Keyed car, down to metal - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

execute1902 · 06-30-2017, 03:16 PM

I moved into a new gated apartment area 26 days ago and somebody already decided to key my car. It goes all the way to the metal, does anyone recommend those aerosol paint repair with the primer and clear coat. If so which website has the highest quality product if anyone has used it before that would be very helpful.

Or, should I take it to a shop

VIP BRZ · 06-30-2017, 03:29 PM

Pictures?

But, Take it to a shop..

TheDetailer718 · 06-30-2017, 03:58 PM

Take it from me (I'm a professional detailer) take it to a reputable body shop in your area and have them repair it for you.

carsebuco · 06-30-2017, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by execute1902

I moved into a new gated apartment area 26 days ago and somebody already decided to key my car. It goes all the way to the metal, does anyone recommend those aerosol paint repair with the primer and clear coat. If so which website has the highest quality product if anyone has used it before that would be very helpful.

Or, should I take it to a shop

Just moved in to a new place about 19 days ago on the other side of the country. When they said they had a bigger place with a garage for 50$ more a month, I signed it right then. I would not be able to handle an asshole keying my car because they're jealous they failed in life.

humfrz · 06-30-2017, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by execute1902

I moved into a new gated apartment area 26 days ago and somebody already decided to key my car. It goes all the way to the metal, does anyone recommend those aerosol paint repair with the primer and clear coat. If so which website has the highest quality product if anyone has used it before that would be very helpful.

Or, should I take it to a shop

That's a shame .....

I reckon your plan B is the way to go.

humfrz

NLS8520 · 06-30-2017, 10:46 PM

Get it repaired professionally.

JD001 · 07-01-2017, 04:15 AM

I would wait till the a' hole has it got it out of his/her system before repairs. You don't want to be repairing and then find it keyed again.

This kind of mindless damage to another person's property just infuriates me!

86geek · 07-01-2017, 04:27 AM

My car got keyed last year. I thought it was to the bare metal but auto body shop owner told me it wasn't. Get a estimate from a reputable auto body shop. Then get it taken care of professionally as others have suggested. I got the 3 ft keyed mark on my car repaired.

execute1902 · 07-01-2017, 05:11 AM

Thank you everyone for replying. As for waiting... Not an option, they literally keyed a **** into the trunk and I can not drive around with that. I fucking hate people like that, I honesty rather then broken into my car and stole shit, at least they get something out of it instead of being a huge piece of shit

Eventually I feel like I need to get a dash cam with parking mode and an external battery. I was thinking for going with the thinkware 5770.. I'm just not sure if it will be able to record quality rear image through 5% tint at night time... Anybody have weigh in on dash cams?

execute1902 · 07-01-2017, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by VIP BRZ

Pictures?

But, Take it to a shop..

Yes sorry I meant to post the pictures today, Whenever I got on my computer but didn't have the chance. When I try to upload it on mobile the image size is too high

Mvhs09 · 07-01-2017, 12:43 PM

As someone who's been in the car dealership for over 3 years, I've seen lots of keyed cars. If it's really deep, which I'm assuming, just get it professionally done since it sounds like you prefer your car to look immaculate. Like the other guy said, professionally done is the way to go. I had a judge bring his outback in (2016) and it was keyed from end to end on both sides and asked if we could fix it. Yeah. No dice without painting the whole thing

86geek · 07-01-2017, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by execute1902

Thank you everyone for replying. As for waiting... Not an option, they literally keyed a **** into the trunk and I can not drive around with that. I fucking hate people like that, I honesty rather then broken into my car and stole shit, at least they get something out of it instead of being a huge piece of shit

Eventually I feel like I need to get a dash cam with parking mode and an external battery. I was thinking for going with the thinkware 5770.. I'm just not sure if it will be able to record quality rear image through 5% tint at night time... Anybody have weigh in on dash cams?

My trunk was keyed as well. Yup, people like that are just jealous because we have such good looking cars. Karma is a bitch cause what comes around, goes around.

I picked up a Thinkware F50 but I don't have it with parking mode. I did lots of research before I bought it. One of the guys in the local FT86 club recommended Thinkware. Get the car repaired and buy a dashcam.

execute1902 · 07-01-2017, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 86geek

My trunk was keyed as well. Yup, people like that are just jealous because we have such good looking cars. Karma is a bitch cause what comes around, goes around.

I picked up a Thinkware F50 but I don't have it with parking mode. I did lots of research before I bought it. One of the guys in the local FT86 club recommended Thinkware. Get the car repaired and buy a dashcam.

Do you have a rear facing camera as well? Does it see through tint pretty well?

humfrz · 07-01-2017, 04:30 PM

Back-in-the-day, we used to wire a car up with a model T coil.

Yep, one touch with a key would deter the jerks and limit the damage to a small burnt spot. Be careful not to step in the puddle of pee below the touched spot.

If we could catch the a** hole, we would have fun with our cattle prods ......

humfrz

06-30-2017, 03:16 PM	#1
execute1902 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Keyed car, down to metal I moved into a new gated apartment area 26 days ago and somebody already decided to key my car. It goes all the way to the metal, does anyone recommend those aerosol paint repair with the primer and clear coat. If so which website has the highest quality product if anyone has used it before that would be very helpful. Or, should I take it to a shop

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VIP BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Location: CA - San Fernando Valley Posts: 492 Thanks: 242 Thanked 333 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pictures? But, Take it to a shop..

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TheDetailer718 Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Queens, NY Posts: 62 Thanks: 2 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Take it from me (I'm a professional detailer) take it to a reputable body shop in your area and have them repair it for you.

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NLS8520 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: N/A Location: US Posts: 273 Thanks: 319 Thanked 188 Times in 92 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Get it repaired professionally.

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JD001 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: UK Posts: 6,036 Thanks: 7,657 Thanked 6,196 Times in 3,478 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I would wait till the a' hole has it got it out of his/her system before repairs. You don't want to be repairing and then find it keyed again. This kind of mindless damage to another person's property just infuriates me!

07-01-2017, 05:11 AM	#9
execute1902 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you everyone for replying. As for waiting... Not an option, they literally keyed a **** into the trunk and I can not drive around with that. I fucking hate people like that, I honesty rather then broken into my car and stole shit, at least they get something out of it instead of being a huge piece of shit Eventually I feel like I need to get a dash cam with parking mode and an external battery. I was thinking for going with the thinkware 5770.. I'm just not sure if it will be able to record quality rear image through 5% tint at night time... Anybody have weigh in on dash cams?

07-01-2017, 12:43 PM	#11
Mvhs09 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: Brz Location: Mn Posts: 493 Thanks: 16 Thanked 261 Times in 181 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As someone who's been in the car dealership for over 3 years, I've seen lots of keyed cars. If it's really deep, which I'm assuming, just get it professionally done since it sounds like you prefer your car to look immaculate. Like the other guy said, professionally done is the way to go. I had a judge bring his outback in (2016) and it was keyed from end to end on both sides and asked if we could fix it. Yeah. No dice without painting the whole thing

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humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,911 Thanks: 28,858 Thanked 31,898 Times in 16,458 Posts Mentioned: 709 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Back-in-the-day, we used to wire a car up with a model T coil. Yep, one touch with a key would deter the jerks and limit the damage to a small burnt spot. Be careful not to step in the puddle of pee below the touched spot. If we could catch the a** hole, we would have fun with our cattle prods ...... humfrz

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