Scratch Marks Suddenly Appeared on Car / Can you Guess Most Likely Source ?

[AMV]

I feel your pain. I've gotten to the point of not looking too close nowadays as you'll raise your blood pressure.

 

[Sicario]

Oh well if its only a skoda why even post about it?

Just messin`, dont tell her i said that lmao

 

[Justintyme]

Not very nice, how ever they were caused !! But I'd say that they will polish out and leave the finish as good as new. Thing is to prevent it happening again???

 

[AW8]

That could be possible but car has not been any such places.

Anyone else driven it ?

Roughly how often do you clean/examine it ?

 

[bolidemichael]

It looks quite low, the height of the rubber ends to a toddler's scooter, perhaps.

 

[Neiltodd]

My first thought was a football but think I am off the mark with this as no one else has thought this.

Football as well for me

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Football as well for me

That's what I think it has been too as sometimes the kids along the street play.

 

[grober]

You describe the position of the car when you first noticed the scratches- this may not have been the position of the car when the scratches were inflicted? The nature of the scratches would indicate the presence of a rough but soft deformable surface rubbed along the side of the car the roughness being inherent in the material or from any grit its picked up?

 

[Deleted member 6183]

I'd say scratches from a bush, it's Spring and bushes are growing fast. Councils are not as active as usual so there are lots overgrown at roadsides.

 

[Wolfie1]

Football does sound like a clever choice tbh

 

[pmcgsmurf]

You describe the position of the car when you first noticed the scratches- this may not have been the position of the car when the scratches were inflicted? The nature of the scratches would indicate the presence of a rough but soft deformable surface rubbed along the side of the car the roughness being inherent in the material or from any grit its picked up?

I've been racking my brains for where car has been.
Only back and forward to supermarket with me sitting in car so unlikely during this.

That's what got me thinking a soft ball covered in grit moving at speed along the street has done it.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

I'd say scratches from a bush, it's Spring and bushes are growing fast. Councils are not as active as usual so there are lots overgrown at roadsides.

Does look very like that, our old Citrioen got scratched visiting friends so had to change how to get to their street. These ones are a mot lighter though.

There's no bushes or the like on way to shops or at shops so I've ruled this out.

 

[Gollom]

My first thought was a football but think I am off the mark with this as no one else has thought this.

A ball skidding across the side? They can pick up gravel

Edit: See someone else had the same idea

 

[markjay]

Is it possible that it happened at an earlier date, but you only noticed it now when the sun came out?

 

[Deleted member 37751]

How could a football cause that amount of damage? Even if you stood there and rubbed the ball on the paintwork with vigour I doubt you could cause that.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Not very nice, how ever they were caused !! But I'd say that they will polish out and leave the finish as good as new. Thing is to prevent it happening again???

Hard to prevent it as I can't say 100% for sure how it has happened but I will be keeping a very close eye out as this car is parked close to mine.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Anyone else driven it ?

Roughly how often do you clean/examine it ?

Just me or the wife and only shops and back, I gave this one a full wash, polish and vacuum a good few weeks back and it hasn't really moved much since.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

It looks quite low, the height of the rubber ends to a toddler's scooter, perhaps.

I'm on toddler look out now.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

A ball skidding across the side? They can pick up gravel

Edit: See someone else had the same idea

Was my first thought when I seen them.

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Is it possible that it happened at an earlier date, but you only noticed it now when the sun came out?

Unlikely as the car had a real good clean a while back.
I even got the seats back out cleaned all the inside that I started ages ago.