I’m pretty sure this happened away from home and I’m just now noticing. The scratch is really deep hitting the metal in the deepest part. I have full coverage but I’m worried a claim will raise my insurance too much to be worth it. I’ve wrenched on cars before but never painted anything because it scares me.
Is it time to start watching chrisfix videos or should i just deal with insurance?
Did you park like an ass? Sorry to hear that happened, a body shop is your best bet
I’m not advocating for vandalism, but people don’t usually key cars for no reason
Truth be told i probably deserve it on some sort of cosmic scale of karma.
But also I didn’t do anything that would make my car a target to my knowledge.
It’s summer. Children are out of school. Bored children do shit for no reason.
I once parked a car for a while on a well populated road, in a completely legal spot, without parking in a weird angle, without parking too close to anyone, and there’s no one there that would know me and have a problem with me, so the only likely explanation is that some jackass teenager found it funny to key my car for no reason.
No I always park away from people at work and at the grocery store, And always in the lines.I haven’t gone anywhere else these past few days. That’s why I’m not sure why this happened.
How deep is the scratch?
Chrisfix has a couple videos on fixing deep scratches and scuffs. This one seems most relevant to your predicament
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If you’re in the the US, file a police report. If for anything documentation (and local crime statistics). I’m sure there won’t be any real investigation, but it does help identify patterns.
Also, when/if you choose to file an insurance claim, you’ll have a police report number. Which may or may not help grease the wheels of the claim.
Vandalism would normally be covered by comprehensive coverage, and won’t affect your premiums; you’ll just have to pay a deductible. If you tried to do it yourself, you’d never get the paint to match quite right, so you’re better off taking it to an auto body shop to have it professionally repaired.
