Hit the wall...
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Hit the wall...
Story time...
I pulled the vette out of the garage to let my sister take a seat inside, and decided to take her out for a quick drive. I need to turn my car around in my driveway to avoid the front spoiler hitting the ground, so I did that. I soon realized that I forgot my license in the house, so I opened the door to run inside, and then BAD news... The door hit the stone retaining wall of the stairs. There is little damage, nothing more than paint chiping (that you cannot see unless you look really hard in the right place - on the very end of the door), but it bothers me! Any suggestions on touchup? It seems that this only hurt the clear coat, but I am not certain. My camera is with my father in Asia, so I don't have pictures right now, but just wanted to hear what suggestions you guys had for touch up.
Thanks!
-Joe
I pulled the vette out of the garage to let my sister take a seat inside, and decided to take her out for a quick drive. I need to turn my car around in my driveway to avoid the front spoiler hitting the ground, so I did that. I soon realized that I forgot my license in the house, so I opened the door to run inside, and then BAD news... The door hit the stone retaining wall of the stairs. There is little damage, nothing more than paint chiping (that you cannot see unless you look really hard in the right place - on the very end of the door), but it bothers me! Any suggestions on touchup? It seems that this only hurt the clear coat, but I am not certain. My camera is with my father in Asia, so I don't have pictures right now, but just wanted to hear what suggestions you guys had for touch up.
Thanks!
-Joe
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Yeah you gotta watch those wide doors. I did the same thing a couple days ago that I get mad at people for doing. I opened my door right into another car's door. :o I park next to the same guy every day and he must have parked a few inches off "normal". Hit it hard enough to set off his alarm! But no damage that I could see. 
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Originally Posted by Ucraz-E
any pics of your sister ?
?Thanks for all your help guys, but is there anything that I can do to "touch up" the clear coat?
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Thanks for all your help guys, but is there anything that I can do to "touch up" the clear coat?
?Thanks for all your help guys, but is there anything that I can do to "touch up" the clear coat?
You should be able to pick up some clear coat at a hobby store or a local body shop. Good luck with it
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I think I'm going to start a thread asking what to do when my gas gauge is on E....
I don't think this compares to some of the more trivial threads here. This is a serious matter.
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