Mother fcker im so pissed... i was sitting in the car, and the neighbours cat ran up and jumped up on the hood.... scratched the sht out ouf the paint!!!!

What the fck!!! how do get this fixed ???? :banghead: :help:

Please help!

If you have a personal buffer, bust it out. If it's not deep, try GS27 (as advertised on TV), and some Zaino.. Otherwise, "hello body shop and nieghbors insurance agent".

Yeah, I'm looking at all the options here.. I have zaino and a porter cable buffer, but have not used it on the M3.... I'm just wondering if this should rather go to a pro shop to have it done...

If you have a personal buffer, bust it out. If it's not deep, try GS27 (as advertised on TV), and some Zaino.. Otherwise, "hello body shop and nieghbors insurance agent".

If you have a personal buffer, bust it out. If it's not deep, try GS27 (as advertised on TV), and some Zaino.. Otherwise, "hello body shop and nieghbors insurance agent".

I had that happen once with a neighbor who was walking his dog. Basically a person's insurance doesn't cover damage done by their pets. Unfortunately, it would have to be covered by your insurance. Of course, you can always sue the neighbor (and their cat) in small claims court, but that would probably be more trouble than it's worth in terms of lost time on your part and bad relationships with your neighbor.

Sometimes life isn't fair and unfortunately this is one of those times.

Tell your neighbors to keep their pets in their !@#$ing house!

you should talk to the neighbor and work something out - thats not cool - what color is your car btw?

Should easily polish or buff out. Start with polish, go to 'swirl remover" hen to pilishing compound, then to rubbing compound. Try doing it by hand first, can't do much damage that way.

I think "carcareonline.com" has an essay on removing scratches.

Don't blame the neighbor or the cat, the cat action is like a random event of Nature; it could have easily been a falling branch or hailstone

Paper Tiger - yeah, no sh!t
M3dave - its carbon black.
thinkingBMW- i spoke to my insurance co. - they will cover this, but i get to pay the deductible.

Anyone know a place in westchester / NYC to get this buffed out ?

this is such bs!

Answer me this: When you gently run your finger nails over the scratches can you feel them? By this i mean are there physically grooved marking within those scratch marks, or is it just a fine/minor clearcoat scratch?

billy, - i'll check that website, thanks.

badmother- the scratches seem to be only on the clearcoat

that freakin sucks. if you run your nails over and they catch, then youre out of luck youre gonna have to repaint it. Otherwise you should be able to take care of it with buffing and swirl remover. But regardless of neighbors insurance covering it or not, you should be able to just calmly and maturely talk 2 them about what happend. tell them what happened and that you think they should pay for it. I sure would do that. But if there asses, then they will most liekly just say you have no proof it was their cat. Which sucks even more. good luck

Home Owner's Insurance? Taking them to court/sueing is definitely not worth it.

My wife took my car through a carwash this afternoon, she thought she was doing me a favor. It left scratches all over my Carbon Black paint and some looked pretty deep. I pulled out my Porter Cable buffer and Meguires Swirl Reducer (the one they don't make anymore, but they still have some and sell it direct) and all of the scratches came right out (as a matter of fact, it never looked better), you should be fine with that set up, well it won't make it worse at least. Good luck!

this is why...DOGS rock!

http://www.properautocare.com/mengerbespol.html

Use Menzerna Intensive polish followed by Final Polish and then your wax or sealant.

only repaint as a last resort,
polish them out(they won't be gone but hidden)
you'll always see them but eventually forget about it...
oh ya...Kill the cat

Use the Porter Cable with a Mequire's red (cutting pad) and Mequire's DACP (#83). My neighbor had similar scratches on his o4 M3 and I removed them in about 15 minutes. By the way, my own cats are jumping up on the hood of my Jet Black M3 at night as they like the heat. They are declawed, but of course still have rear claws. Euthanasia is really not a solution as I am a veterinarian, and do love these cats. They can't come inside because I have an asthmatic daughter. I have decided to periodically buff out any scratches, and if I end up overdoing it over the years (I love and intend to keep this car) I will simply have the hood repainted.

Hey Darkside,
I use a PC with the Menzerna twins. What a great combination. I use these pads.
http://www.properautocare.com/orangepowerpad.html for cutting and this for polishing. http://www.properautocare.com/grgipopadfor.html

The results are outstanding.
Bob

Paper Tiger - yeah, no sh!t
M3dave - its carbon black.
thinkingBMW- i spoke to my insurance co. - they will cover this, but i get to pay the deductible.

Anyone know a place in westchester / NYC to get this buffed out ?

this is such bs!

I live in White Plains and go to a hand detailing place just a block away. They may be able to buff it out. I think they're called Hand Wash II or something like that, and they're located on Lake Street in White Plains. PM me and I can give you more details.
-Barry

Mother fcker im so pissed... i was sitting in the car, and the neighbours cat ran up and jumped up on the hood.... scratched the sht out ouf the paint!!!!
What the fck!!! how do get this fixed ???? :banghead: :help:
Please help!


... aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! DAyUM that's frustrating... I cringed when I saw your pic... and I just gave my dog a mean look.

OK, I think that I would just take to a bodyshop or call a mobile body/paint repair service. They will probably use some compounds to seal the scratches and enhance the clearcoat, and buff it back to perfection. If this does not work then repainting the hood is the other option but I think you will probably be surprised and very satisfied with buffing approach. But I would let the pros do it! It is not very expensive.

I would also tell your neighbor exactly what happened... not to ask for payment but to make dam sure they know what happened. If they offer to pay the cost of repair (I would) then they are honorable... if not, well then you know what they say "... some things money can't buy... class is one of them".

