paint or not paint?

[MZ-N10]

well....its been almost 2 weeks since my vx has been keyed and they cops cant seem to find teh guy tat did it...so now i have 3 options....1 to repaint the car...2 to cover it up with stickers, etc..or just leave it....

so does anyone have any good ideas on stickers or colors on a vx?

btw the scratches is along one whole side of the car....door+the rear side..no fender...
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[ron]

Depending on the severity of the scratch will determine which route you may go. If the scratch is light (clearcoat scratched not the paint), then you can go to any detailer with a power buffer and buff the clearcoat.

However, if the scratch is deep (penetrating both clearcoat and paint down to the metal), then seeking advice from local paint shops about doing spray touch-up or localizing the paint job would still be more economical than painting the whole vehicle. However, if you want to change the whole vehicle's color, then it would be worth paying for the higher (better quality) paint job in the long run than your cheapo (earl sheib) quicky job.

I personally wouldn't use stickers to cover up the scratch unless you plan to use the large removable vinyl stickers that cover the entire upper half of the vehicle and advertise a company of some sort. Which may be worth your while as the company sponsoring the advertisement will pay you for your troubles. Although, I believe you will be obligated to drive your vehicle a certain number of miles and/or display in very public areas depending on the needs of your sponsor.

Good luck and let us know which way you go with.

[Kahuna]

I say this is your chance....go WILD!!!!

[MZ-N10]

Depending on the severity of the scratch will determine which route you may go. If the scratch is light (clearcoat scratched not the paint), then you can go to any detailer with a power buffer and buff the clearcoat.

However, if the scratch is deep (penetrating both clearcoat and paint down to the metal), then seeking advice from local paint shops about doing spray touch-up or localizing the paint job would still be more economical than painting the whole vehicle. However, if you want to change the whole vehicle's color, then it would be worth paying for the higher (better quality) paint job in the long run than your cheapo (earl sheib) quicky job.

I personally wouldn't use stickers to cover up the scratch unless you plan to use the large removable vinyl stickers that cover the entire upper half of the vehicle and advertise a company of some sort. Which may be worth your while as the company sponsoring the advertisement will pay you for your troubles. Although, I believe you will be obligated to drive your vehicle a certain number of miles and/or display in very public areas depending on the needs of your sponsor.

Good luck and let us know which way you go with.

the scratch acutally is pretty deep....i was starting to go with the vinyl sticker idea since first i dont ahve to pay for it...and second i can get money for it(if i find a company).........so anyone here own a company in cali tat wants a 99 silver vx to advertise for them!?!?
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[thebear54]

I always thought the VX would look very hot with a set of "splash" vinyl decals on the side(kind of like ocean waves)between the wheel wells.
At least these would be removable at a later date if you decided to repaint.
HMMM...the brain is working too hard this morning...thinking, thinking...
John

[MZ-N10]

after much thought, ive come up with 1 pretty cool idea (imo). acutally my gf thought it up but meh, its to have a poem in chinese along the side of my car....starting from the door back, a silver line of word. Under the words i was plannin to have a checkered look, of dark silver and lighter silver, have it big at the front, and get smaller as it gets to the back...any opinions on this would be nice.......
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[LittleBeast]

If it was me, I would probably go with the graphics and wait on the exspensive paint job til later. Since my nickname has been Rhino since I was a little kid I might put a charging Rhino on the side and of course it would be in the color CHROME my favorite color. Yes a perfect reflective surface like the wheels so it would tie the whole car together and not look too out of place. Just a though, I included a picture of what it might look like, don't laugh too hard it took me all of 5 minutes to make it and you can tell, sorry. But maybe if you had someone really make a detailed Charging Rhino down the side of the car like that, with an abstract kind of dust cloud behind that might be cool, or it could be late and I need some sleep (I am afraid I might dream of running with the white Rhinos in Africa now)!
In Christ,
Ryan

[Dallas4u]

Sorry if you've posted this before and I didn't read the entire predicament, but why don't you just claim it as vandalism, get it painted, and (if you still want to) do graphics over nice, new paint? You could do a 7 or 8 year auto vinyl and customize it to whatever you wanted.

Unless you don't have comprehensive, you should be covered.

I'm sure you've already thought of this, though, and are looking at alternatives... correct?

[Triathlete]

after much thought, ive come up with 1 pretty cool idea (imo). acutally my gf thought it up but meh, its to have a poem in chinese along the side of my car....starting from the door back, a silver line of word. Under the words i was plannin to have a checkered look, of dark silver and lighter silver, have it big at the front, and get smaller as it gets to the back...any opinions on this would be nice.......

There are some pretty talented photo choppers on this board. Maybe if you asked real nicely and gave them a little more detail they could conjur up an image for you before you have it done so you'll know in advance if you likey or not likey! Help him out guys!