Mysterious Scratches on My Car

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:09 pm
Hello,

Over the last few years, I have been noticing odd scratches on my car, some that appear through the whole length of the car. They were so numerous I had to have the car repainted, but more began to appear soon after. I am aware that it is a black car, and that scratches show most clear on black cars. I am uncertain whether these are natural causes (though I could not imagine what those causes could be) or if they were deliberately put there, however, it did not look as deep or thick as a keyed car. I have tried taking pictures, but they are difficult to capture using a phone camera, so I want to get a professional opinion on this. Who do you recommend is the best person? The only people I can think of are auto body shops. Please feel free to leave any possible explanations you can think of concerning these mysterious scratches.

Thanks in advance.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:10 pm
Do you take your car through the car wash alot?

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do you drive past a hedge in your garden or at work.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:10 am
I recall we had this discussion on another thread recently. The guy never figured it out and was going to set up cameras...the scratching was happening overnight. I don't recall hearing the conclusion.



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:51 pm
Littlevil wrote:Do you take your car through the car wash alot?


It's only been washed three times since it was purchased new three years ago.



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:34 pm
paintpot wrote:do you drive past a hedge in your garden or at work.


No, nothing like that.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:28 pm
Without posting pictures of the scratches we are all just guessing.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:48 am
chetlan wrote:
Littlevil wrote:Do you take your car through the car wash alot?


It's only been washed three times since it was purchased new three years ago.

Give it some love. Wash it good then clay bar and wax it. See what it looks like.

Painters here forgive me for suggesting the wax. :whoops:
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:04 am
forgiven, polish only brightens your paint, wax is wat will protect it, and anyways, wax and grease remover is there for a reason!!

back on topic, try to get some pics of them, as already said, its just a guess with out looking at the problem, my mrs has a black peugot, and its a pain in the a** to keep clean and scratch free!!
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