SpeedNeeder Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 A little background... A few years ago, my wife and I bought her a 2002 Maxima GLE - very nice car. After about a week, we had a door ding from a parking lot incident! Withing a month, it had been keyed, and within 3 months, a few more door dings had been added. Now, about a month ago, I bought a LGT for me. I have been very careful about where I am parking and follow a safe distance behind other cars to avoid any rock damage. From my previous car, you can understand my caution! Well, today, my little girl, bless her, riding her bike, decideds to oops into the front passenger quarter panel (if that's what they're called these days). Needless to say, F)#&! The scratch is about a foot long and can definitely be felt with my finger nail. Any suggestions how/if I can get it fixed? My other car is a 1993 Chevy S-10 Tahoe! (Currently being driven to failure by my nephew) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 It's gonna take paint and a body shop. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 It could be touched up depending on how patient you are. Here is something that Dwayne has on his site that might help. Langka can make the job a lot easier, but there is a learning curve involved and the job will probably not be totally invisible. The only way to get it totally gone is to have it airbrushed. You are looking at probably between one and two hundred bucks for that. Your first project should be to get some Meguiar's ScratchX and give that a shot. I know you said you could feel it with your fingernail, but there is a possibility it can be made a little less noticable with some polishing. Apply the product to the corner of a folded shop towel and rub it in the direction of the scratch. See if that helps any. If so, then dandy. It will probably still need to be painted, but at least you'll know it isn't something you could have fixed otherwise. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNeeder Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Thank you for you advice OC. I may try the scratch x, I may just take it to a body shop and ask them what they think, I may just leave it there. Maybe I could get one of those cool Cobb stickers to put over it My other car is a 1993 Chevy S-10 Tahoe! (Currently being driven to failure by my nephew) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I got keyed and need 2 panels painted for $500,it sux. Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeTea Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I got keyed and need 2 panels painted for $500,it sux. No idea why on earth people do this crap. Ofcourse when I got keyed, I had just let someone go at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Specb122 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 anyone use the langka stuff? I'm looking for a cheaper alternative. I have an estimate for 450 bucks but the worst part is I'll have to leave my care there for 3 or 4 days. I'd probably rather take my trunk lid off and leave that with them but either way I wouldn't be driving the car. So I'm not really upset about the money although I can tell you one thing I'd rather spend my 500 bucks on (645 plus shipping) Again...if anyone has any suggestions or reviews on teh langka stuff I would appreciate it. Medium scratches all over the rear trunk. (got keyed from some idiots) Can hardly see it unless you are looking but the car was PERFECT and I'd like to keep it that way sicne I'll have it for a long long time. PLEASE HELP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Like I've said before, there is a bit of a learning curve with the Langka, but the results are worth it. Try it out on the side of your washing machine or something to get the hang of it. Once you know how to use it I think it is a great product. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I second trying Langka. It's an inexpensive alternative. The results may vary but if the nice thing is that you can always remove your work using the Langka itself. Give it a try before going the professional route. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Specb122 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 thank you.... according to that stuff I still need to purhcase the touch up paint separately? Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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