Someone wrote on my dirty/salt covered car

shenlong1337 · 02-19-2015, 01:30 PM

So I was at work yesterday and as I was walking towards my car to go to lunch I noticed someone had written "Dirty Car" big bold letters right on the hood of the car taking up a good portion of the surface area. We had snow the other day and salt all over the roads.

First thing I'm thinking this idiot just put bunch of swirl marks right in my clear coat. Mind you this is a brand new 2015 Mazda 6, and the car is also black so even after washing the car I can see swirl marks where they had written on the hood. I know this can be polished out, but I wont do it if I don't have to and plus you only have so much clear coat. I will be driving my Z in the summer due to having all 4 seasons here in Ohio. I had talked to the security person here at the company to see if he can pull up the footage of the parking lot. He told me he's not able to discuss security camera information with me or show me footage, but as I was leaving he said he will see what he can do for me.

I know the person who had done this probably wasn't trying to cause damage, but I still would like to know who so I can confront them to not do it again.

Not sure if anyone had experienced something similar and if you have what did you do to resolve the issue?

njobe89 · 02-19-2015, 01:57 PM

dont buy a black car

JARblue · 02-19-2015, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by njobe89

dont buy a black car

That's

OP, do you have evidence of all this? I.e. pictures of the hood when you first found it and pictures of the damage to the paint? If so, tell the security officer that you have all of this and will be filing charges. If you have to, go ahead and file charges. It does not cost you anything but time to file a police report. You can even mention in the report that there should be security footage to corroborate your claim.

Having said all this, I would just hand buff it myself and move on with my life. I don't like to let it affect me when other people try to upset me. Plenty of people do that to me on a daily basis without trying.

I can tell you another thing. That would definitely entice me to wash the car. Asap.

njobe89 · 02-19-2015, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

That's

OP, do you have evidence of all this? I.e. pictures of the hood when you first found it and pictures of the damage to the paint? If so, tell the security officer that you have all of this and will be filing charges. If you have to, go ahead and file charges. It does not cost you anything but time to file a police report. You can even mention in the report that there should be security footage to corroborate your claim.

Having said all this, I would just hand buff it myself and move on with my life. I don't like to let it affect me when other people try to upset me. Plenty of people do that to me on a daily basis without trying.

kenchan · 02-19-2015, 02:06 PM

buy a dd (aka non-HEK beater type)

onzedge · 02-20-2015, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

buy a dd (aka non-HEK beater type)

JARblue · 02-20-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

This was his Mazda DD

Of course, as has been noted already, this thread is in the Z General Discussion forum

njobe89 · 02-20-2015, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

This was his Mazda DD

Of course, as has been noted already, this thread is in the Z General Discussion forum

that facepalm emoji or whatever you want to call it reminds me of this guy

the pic is big, so sue me

JARblue · 02-20-2015, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by njobe89

that facepalm emoji or whatever you want to call it reminds me of this guy

You mean this pic?

jaedub · 02-19-2015, 02:06 PM

Just keep your car clean then

But yes, I can relate to your frustration....People just dont realize what they're causing to the car's clear coat.

shenlong1337 · 02-19-2015, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

Just keep your car clean then

But yes, I can relate to your frustration....People just dont realize what they're causing to the car's clear coat.

I do actually keep it clean. It was just from the 45min drive to work that morning plus the snow/slush. Took it through the car wash during lunch once dried you can clearing see the marks.

brancky3 · 02-19-2015, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shenlong1337

I do actually keep it clean. It was just from the 45min drive to work that morning plus the snow/slush. Took it through the car wash during lunch once dried you can clearing see the marks.

You probably got more swirls from a car wash than from the finger painting

I would do what was said above, file charges and make this a big deal to security. You may be able to get the cost of a detail out of somebody to correct the paint.

zeeder · 02-19-2015, 02:33 PM

I feel your pain, some jack@$$ tagged my black Z with white spray paint!

Bulletz4break · 02-20-2015, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by brancky3

You probably got more swirls from a car wash than from the finger painting

I would do what was said above, file charges and make this a big deal to security. You may be able to get the cost of a detail out of somebody to correct the paint.

Not if you wash a vehicle correctly. I spent many hours keeping my black cars completely swirl and scratch free. Black looks amazing when cared for correctly. OP I share your frustration. That was just plain ignorant.

kenchan · 02-19-2015, 02:08 PM

get over it, IT'S JUST A CAR!

<= dumbarse mofo's.

02-19-2015, 01:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
shenlong1337 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 60 Drives: 14 370z, 15 Mazda6 Rep Power: 11	Stop writing on peoples cars!!!!! So I was at work yesterday and as I was walking towards my car to go to lunch I noticed someone had written "Dirty Car" big bold letters right on the hood of the car taking up a good portion of the surface area. We had snow the other day and salt all over the roads. First thing I'm thinking this idiot just put bunch of swirl marks right in my clear coat. Mind you this is a brand new 2015 Mazda 6, and the car is also black so even after washing the car I can see swirl marks where they had written on the hood. I know this can be polished out, but I wont do it if I don't have to and plus you only have so much clear coat. I will be driving my Z in the summer due to having all 4 seasons here in Ohio. I had talked to the security person here at the company to see if he can pull up the footage of the parking lot. He told me he's not able to discuss security camera information with me or show me footage, but as I was leaving he said he will see what he can do for me. I know the person who had done this probably wasn't trying to cause damage, but I still would like to know who so I can confront them to not do it again. Not sure if anyone had experienced something similar and if you have what did you do to resolve the issue? Last edited by shenlong1337; 02-19-2015 at 01:49 PM.

02-19-2015, 01:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
njobe89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,227 Drives: 2013 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 174284	dont buy a black car TerribleONE, onzedge, 2011 Nismo#91 and 4 others like this. __________________ 2 plus 2 times 2 = ? ... hint, it's not 8 Stillen CBE, Stillen Gen 3, TP's, Uprev tuned - 324whp/264tq

02-19-2015, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
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jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	Just keep your car clean then But yes, I can relate to your frustration....People just dont realize what they're causing to the car's clear coat. JC-Nismo likes this.

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zeeder Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 48 Posts: 460 Drives: ‘13 370Z ST 6M Rep Power: 3428	I feel your pain, some jack@$$ tagged my black Z with white spray paint! __________________ Zack FI catback, HFC, and Start Button - Z1 Intake - Nismo S-Tune Spoiler - PasswordJDM V2 Shift Knob

02-19-2015, 02:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	get over it, IT'S JUST A CAR! <= dumbarse mofo's. JARblue likes this.

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