Paint damage

Dawn · 2nd March 2020, 06:23

Just wondering, do you guys get damage to your paintwork magically appear? I garage the car and am really careful where I park, but after getting it out to use a few days before it goes for bumper repairs due to lacquer peel, I noticed a lot of dings/scuffs that hadn't been there. I'm getting as much done as I can but I don't know where it all happened even!

A friend at work had a new Beemer 3 weeks and he has the same issue and put it down to stuff in the winds but mine wasn't even out!

steve-45 · 2nd March 2020, 08:14

They just appear like magic !

I picked up a scuff on a rear door from a flying wheelie bin lid a few days ago!

Gigagator · 3rd March 2020, 08:43

I swear there's a new scratch on mine every time I give it a good clean.

I've never damaged it myself so I can only presume it's being done by people in car parks etc.

Park as far away from the riff raff as possible as most people just don't care.

steve-45 · 3rd March 2020, 15:38

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Originally Posted by Gigagator

I swear there's a new scratch on mine every time I give it a good clean.

I've never damaged it myself so I can only presume it's being done by people in car parks etc.

Park as far away from the riff raff as possible as most people just don't care.

Yeah ! But it’s only an old car so it don’t matter ...

first-things-first · 3rd March 2020, 15:51

I think it is stuff like - handbags with chains / metal bits swinging off them, coats with metal zips and such like, jeans with metal press on studs. And as said, people not caring as they walk past too close, brushing your car.

Got a u shaped scratch on my passenger window on my other car. How the heck it got there ... No other damage to the paint that side ...

Coups · 3rd March 2020, 18:51

Even just washing your car can put minor scratches on the paintwork. Just one small trapped bit of grit in your sponge/washmitt or whatever can cause a lot of damage. A friend of mine, who was very particular when it came to car care, used to was using the two bucket method and chamois dry. He used a new leather....didn't see the staple in it.

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2nd March 2020, 06:23	#1
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	Paint damage Just wondering, do you guys get damage to your paintwork magically appear? I garage the car and am really careful where I park, but after getting it out to use a few days before it goes for bumper repairs due to lacquer peel, I noticed a lot of dings/scuffs that hadn't been there. I'm getting as much done as I can but I don't know where it all happened even! A friend at work had a new Beemer 3 weeks and he has the same issue and put it down to stuff in the winds but mine wasn't even out!

3rd March 2020, 15:51	#5
first-things-first Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Hornchurch Posts: 1,255 Thanks: 176 Thanked 352 Times in 272 Posts	I think it is stuff like - handbags with chains / metal bits swinging off them, coats with metal zips and such like, jeans with metal press on studs. And as said, people not caring as they walk past too close, brushing your car. Got a u shaped scratch on my passenger window on my other car. How the heck it got there ... No other damage to the paint that side ... Last edited by first-things-first; 3rd March 2020 at 15:53..

2nd March 2020, 08:14	#2
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	They just appear like magic ! I picked up a scuff on a rear door from a flying wheelie bin lid a few days ago!

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Gigagator Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon, Rover 25, Mazda 6 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Cardiff Posts: 219 Thanks: 143 Thanked 112 Times in 49 Posts	I swear there's a new scratch on mine every time I give it a good clean. I've never damaged it myself so I can only presume it's being done by people in car parks etc. Park as far away from the riff raff as possible as most people just don't care.

3rd March 2020, 18:51	#6
Coups Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Contemporary SE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,941 Thanks: 545 Thanked 520 Times in 402 Posts	Even just washing your car can put minor scratches on the paintwork. Just one small trapped bit of grit in your sponge/washmitt or whatever can cause a lot of damage. A friend of mine, who was very particular when it came to car care, used to was using the two bucket method and chamois dry. He used a new leather....didn't see the staple in it. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk