My jeep's been keyed

[blue_monday]

Any tips on a cheap fix that looks decent? Don't most auto parts stores carry touch up paint for this kind of thing? I'd like a quick fix because it's a pretty offensive word that's been scratched onto my passenger's door. It's also factory paint if that matters.

Thanks for any advice

[Kwinnie Bogan]

People have no respect for other peoples property these days, but if it was a specific word it's usually someone you know fairly well. You must have done something wrong.

This is gearheads, you don't need to censor youself here. You may if you wish though, of course. Get a clay bar kit. If you get touchup paint ONLY get it from JEEP, and use some t cut the day before you touch up.

[cronic5]

The bad thing about keying, is it is hard to really fix cheaply, and make it look good.

About the only thing you can do, is get it fixed by some professionals (if you have no idea what you're doing), or if you don't really care for it to be perfect, you can always do it yourself by some simple sanding and repainting. Of course, you can always go the "touch up" route, but it is a less permanent, and will loose worse than a "properly" fixed scratch.

[ratfrink]

Touch up pens are pretty hard to use in scratches, they're alright for little stone chips though.

I'd be tempted to spray the whole panel. Talk to a decent body repair place about how to do this (but don't be lured by their sales pitch into having it done professionally), because I can't be bothered to write the whole process down.

[sexualjesus]

lol i once had a huge 3" wide, 2 foot long scratch accross my old falcon from some truck reversing into me, since my car was white i went down to go-lo and got a can of appliance white and spray painted over the scratch, at first it was to light so you could still see the black undercar and after that it was to thick and began to drip down all accross the good paintwork.

the colour wasnt even the same so i had cream appliance white leaked over a clear white car

and i didnt bother to get the surface rust that had formed off beforehand so you could still see the rust outline on the shit paintjob

point is dont do it yourself and if you do go to a dealership and get them to match a paint can to your car colour.

[ratfrink]

^ no, retard. The point is, if you're going to do it yourself, don't do a completely shit job like you did. It's possible to do a near-perfect touch up job by yourself with a couple of rattle cans and some sandpaper, so long as you put some effort into it.

[sexualjesus]

^ no, retard. The point is, if you're going to do it yourself, don't do a completely shit job like you did. It's possible to do a near-perfect touch up job by yourself with a couple of rattle cans and some sandpaper, so long as you put some effort into it.

you know the biggest problem with theory is practicality, no one ever focus's on the little things, everyone overassumes and expectations are destroyed, the point is your gay

[ratfrink]

People who want to do it properly focus on the little things. I've repairs lots of paint and painted whole panels myself and they look excellent. It just takes a little effort; if you can't be bothered with putting a little effort in, then go ahead and let the repair shops bleed you dry, it's no skin off of my nose.

[blue_monday]

lolz your jeep got keyed

-repped

[Professor_Skullsworth]

the point is your gay

frink's gay what? gay car? gay point? dont leave me hanging,...the suspense is killing me,...

[MediumD]

How old is the paintjob on the vehicle? If it's more than maybe 5-6 years, you're going to be hard pressed to get a decent color match on your own (unless the vehicle has spent it's life in a garage.)

If you do it yourself, I'd recommend you sand and repaint the entire panel..

[blue_monday]

it's a 95, i think it was mostly in a garage till i bought it in 2006

[youngnastyman]

the point is your gay

who the fuck are all these trolls in our GH?

[MrFishHat]

Now you have a good excuse to plasti-dip the whole car. Its a Jeep; it needs a paint that can take a branch or two.

Buy like 10 cans
http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Intl-11203-Plasti-Dip-Spray/dp/B000LNOOEO

Then spray over whole rig.

Make sure to mask your windows first though.

Edit: If you dont want black get another color, they come in pretty much anything these days if you dont get it from that link and you get it from home depot.

[Sick Boy]

reserved for pics of the roman numeral 15 that is on the hood of my car now that some jackass decided to keep score on it.

We tried something from AutoZone that said would cover up scratches and it didnt.

[ComradeAsh]

If you find out who did it, kill them for me while you're at it :D

[happy_one_hit]

I'd be tempted to spray the whole panel. Talk to a decent body repair place about how to do this (but don't be lured by their sales pitch into having it done professionally), because I can't be bothered to write the whole process down.

I would imagine you would need to paint the whole panel. Try this, run your fingernail over the scratch.....does your nail catch on the scratch? If so then it needs to be painted for sure.

...and about frinks comment on the old bodymans sales pitch....body and paint work is not something everyone can do in their garage. Although fixing a scratch and repainting it is not that hard, you need a lot of shit if you are going to do it right.... a lot of expensive shit. Not only that, but when you are done painting the door you will find the paint doesn't match exactly (unless its a solid black, then maybe) what you have to do now is blend on panels that butt up against the door that was painted so everything looks good. They you have to sand out and buff the trash and orangepeel so you have have a better than factory finish.....and don't burn the paint when you are buffing and polishing or you will have to start over.

If you don't mind the work, and you don't mind a few imperfections paint it yourself....but don't think you can lay down a perfect paint job in your driveway.

[ratfrink]

Thread dredge from Jan. 2009.

I still stand by what I said two years ago. It's possible to do a near-perfect repair on your driveway if you have the skills and patience.

[happy_one_hit]

Thread dredge from Jan. 2009.

I still stand by what I said two years ago. It's possible to do a near-perfect repair on your driveway if you have the skills and patience.

Well I know I can, and you say you can. It's not impossible, but you have to know what you are doing and you have to have the right supplies to do it correctly. Regardless don't be so daft to think that the OP has the knowledge needed to do a perfect repair. That fact that he had to make this thread at all says he is now to this kind of thing.

Yes it is easy to fix a scratch and put some paint over it, but it is HARD and tedious to repair a panel so well that any semi-experienced person can look at the car and not notice that it had been painted. Color match, orangepeel, and the layout of the metallic are things that are hard to get right.

Don't get me wrong I think it's great that people try to repair things themselves, but they have to understand that they cannot fix something in their drive way and have it look like it rolled out of my shop. Of course I cannot say for certain, but I feel like if I looked over your repair I could tell it was repaired.

I will also say that I have seen work from a few shops that looked like they were done in someones driveway.

[1983]

Sand it down and at least get some primer on it so it doesn't start to rust.

Also I'm curiouse as to what was scratched into the side of your jeep.

Al

[Arcade]

This shits a year old? ya'll retarded?

[1983]

^
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dtk6Khz9yWo/R15I2jodDwI/AAAAAAAAAWI/oL9eZh6NGS8/s400/crank_yankers_yay.jpg

Al

[Former_Member]

This shits a year old? ya'll retarded?

Actually, this shit's TWO years old. Ya'll retarded?

[ratfrink]

Sand it down and at least get some primer on it so it doesn't start to rust.


Red oxide primer. Normal primer is porous.

[1983]

^Good to know.

Al

[ratfrink]

Regardless don't be so daft to think that the OP has the knowledge needed to do a perfect repair. That fact that he had to make this thread at all says he is now to this kind of thing.

That's why I told him to research it.