imported_jayhkr
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Ok, not sure really where to post this so I'm putting it here. This post will also be on several other forums so forgive me if you see this somewhere else. Ok, first my rant. MEAN PEOPLE SUCK!!! As some of you may have remember from last year I fell victim to an unfortunate vandalism with an egg. Not to big of a deal, just minor chips that were fairly easily taken care of with a color matching paint pen. Recently this spring/summer I got into a great hobby of detailing my truck using all the "good" stuff like buffers, sealants, waxes making it look GUUUUUD! I take a lot of time and tons of pride in making my truck look good, even if it is a daily driver. I haven’t been able to wash or polish it recently due to the rainy weather and my day's off haven’t been coinciding with nicer weather, but this weekend was going to be the weekend I was going to go over her in great detail right before the winter months came in (not to mention my wife and I are leaving for our anniversary trip in a few weeks. Always like traveling in a clean, sharp looking ride!) Well all that came to a screeching halt this afternoon when I got off work and started getting in my truck. (insert psyco music/sound here) I go around my truck and start to open the door when I see this:
Now I first think someone got sick or spilled milk on my truck, or a VERY large bird pooped on it. Then I got a little closer and I started to fume. This is a more detailed shot of this:
Someone had poured a very thick liquid paint removing agent on my truck. I had to of been fairly thick as whatever it was barely reached the bottom of the truck. There was no pool of liquid on the ground so I couldn’t really tell you what it is. What I can tell you is that my blood is boiling right now. I mean, what kind of person does this? I haven’t pissed anyone off, or wronged anyone at my job, home, or in my personal life. This was just a random act of stupid.
So now starts the questions of where do I go to get it fixed? Do I turn this into my insurance company? Does anyone recommend a company that they have had good results with? I’ve heard good and bad things from Maaco, but I want to hear from others who have had their vehicles painted. I’d LOVE to find a place that could take care of the whole truck and maybe get rid of the orange peel in the process! Maybe make a positive out of the negative. I just don’t want some company to paint that section of the truck or even that whole side of the bed and not have it match the rest of the truck. The paint pen that I got for the other scratches was semi-close in color but noticeably off (in my eyes). Any and ALL help, comments, suggestions is appreciated and thank you for listening to me rant. Here is a link to the rest of the pictures I took:
Vandalism pictures by jayhkr - Photobucket
Now I first think someone got sick or spilled milk on my truck, or a VERY large bird pooped on it. Then I got a little closer and I started to fume. This is a more detailed shot of this:
Someone had poured a very thick liquid paint removing agent on my truck. I had to of been fairly thick as whatever it was barely reached the bottom of the truck. There was no pool of liquid on the ground so I couldn’t really tell you what it is. What I can tell you is that my blood is boiling right now. I mean, what kind of person does this? I haven’t pissed anyone off, or wronged anyone at my job, home, or in my personal life. This was just a random act of stupid.
So now starts the questions of where do I go to get it fixed? Do I turn this into my insurance company? Does anyone recommend a company that they have had good results with? I’ve heard good and bad things from Maaco, but I want to hear from others who have had their vehicles painted. I’d LOVE to find a place that could take care of the whole truck and maybe get rid of the orange peel in the process! Maybe make a positive out of the negative. I just don’t want some company to paint that section of the truck or even that whole side of the bed and not have it match the rest of the truck. The paint pen that I got for the other scratches was semi-close in color but noticeably off (in my eyes). Any and ALL help, comments, suggestions is appreciated and thank you for listening to me rant. Here is a link to the rest of the pictures I took:
Vandalism pictures by jayhkr - Photobucket
I kinda lean towards yakky's take, and I'd be extra vigilant just in case you *are* being targeted. Paint remover on the truck is one thing, [some worse substance] in the face would be a lot worse.