..

Here is a link to the pic..
http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167079

What do you guys think..would applying touch up paint work..

Any good bodyshop that you can recommend..

Help is greatly appreciated...

No...touch up paint will not work. You'll see a line and the touchup paint will never match the existing paint. The entire panel needs to be repainted.

I know how you feel. Someone pulling out of a parking spot hit the bumper of my 2 week old Honda Fit and took off without leaving a note. He left some scratches in the bumper. They had to remove the entire bumper and repaint it. It was about $700 total. They did an excellent job and you can't tell where the car was hit.

[maniacshopper]

sorry to hear your baby been violated. I know how it feels.
You can try touch up paint, but use a very small and fine brush. Let it dry. You can try to go to a detailing shop. Ask them if anything can be done before applying touch up.

I've seen very small touch up applied, and wet sanding, and extensive waxing and polishing done. It can be done, requires a lot of work.

[sheepdogexpress]

Typically people don't key cars(I don't think a TL is going to impress anyone), unless you park badly, rub someone the wrong way in the parking lot(steal someones parking), or have a freakishly nice car like a ferrari and your some young punk.

If you do get keyed on a regular basis, someone hates you and know what car you drive and in this case, get a insurance package with a cheap deductible.

I parked badly one time(I knew I would get keyed, my GF just wanted to see the movie and not be late) and had a similar scratch. And yes you will need to remove the door and paint the whole thing, about a 700 dollars bill.

[corrupt123]

sorry to hear your baby been violated. I know how it feels.
You can try touch up paint, but use a very small and fine brush. Let it dry. You can try to go to a detailing shop. Ask them if anything can be done before applying touch up.

I've seen very small touch up applied, and wet sanding, and extensive waxing and polishing done. It can be done, requires a lot of work.

Thats what I'd recommend. Touch up paint, then wetsand and buff. If in the end you dont like it, go ahead and paint the whole panel. If you do like it, well, then you potentially save $600+

[namewitheld]

I would try and polish this out first.
Get some rubbing compound and mix it with some liquid wax that is similar in color. Use it on a rag and use your finger tips to rub it out. It may tale some time and effort but it should work. You will not fill up the gouge right away abut several applications (drying time in between) and eventually it may blend right in.
After that, just polish the whole door (and car) and buff.

[ES_Revenge]

I would try and polish this out first.

So would I. Picture isn't the greatest but I would imagine you could buff a lot of that out. Perhaps not the entire thing, but you would make it look a lot better and a lot less noticeable.

[insertcreativename]

Ouch, that sucks. Touch up paint probably won't look the greatest. But it would suck to pay to have it repainted then someone do the same thing again. I can't stand to see stuff like this.

[Ironballz]

Typically people don't key cars(I don't think a TL is going to impress anyone), unless you park badly, rub someone the wrong way in the parking lot(steal someones parking), or have a freakishly nice car like a ferrari and your some young punk.

If you do get keyed on a regular basis, someone hates you and know what car you drive and in this case, get a insurance package with a cheap deductible.

I parked badly one time(I knew I would get keyed, my GF just wanted to see the movie and not be late) and had a similar scratch. And yes you will need to remove the door and paint the whole thing, about a 700 dollars bill.

You don't think there are young teenage punks out there who think key scratching a new car would be funny?

I feel for you man...I had my car key scratched from the headlight all the way back to the tail light. No idea why anybody would do crap like that.

Definitely try buffing it out first though...you might be able to hide it well enough.

[666]

I know your pain..............my last car got keyed on the hood "FXXK YOU". and when I stopped my car in front of traffic lights, everyone looking at it and like "what the heck?" and i am so embarrassed.

dont know why these stupid idots will do these things to people nowaday.

[mau108]

whats up with tl's getting keyed and scratched this past couple of weeks?

I swear I was north toronto acura today to pick up a part and there were 3 TL's waiting to have the body guy produce a quote.

Even on here there are a few. Some one's hating on the TL :P

[Jon Lai]

whats up with tl's getting keyed and scratched this past couple of weeks?

I swear I was north toronto acura today to pick up a part and there were 3 TL's waiting to have the body guy produce a quote.

Even on here there are a few. Some one's hating on the TL :P

Maybe it's due to the recent advertisements

[actng]

you need to reevaluate the priorities in your life as well as your life values if a faint scratch on your depreciating "asset" troubles you this much.

it would be a bit more acceptable if you were bitching about the cost to repair the "hairline scratch", or people's lack of respect for others' property but you really need to lighten up.

[gq_fuzion]

try nu scratch
i had a pretty deep scratch and nu scratch did a pretty good job of hiding it

you can still see it, but only at certain angles