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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:23 AM
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is it being done outside your house? if so then i take it you dont have a garage...do you keep the car covered? you may want to do what i did...install some digital cameras outside linked to your pc and activated by movement.....they always are working even when your sleeping....and when and if that fool attempts to commit another act, it will be on tape for the police and or your right boot.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:51 AM
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na of o all places not a home.. dogs... fence... not happening! lol plus im up usually until around 4am... but it is my dd and i drive it to work and thats it.. no stores or anything else... i park in a garage second to last floor where no body parks except othe vette owners and higher end cars.... everyone doesnt want to take the time to go up there...well someone took the time and well had a good o' time! that what im guessing.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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What a bummer, some people just can't stand for others to have a nice car and take care of it....
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Old May 7, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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That sucks! I have never understood why people want to something like this....
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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:09 AM
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Good luck with the repair

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Old May 7, 2009 | 08:21 AM
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How deep are the scratches? You may be able to have them buffed out. Check with a good detailer before resorting to repainting!
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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by csdunaway
How deep are the scratches? You may be able to have them buffed out. Check with a good detailer before resorting to repainting!


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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Call your insurance company.Tell them what happened.You might be covered and the insurance company will take care of it for you.I would atleast call them to see what they would say..........
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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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is your car mag red? If so touch up is a pain in the @ss. I believe its the only one that had TWO touch up paints required. I base and an upper coat. Plus, the mag red was a delay to mix the color from the factory. I have little scratches on mine as its my DD as well. I just plan on saving up and repainting the car in a year or two and it will most likely get a color swap at the time as well.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Happens all the time.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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too bad that there are people who must damage...
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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If your vette was the only one scratched look for someone in your office!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by csdunaway
How deep are the scratches? You may be able to have them buffed out. Check with a good detailer before resorting to repainting!
Can you get your fingernail in them, if not a good chance they will buff out. Good luck
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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I can't believe how much of an issue this is for Vette drivers. I'm seriously thinking of buying a C5 and i'm kind of wondering if I want to deal with all of it. My RX7 was vandalized once, and I had a pristine Monte Carlo SS get keyed first night I had it, but both events happened in the ghetto..where I was living at the time.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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If you catch the vandal, you should buff the scratches out with their face!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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If you have 10 scratches to cover, might be best to just get that area repainted. Hard to get touchup paint to look really good when it is on a lot of spots.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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No parking lots!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
Too bad that the car couldn't defend itself!
like KITT from Knight Rider... just once... id love for it to kick some punk's a$$ that tries to mess with it. those were some of the best parts of that show
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by kilingiros
If you catch the vandal, you should buff the scratches out with their face!
I hear that.......
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Sorry to hear of the damage some A^&%$# decided to do to your car. A few year back a guy, (A parking valet) keyed my wifes silver corvette. I knew it was him as I saw him as he put the key back in his pocket. You have a 2003 50th AE as I do and you can get a bottle of touch-up it's part #1#12346639 or paint code 94
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