The bigger question is how to ensure this does not happen again... you may need to go get one of those 'life-like" wooden statues of a predatory bird... like say a big ass Owl or Hawk... and leave this on your hood. I know this sounds funny, but animals are hard to reason with on matters like this.

... feel your pain... but very fixable.... - Spartacus

this is why...DOGS rock!Damn right. Next time you see that cat run it over. Cats serve no purpose in life but to scratch things and cause me medical bills with allergies.

I would talk to your neighbor and explain what happened. If there nice neighbors they will work with you. Good luck.

Thanks everyone! I will get a quote to have this buffed out, I'm not that confident with the Porter Cable yet. Neighbour agreed to cover the damages.

Icode4food & m3dave - I cant agree more! Dogs rock. I think I'll just get a mean rottweiler to take care of the cat problem.

bachma- I'll check out that had detailing place in WP - THANKS!

Since the neighbour is covering it you are in luck. For those that that want to do it themselves, both rleven's and darkside's advice are good. I like meg's DACP since you only have one material to deal with and it should be easy with a PC.

Cyg: Based on your description of the scratches, you do not need to (IMO) tkae your M3 to a bodyshop/dealer to get it 'professionally serviced.'


Those scratches are within your clearcoat (similar to any light scratch/spider web markings that are on 99% of cars today) and they can be efficiently removed and dealt with at home.

If you are up to the challenge of fixing this yourself, there are plenty of products/tools that will eliminate, or atleast significantly reduce the appearance of those scratches.


For simplicity issues, and ease of use, my recomendation is as follows:
#1) Apply Meguiars 'Meddallion Paint Cleaner' to prep your vehicle and remove any oxidation and/other paint imperfections

#2) Apply Meg's 'Step 2' polish to help revive the luster of your paint, and help fill-in and remove further blemishes/scratches.

#3) Lastly: Finish with a premium wax to help seal in and protect your work. You can use Meg's premium NXT-tech wax (awesome results with this product), or any other high quality product like P21S, S100, Poorboy's or Zymol.

Don't forget to prep your car before you do any of the above steps i mentioned.

Prepping should be as follows:

a) Completely wash/Dry vehicle.

b) Claybar tretment

c) Re-rinse and dry again

Then proceed with steps 1-3 as described above.


I can almost guarantee you will almost completely (if not fully) remove those scratches.


Also, if you are unfamiliar with how to use a PC (porter cable), you can proceed by doing these methods by hand and still yield impressive results.


Hope this helps, good luck!

Mike, you could fly over and win a new customer!:D Lol.

Mike, you could fly over and win a new customer!:D Lol.

Hehe, my pleasure.

Being from Brooklyn originally, i have quite a bit of family throughout NY, so who knows :D

Thanks for the advice Mike !! We need a place like yours here in NY!!!

Thanks for the advice Mike !! We need a place like yours here in NY!!!
:thumbsup:
Anytime bud.

Today Palm Beach, tomorrow the whole United States, and next week...the world.

Maybe i should franchise my business? Things that make you go 'hmmm.'
:beer:

Unless you have significant experience, don't even think about doing this yourself. A good detailer will provide you with results that will shock you.

Btw, this guy is too tired to scratch anything, including himself.

http://members.roadfly.org/jgrant/Relax.JPG

try to feel it with your nails, if you can distinctively feel a gash there.. then buffing with a porter cable won't help you, and i would strongly recommend AGAINST trying to use a buffer if it's that deep. The only thing that buffing will help is if it's hair line and not deep.. anything else you'll do better @ a bodyshop.

Using a PC when it's that deep will cause you to remove clearcoat and damage your paint. Your choice

anyone here used meguirs scratch X. I just bought one yesterday to remove some scratches.

anyone here used meguirs scratch X. I just bought one yesterday to remove some scratches.

The guy at Meguires told me that Scratch-x replaced the swirl-reducer and paint prep. He said he liked the old one better so when he told me he had a couple of cases left over, I bought that since I've always had great results with it. When you try the Scratch-X, share how it worked since after this bottle of the old stuff is gone, it's gone for good.

The guy at Meguires told me that Scratch-x replaced the swirl-reducer and paint prep. He said he liked the old one better so when he told me he had a couple of cases left over, I bought that since I've always had great results with it. When you try the Scratch-X, share how it worked since after this bottle of the old stuff is gone, it's gone for good.

Scratch-X is a miracle product...In fact, all I use are Meguairs' products...good stuff...

Sorry, to hear about the scratches. First off, skin the cat and make a throw rug out of it's azz.

You make be able to use rubbing compound and buff it out.

The guy at Meguires told me that Scratch-x replaced the swirl-reducer and paint prep. He said he liked the old one better so when he told me he had a couple of cases left over, I bought that since I've always had great results with it. When you try the Scratch-X, share how it worked since after this bottle of the old stuff is gone, it's gone for good.


I used some promo Meguires Scratch X in a packet. IMO...it does not work that great. 3m Hand Glaze and SMR kick butt. I still use Meguires wax though.

I would break out the Pellet rifle!

Dood ... I'd fukkin' just kill and skin the cat. Sell the parts to local chinese restaurants for some money. Use the money to buy some zaino and buff that sh1t out.

Animals ****

The guy at Meguires told me that Scratch-x replaced the swirl-reducer and paint prep. He said he liked the old one better so when he told me he had a couple of cases left over, I bought that since I've always had great results with it. When you try the Scratch-X, share how it worked since after this bottle of the old stuff is gone, it's gone for good.

I used it, and it took out a key looking scratch out pretty well.
Can't beat it for $8 :thumbsup:

Does anyone know how to keep the neighborhood possies off the hood of our cars???

There's this cat in our neighborhood that loves to sit on my other car that is parked outside :mad:

Car is going in on Thursday to get this buffed out... I'll post results after...