Car keyed - what to do?

[SteveMJ]

Some advice please.

My son has an Alfa GTV in Welwyn in Hertfordshire that he is trying to sell.

Yesterday someone keyed the bonnet and the boot. I am sure a buyer will use this to negotiate a reduced price as this has gone right through the black paint.

What can we do to minimise the effect? The car was for sale at £1,300 before the keying damage, so there is a limit to how much money can be spent.

Thank for advice,

Steve

[duncancallum]

bds.

I've in the past used a touch up pot and a cocktail stick and gradually worked it in then buffed the panel to bring it down flush. Its never right but it can help to improve

[romee2000]

+1

[7even]

Your right your never goanna recoup a bonnet/boot respray.
If it were me I would put at the bottom of the ad (if you are indeed advertising it) scratches to bonnet and boot hence low price of £1300 ono.

[SteveMJ]

I saw the two scratches last night and it was hardly anything like I was expecting - I reckon someone has walked past the car and caught it with something like a shopping basket. My son's not so sure.

A few hours with some touch up, Autoglym paint restorer and elbow grease has made the car look better than before! Quite a few other markes were touched up or polished out. I thought the car looked good before but its even better now.

Thank you all for the guidance and sympathy over the damage.

Steve

[Evangelion]

Good excuse to put the price up then!

[LordGrover]

... what to do? String 'em up.
High!

[jumpingjackdan]

LordGrover said:

... what to do? String 'em up.
High!

Agreed. Someone keyed my colleagues car at work. A 2001 mini one. FFS! She was really upset. They would have been more upset if I had caught them, especially after I hit them round the head with a baseball bat .