my ms3 just got egged. :(

[controlo]

i woke up this morning and went out to my car to leave, and there's eggs on it. i hurry to get the bucket and wash mitt and stuff to wash it off. this is about 9:00 am in california but it wasn't hot outside yet. so i washed it and it seems to have not left any stains or ate through the clear coat. but there are various scrapes and chips from the egg shells breaking onto it. what would be the best way to clean these up? i was hoping i could buff some of it out and just leave the rest. i haven't had good experiences with re-painting and touch up paint. are there professionals that do chips and stuff? they're pretty small but i know they're there. and there's many of them. i can't wait till i find out who did this. i have a feeling they won't be walking too much longer.

[GhostMercury]

try getting out the buffer...sorry about that. i hate stupid kids that do that shit.

i wish i would have gotten egged instead of someone bashing my trunk with a bat

[GoFast]

yeah the buffer should do it. If you dont have experience using one though, i suggest bringing it to a proffesional detail shop. If that doesnt work, call dent pro. www.dentpro.com they have a paint service that specializes in chips and small scratches too.

[Onefast1]

Might want to invest in a porter cable 7424 DA buffer. One of the best polishers out there. Best thing is you can't ruin your finish with it but it does an awesome job. Doesn't generate heat like a typical high speed buffer does.

[shane02pro5]

They should be hung from the tallest tree! Sorry to hear!
Good luck

[B1GHAM]

its not the egg that will ruin the vehicle... it is infact the shell.

I had a black jetta that was egged multiple occasions. Even when the egg dries its not an issue (besides being really difficult to get off). The shell upon impact actually digs through the clearcoat completely.

depending on how hard the eggs were thrown, you probably need a respray of the area. High speed compound buff will lighten the scratch (@ the expense of surrounding clear coat) but might not come 100% off.

My suggestions are to purchase the following:

1) Car cover (with lock)
2) A bat
3) a video camera.

use #1 to cover your car. Use #3 to keep an eye on your vehicle, should something happen - review the tape. Upon reviewing the tape, use #2 to beat the shit out of who was caught on camera.

problem solved.

[DeadGeneration]

Either bad luck or pissing people off? (no) (shrug)

[GoFast]

its not the egg that will ruin the vehicle... it is infact the shell.

I had a black jetta that was egged multiple occasions. Even when the egg dries its not an issue (besides being really difficult to get off). The shell upon impact actually digs through the clearcoat completely.

depending on how hard the eggs were thrown, you probably need a respray of the area. High speed compound buff will lighten the scratch (@ the expense of surrounding clear coat) but might not come 100% off.

My suggestions are to purchase the following:

1) Car cover (with lock)
2) A bat
3) a video camera.

use #1 to cover your car. Use #3 to keep an eye on your vehicle, should something happen - review the tape. Upon reviewing the tape, use #2 to beat the shit out of who was caught on camera.

problem solved.


i like 2(hah)

[kevcouto]

CARS GET EGGED DOWN THERE. You are are definately savages over there. lol. It's like a whole new world. Sorry about the car.

[controlo]

yeah, i used mothers scratch remover and some reflections but it didn't really do anything. the thing about it is, there's like 20 little tiny chips. like, almost too tiny to touch up but together, you can see them. i don't want to respray the area because i don't trust that they can match it to my satisfaction. silver is really hard to match. i guess my best bet is to take it to a shop and see if they can do a really good job with some touch up paint. i've seen cars that look like there were never any chips there but how can i tell if the place i take it to can do such a good job? i took my last car to dent pro for a couple dings... i'll give them a call. thanks for your support guys.

[controlo]

hey, what do you guys think about this??? http://www.langka.com/testimonials.php(shrug)

[StealthWyvern]

hey, what do you guys think about this??? http://www.langka.com/testimonials.php(shrug)

here is the link without the shrug smily
http://www.langka.com/testimonials.php

[longtimedead]

over here we call them Ar** ho** cause thats all the are every saturday nite the come out of the pub just up the road from me and have to do something to someones car "cause it `s a laf aint it" well they did it once to the wrong guy he caught them and beat the sh** out of 3 of them who in turn charged him with assault (but he got off with it) am sorry to see yous guys accross the pond have the same problems as us

[Japaneezy]

meguiars cleaner wax FTW!

[StealthWyvern]

meguiars cleaner wax FTW!
That stuff works pretty well!

[controlo]

thanks guys. i'm just trying to find a way to clean up the chips really well. i know it can be done, i'm just unsure if i can do it myself or if there is anyone in my area that can do it.

