"mazda616" (mazda616)
09/13/2014 at 12:31 • Filed to: None
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
09/13/2014 at 12:31 • Filed to: None | 2
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I discovered this lovely artifact this morning. It is down to the bare metal. In fact, it almost feels like it DUG IN to the metal a bit. What. The. Hell. How does this even happen? I'm livid.
PatBateman
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:34 |
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Looks like the wheel kicked something up.
Haimatox
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:35 |
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Well it's not as bad as when my dad's Audi got keyed from the windowsill down...
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:36 |
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My car is covered in similar damage. Get some metal primer and some matching paint and a cotton bud. With a steady hand you can get a pretty stealthy repair.
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Haimatox
> Haimatox
09/13/2014 at 12:36 |
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Well almost not as bad, perhaps.
sefeing, actually bought an E46
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:37 |
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Sucks. I had the same thing happen to my old Mazda3 (I can tell by your wheels :)) in a parking lot at school. Someone opened the door so hard into the rear quarter panel it dented and scraped down to the paint. Like a giant gash.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:38 |
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People are assholes.
That's not going to buff out. You should get some filler and paint that asap.
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mazda616
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:48 |
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I special ordered some True Red Mazda touch up paint. They mixed it after I ordered it and had to have the car's paint code as proof and everything. I'm going to clean it up later this afternoon and touch it up as best I can.
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mazda616
> PatBateman
09/13/2014 at 12:49 |
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I didn't think about that. That is a big possibility because with me going back to work I have been driving through construction zones a lot. Hmm. I still hate everyone, though.
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PatBateman
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 12:54 |
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It's a little low to be a scrape from a door. Plus, given the location, angle of the scrape, and lack of a dent, I'd say you ran over something metal, it kicked up, and cut into the paint.
I'm kind of an expert on man-made dents, as people seem to think that it's perfectly fine to slam their doors into my truck at every opportunity given.
Sweet Trav
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 13:29 |
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I scraped my Fusion with the clip of my pocket knife after some jackass in a rusty F150 parked too close to me and I had to squeeze my fatass through.
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mazda616
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 17:17 |
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UPDATE.
I cleaned it and touched it up to the best of my abilities. That's as good as it'll get cuz I'm not taking it in for a professional repair. Apparently body work on red cars is ridiculously expensive. I got quoted $650 by two different places to fix a bumper scrape about a year ago.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 17:27 |
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Like I said, I buy my vehicles pre-scratched and avoid this whole fiasco altogether.
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mazda616
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/13/2014 at 17:45 |
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This one has racked up its fair share of scratches over the five years I've owned it. When I first got it, it was a year old and had 12,000 miles. So it was practically new. Each scratch has hurt me some. But this one was the worst. I normally only find new scratches when I'm washing the car. I found this one today just walking to it in a parking lot.
Sn210
> mazda616
09/13/2014 at 21:38 |
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looks good! I can't even tell