Car scratched... Vandalism? And how to repair?

[Dieselman]

Rubbed-down the primer with wet 1200 paper and liberally applied touch-up paint... Impossible to spread the paint properly with the tiny brush provided, so the affected area now looks like the moon through a telescope. Still, it will hold back the rust until I figure-out an action plan.

Wait until it has gone really hard then rub it down until smooth then spray some lacquer on, wait again then polish that smooth.

 

[SquabzZz]

what w4nk3rs for doing that!!

i feel for you mate

 

[markjay]

Thank you Dieselman. Will give it a go later in the week.

 

[thefibreguy]

I looks like a fat bird has been sh*gged on your 'hood', those mark have been left by the too-ing, & fro-ing, of the rivets in her bleached mini denim skirt. By the spacing of the scratches, I would say she was a size 18-20, & by the depression left, she was approx 20st. The depth of the scratches being approx 1.5mm, indicates the session only lasted 27s!!.

Elementary, I'd say!

Good job Ron Jeremy, or my mate 'Steve the Stud' wasn't involved, every panel would be history!!

Do any of your neighbours fit the description?

Regards,

S. Holmes.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

i looks like a fat bird has been sh*gged on your 'hood', those mark have been left by the too-ing, & fro-ing, of the rivets in her bleached mini denim skirt. By the spacing of the scratches, i would say she was a size 18-20, & by the depression left, she was approx 20st. The depth of the scratches being approx 1.5mm, indicates the session only lasted 27s!!.

Elementary, i'd say!

Good job ron jeremy, or my mate 'steve the stud' wasn't involved, every panel would be history!!

Do any of your neighbours fit the description?

Regards,

s. Holmes.

:d

 

[Kingy68]

My mum recently had the bonnet of her VW Golf resprayed. Chimney top got blown off next doors roof and part of it glanced her car on the way down. Similar deep scratch damage to yours, but a dent too and it is metallic. Got a trusted local company to do it (have done work for us in the past to high standard) and it was £200. Now looks like new.

 

[John]

I looks like a fat bird has been sh*gged on your 'hood', those mark have been left by the too-ing, & fro-ing, of the rivets in her bleached mini denim skirt. By the spacing of the scratches, I would say she was a size 18-20, & by the depression left, she was approx 20st. The depth of the scratches being approx 1.5mm, indicates the session only lasted 27s!!.

MJ, you aren't trying to sell your car on eBay using a recently well-publicised technique are you?

 

[Dryce]

Rubbed-down the primer with wet 1200 paper and liberally applied touch-up paint... Impossible to spread the paint properly with the tiny brush provided, so the affected area now looks like the moon through a telescope. Still, it will hold back the rust until I figure-out an action plan.

I'd suggest biting the bullet and get a bodyshop to do the bonnet properly.

Yes you'll be down £200-£300 but the repair will likely as not be invisible.

Trade the cost by splitting it against personal happiness while you still have the car and protecting what little value it has should you come to sell it on.

 

[markjay]

Update....

I realised that the only options are either bonnet respray, or a replacement second-hand bonnet.

The former involve potential paint issues if the job is not done properly, the latter involves potential gaps and awkward shunt-lines if the replacement bonnet is not adjusted properly.

I decided on a bonnet respray.

However...

I thought I'd use this as a training opportunity, I know the theory behind painting body panels, and have seen this done many times, but never did it myself.

So I armed myself with Halfords primer, paint to match MB 197 (Obsidian Black), and clear lacquer, and did it all by the book.

The result is pretty miserable, the paint reacted with the primer and all that has been achieved is a flaking paint and very badly pitted primer showing under it. I sprayed a larger area of course, and there are no issues with the paint on the 'healthy' parts of the bonnet, but where there was exposed primer before respraying the results look like sulphuric acid has been poured on it. I tried it twice with the same result.

The only thing I would say for Halfords, is that the primer was sitting in the boot of my car for a couple of years or more, so may have been damaged through heat or cold etc and no longer fit for purpose. The spray paint and clear lacquer were new.

But other than that it is poor show for Halford's products... being a novice I simply followed instructions to the dot and did everything by the book (or, rather, by the can - following the instructions on the label), no short-cuts etc.

