ok another update, car needs a full respray. damage was done to the trunk lid, roof, my poor CF hood, front quarter panel, rear quarter panel, even side mirrors got scratched. over 70% of the cars panels were scratched. here are a few pics from the body shop. imagine those scratches, on the above areas i mentioned and you'll get an idea of the damage these fuckers did.

car goes in the paint booth this weekend and i should have it back in a few weeks. what a pain in the ass.

worst part is, i don't have rental coverage (which was a surprise because i thought i did)...so here i am, with no car. sucks.

 

but you bike to work, daily......

 

all that can be buffed out minus maybe the cf hood

 

vultures have some sharp ass nails/claws/talons not to mention that nasty beak. no amount of buffing is going to get rid of ALL the deeper scratches which have penetrated the clear coat to the base coat or near it.

in black paint those scratches will still show even if buffed out. it's not worth thinning out the clear coat to "buff" out the scratches to only make them less noticeable. respray is the best bet to make sure there is a healthy clear coat on the car. and we all know that shark's paint finish was pretty well kept (esp since he did a full detail inthe spring). doing it right by respraying the car is the way to do it.

good luck shark. hopefully the CF hood isn't damaged past the clear. get the shop to put like 10 layers of clear on the hood. stupid vultures.

 

He knows i was kidding. i was just messing around with him TLtrigirl

 

batteleship grey like what you suggested in the other thread??

 

dude...tomatoes and red text!!! lol he might know you're kidding but the rest of us (ie me or others) might think you were serious. yeah throw more salt into sharkie's pain...

it's a pain but she'll be good as new when it's all said and done. only downside...where are you parking the car when it goes home? the vultures will be waiting and you can't use your car cover for most of the winter. oh...idea...drive the car to work on trash day. at least it'll be safe?

 

true. but, it's sub 50~ outside and raining. not fun on a bike.



thanks for the kind words, insurance handed over the check today and its getting sanded down as we speak. i'm going with a totally new color, no more NBP for me.

dat red text.

nope, not battleship grey...i'll leave that up to someone else.

i am getting a whole new custom color tho...

i bought a fake owl at home depot and i'm going to perch him up next to the tall fence on the dumpster. i put him up last night, so far, no vultures. owls are bad ass birds and other birds tend to stay away from them.

as for the car, i'll just park it somewhere else for the time being AWAY from the dumpster, then after the cure period, i'll keep it covered.

worst case scenario, in order to protect the paint, i'll just leave it at my moms garage temporarily bc i do normally bike to work.

 

Car cover won't be a problem if they bake the paint.

 

i'd leave the car at your mom's. hmmm....new color huh? can't wait to see it.

time to invest in cold weather gear for the bike. booties, full finger gloves, ear warmers...riding in the rain...not fun. cold weather riding MTB in cold ok...road biking in cold hell no.

 

Purple to match the wheels?

Great thing about a fresh coat of paint is that you'll probably be able to wetsand it down to a mirror finish without compromising the clear.

 

no turning back now, shes going in for surgery.

 

you say you know the shop owner? That's a good thing. They will go the extra mile for ya!'

 

hope so! i'll keep this thread updated with progress pics and whatnot until i get it back.

 

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit!!!

New color?!

 

:aman:

 

Even with the doors off, das hot

 

gimme dat interior

 

yes sir!

i said, yes sir!



thanks man! maybe i'll go work for UPS or something.

gimme dat LED pen.

 

NO! The LED pen is mine!!!!!!!

 

I can't wait to see your new color. Midnight purple?

 

What ^ said... Midnight Purple would look hot on your car. I bet you wished that you did not sell your winter wheels now. A new fresh color will make you feel like you just purchased a new car.

 

yup i'm looking forward to the new paint. hope all is well with you, earl!

 

 

I know something yall dont know

 

i cant wait to see the final product

 

We don't want to know where Aaron's "sweet spot" is.

 

shhhhhhh

 

 

hmmm...
i wish I knew what color he was painting it. Can't be midnight purple since VIP TL already has that and we all know how much Aaron (or was it Austin?!?) loves to be original!

 

im still thinking battleship gray

 

You seem twice as excited as the rest of us.

 

& while we wait.

I remember when my CLs was in the shop for a couple weeks. It was torture.

 

Excited to see the results!

 

inb4 someone steals the Owl!

 

I say Aaron might go for Green, Orange or Blue....

Sorry to see that happen dude....but I hope it works out for the best....

btw how are the reparing the CF roof?

 

I wish Vultures F'ed my car up. I want a Gotta Have it Green TL

 

Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Long Horny.

 

LowLife and Sick Tls,u guys avatars are soooo distracting.....

 

^^^!!! Seriously, I thought k1x and lowlife were bad, then I saw Sick's. F'in mesmerizing.....sorry, what were we talking about here?