3.3TT My paint..

[SIMONGUEY]

Reminds me of years ago when I had a Kia Forte. It was a nice little car with a few small mods. Intakes, new wheels and a little wing. The car had a custom paint job. My friend borrowed my car for a few days while I was out of town. There was a small snowstorm, got about a foot of snow. I came back to find scratches all over my car. He had used a shovel to scrape the snow off my roof and hood, truck lid. I was not happy haha.

now that's crazy!! what happened once you saw the damage? did they pay ahah

 

[87and66]

ahhh yes, my favorite automotive tool.... the fork.

I did something similar to my car trying to remove the badge. Covered it by using an oval "vintage K" badge that I didn't really like. Eventually I hit a deer and the bumper was replaced. That was the only positive about that event. Now I rock the E badge. Your best bet is to have the bumper repainted. Touch up paint isn't going to look good at all on the spot below the badge. I feel your pain here. best of luck

 

[SIMONGUEY]

I did cover it up in the meantime. I didn't fully apply for the badge yet. I am debating how some of you guys have said to sand it down a bit. Ima buys all the stuff for it and gives it a shot. Suppose I end up messing up the whole thing. Ima falls onto plan B. and paying the $500 quote an auto body shop gave me. Trying to avoid that mainly because I want to buy a JB4 with all the plugs and add ons. It comes first. But this paint is in my mind and doesn't go away, aha.

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

lmfao my goodness this thread...

here:

 

[87and66]

lmfao my goodness this thread...

here:

Just be careful with the heat gun because your clear coat can melt pretty easily! I've seen that before too

 

[MerlintheMad]

What a messy job! I hope you sealed those holes and un covered paint area before puting the E badge back. Otherwise this might rust and you will be in even bigger problem.

On a new car like this I would only be happy with a new paint. Touch-up will not look good for that size of paint chips.

Can't rust. It's plastic.

I am debating how some of you guys have said to sand it down a bit.

Let me be more clear: when you do one pass with the touchup brush and let it dry, it isn't as smooth as the surrounding paint, obviously. A little application of 2000 grit wet paper (lots of water, by the way, keep the paper soft and wet), and patience (no pressure, just let the tensile stiffness of the paper apply its own pressure), you can knock back the highest points i.e. smooth the touchup out a bit. If, as is likely, you need to polish the surrounding area to get rid of any hazing caused by the sandpaper action, you'll want to be careful to avoid the touchup as much as possible; because polishing/rubbing compound gets into the touchup and darkens it. This feels like a no-win situation but you can always do it over until you say "enough of that!" Waxing the whole thing once you're done helps make it less noticeable too, so that it doesn't give a shout out when you walk by. Hah.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

Can't rust. It's plastic.

Let me be more clear: when you do one pass with the touchup brush and let it dry, it isn't as smooth as the surrounding paint, obviously. A little application of 2000 grit wet paper (lots of water, by the way, keep the paper soft and wet), and patience (no pressure, just let the tensile stiffness of the paper apply its own pressure), you can knock back the highest points i.e. smooth the touchup out a bit. If, as is likely, you need to polish the surrounding area to get rid of any hazing caused by the sandpaper action, you'll want to be careful to avoid the touchup as much as possible; because polishing/rubbing compound gets into the touchup and darkens it. This feels like a no-win situation but you can always do it over until you say "enough of that!" Waxing the whole thing once you're done helps make it less noticeable too, so that it doesn't give a shout out when you walk by. Hah.

I'm not sure how to reply to multiply people at once. But. You all got the point my paints f&*%ed, lol. Ima gives what you said a shot. The bumper is indeed plastic. I will remove the back Kia badge soon once I get my stinger one in the mail. I will def do this job alone and be very patient. I wouldn't want the same situation to happen in the back.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

lmfao my goodness this thread...

here:

how it started. def not how it ended up ahaha

 

[SIMONGUEY]

ahhh yes, my favorite automotive tool.... the fork.

I did something similar to my car trying to remove the badge. Covered it by using an oval "vintage K" badge that I didn't really like. Eventually I hit a deer and the bumper was replaced. That was the only positive about that event. Now I rock the E badge. Your best bet is to have the bumper repainted. Touch up paint isn't going to look good at all on the spot below the badge. I feel your pain here. best of luck

when in doubt. fork it out..

 

[MerlintheMad]

I will remove the back Kia badge soon once I get my stinger one in the mail. I will def do this job alone and be very patient. I wouldn't want the same situation to happen in the back.

Bust a lot of floss or fishing line. Saw, saw, saw: it's the only way (and pull up so that you don't touch anything outside the badge/script edges).

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

how it started. def not how it ended up ahaha

haha!

at least you got a sense of humor to it friend!

 

[SIMONGUEY]

I still have nightmares about this..

 

[nhcowboy28]

I still have nightmares about this..

Thread zombie’ing your own thread…

 

[G70LEbyAdoom]

Thread zombie’ing your own thread…

With a single like, you have already "Ratio'ed" his post, as the kids say.

 

[AtomicGTL]

I still have nightmares about this..

Is this issue fixed now Mr Simon?

 

[SIMONGUEY]

Thread zombie’ing your own thread…

I was looking at the front of my car yesterday and thought about this post and the fork that was used on my hood lol.

Is this issue fixed now Mr Simon?

it has not xD been having problem after problem but at least everything is currently working at 97%

 

[MerlintheMad]

I still have nightmares about this..

You never posted a pic of the temporary solution.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

You never posted a pic of the temporary solution.

no temp solution was used. I just stare at it and cry.

 

[AtomicGTL]

Pretty upsetting that’s for sure. He wanted to help. I said naw. He decided to help and messed up my paint trying to do it fast after I said I was going to take a while so I’ll do it alone.

Is it too late to go back and tell him to pay out of pocket for this? For emotional distress and pain ofcourse.

 

[MerlintheMad]

no temp solution was used. I just stare at it and cry.

Oh come on, man. At least get a paint touch up kit and put some paint in there: it would look so much less ugly.