I don't mind too much really as the bonnet is due for a respray anyway, and, and it was good fun, but I am still disappointed with the lack of success I had with Halford's paint and primer.

 

[merc estate]

I had a scratch on a wing of a metallic c class and i used a company called Chips away they come round and did a fantastic job paint matched perfectly and 2 years later when i sold the car you could not see any trace of a mark or where they matched the paint 020 8215 0721 or mobile 07796 001540 i think the price was around £120 but give them a ring he gave me a price over the phone so you have nothing to loose, i live in Romford essex but i know they travel, good luck let us know how you get on.

 

[hondo]

I would strongly recommend looking for a good bonnet same colour ,you honestly can't go wrong changing straight bonnet the three bolts at each hinge once removed will leave marks of where they were before removed line up new bonnet with this and as long as your car has never had any front end accident repairs and been botched the bonnet should sit on its old marks nicely with even gaps ,if you didn't fancy doing it yourself any decent panelbeater could set a bonnet to fit in bout ten mins with there eyes closed and also bare in mind regardless of what any1 says this is fact once repainted a bonnet will always be less resistant to stonechips the more you paint it the worse it gets

 

[John]

I would re-iterate post #15 - particularly the latter recommendation...

 

[nick mercedes]

So I armed myself with Halfords primer, paint to match MB 197 (Obsidian Black), and clear lacquer, and did it all by the book.

The result is pretty miserable, the paint reacted with the primer and all that has been achieved is a flaking paint and very badly pitted primer showing under it.

The perils of mixing different types of paint.

Only real solution to this is to have the bonnet painted by a bodyshop, no colour match problems and an easy life.

 

[markjay]

The perils of mixing different types of paint....

Just to say that both the primer and paint were Halfords-branded. You would have thought....

 

[Matty77]

Found this damage to the bonnet this morning:

Go to Europes Largest Resource for Detailers, Valeters and Car Cleaning and ask for help from a decent detailer in the London area - they should be able to work wonders for a fraction of the cost of a respray

 

[Barry-p]

Go to Europes Largest Resource for Detailers, Valeters and Car Cleaning and ask for help from a decent detailer in the London area - they should be able to work wonders for a fraction of the cost of a respray

It's been dented, primed and painted which has also reacted I can see any detailer being able to resolve that without it seeing a bodyshop

 

[Barry-p]

Update....

I realised that the only options are either bonnet respray, or a replacement second-hand bonnet.

The former involve potential paint issues if the job is not done properly, the latter involves potential gaps and awkward shunt-lines if the replacement bonnet is not adjusted properly.

I decided on a bonnet respray.

However...

I thought I'd use this as a training opportunity, I know the theory behind painting body panels, and have seen this done many times, but never did it myself.

So I armed myself with Halfords primer, paint to match MB 197 (Obsidian Black), and clear lacquer, and did it all by the book.

The result is pretty miserable, the paint reacted with the primer and all that has been achieved is a flaking paint and very badly pitted primer showing under it. I sprayed a larger area of course, and there are no issues with the paint on the 'healthy' parts of the bonnet, but where there was exposed primer before respraying the results look like sulphuric acid has been poured on it. I tried it twice with the same result.

The only thing I would say for Halfords, is that the primer was sitting in the boot of my car for a couple of years or more, so may have been damaged through heat or cold etc and no longer fit for purpose. The spray paint and clear lacquer were new.

But other than that it is poor show for Halford's products... being a novice I simply followed instructions to the dot and did everything by the book (or, rather, by the can - following the instructions on the label), no short-cuts etc.

I don't mind too much really as the bonnet is due for a respray anyway, and, and it was good fun, but I am still disappointed with the lack of success I had with Halford's paint and primer.

Sorry to hear that your repair didn't come out to a good standard but I have to say I'm not surprised. Halfords and rattle cans are ok for small jobs but I would never dream of trying to paint panels with them, it just doesn't work. No matter how much you follow the so called guide lines you will have problems, using a 1k products is always a risk when mixing other product as the solvents will always re react and you will never get a long term nice result as you would out of a 2k product.
I would just bite the bullet and have it repaired and painted by a bodyshop, you will never be sure if a second hand will match as it could have been painted before, if you have yours repaired it can be colour chipped to your wing so it will match and be problem solved.