[Mocoso]

thanks guys. i'm just trying to find a way to clean up the chips really well. i know it can be done, i'm just unsure if i can do it myself or if there is anyone in my area that can do it.

I feel for ya.... had my other beast egged - managed to clean it well and didnt notice my wife's car got sprayed - totally damaged the paint... frigin teenage kids in suburbia who think its funny....

[StealthWyvern]

Check this page out! Look about half way down the page thier should be a PAINT CHIP & SCRATCH REPAIR section. Now I haven't tried this but I figured i might as well share it.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-paint-polish-clinic.html

[controlo]

yeah, i've seen that. not sure if i feel comfortable sanding my car...

[WildChild]

How about some pics of the damage? I could be of better help that way.

Just read the other post and saw pics

[gsrtype1]

(direct)
thanks guys. i'm just trying to find a way to clean up the chips really well. i know it can be done, i'm just unsure if i can do it myself or if there is anyone in my area that can do it.

[controlo]

i think i got it off soon enough... i don't see or feel any clear coat damage other than the chips.

[B1GHAM]

ok since I said it before (and no one seemed to pay attention.

eggs will not eat your paint - end of story

I had my old Jetta egged a few times, during the summer, and its DRIED COMPLETELY (woke up late moring, egged around 3am roughly by my calculations).

no damage to the paint besides shell impact marks. Besides dried egg being hard as hell to get off of the paint (had to wash the car about 3 times in a row and claybar it to remove the residue), it will not cause any addition harm. I wish I had pictures to show. I might have some @ the house still, maybe Ill look. I can show what the damage looks like on a BLACK car.

its not pretty...

the shell, however, tears through the clear+paint during impact causing "spiderweb" looking marks to form on the impact area.

[mzdalvr]

sry to hear about some punks doing that to a mazda. on another note - mazda paint FTW to hear that an eggshell can scratch the paint. if that can stratch it i shouldn't breathe on mine.

[B1GHAM]

sry to hear about some punks doing that to a mazda. on another note - mazda paint FTW to hear that an eggshell can scratch the paint. if that can stratch it i shouldn't breathe on mine.


LMAO - you have no idea what an eggshell can do to paint. Eggshells are actually strong as all hell. It wouldnt matter if it was mazda paint or not... any vehicle's coat will be damaged by eggshell. Take my VW for example.

Lesson here - doesnt matter what kind of vehicle you have, try not to get egged.

[sanblaster]

Yeah I just searched on the internetz and there are more websites that say that they do substantial damage then minor. Also several stories of kids getting killed for egging the wrong vehicles.


doesnt matter what kind of vehicle you have, try not to get egged.

Bestest advice everz..

[Olestra]

It's possible that the egg could eat your clearcoat if you leave it on for an extended period (I'm just speculating). Since you washed yours off the next morning, you were fine. It probably won't eat it in just a few hours, it's not like it's a concentrated acid.

The egg shells cutting your paint is believable. But the spider web (swirling) probably comes from washing the car after the egging and rubbing the little shell bits around on the paint. Probably only way to avoid this is pick off as many little bits as you can by hand, clay bar and spray.

That sucks it happened - I hope you can get it fixed asap! =)
I've heard of product that fills little clear coat scratches. Search around on the internet if it just looks like clear coat damage.

[B1GHAM]

It's possible that the egg could eat your clearcoat if you leave it on for an extended period (I'm just speculating). Since you washed yours off the next morning, you were fine. It probably won't eat it in just a few hours, it's not like it's a concentrated acid.

speculation @ best... Ive seen more than my fair shair of eggings and not once seen any clearcoat damage due to the egg white+yolks...



The egg shells cutting your paint is believable. But the spider web (swirling) probably comes from washing the car after the egging and rubbing the little shell bits around on the paint. Probably only way to avoid this is pick off as many little bits as you can by hand, clay bar and spray..

Swirl marks and spider webbing are 2 different things. I am not speaking of swirl mark scratches but simply the impact area. in 99% of the case, the eggshell is completely dropped from the car after impact. A simple spray down will remove any particles. Find a beater car and throw an egg on it and wash it down, youll see what I mean. :p

[Hikaru9]

Woah~ that stinks. If I were a politician, I'd definitely implement caning just like they do in Singapore. Screw ACLU! We should have the right to beat the crap out of the people who don't value someone else's property.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Singapore (first)

[controlo]

thanks guys. any thoughts on putting a decal in that spot. it'd be sort of a long one... from about an inch from the door jam over, to cover the chips. i've asked it like 12 times, haha. maybe people are avoiding the question...
(pullup)

[FleaWannaBe]

mequiars scratch x. or rubbing compound if it is deep.