Someone keyed my brand new (well 5 month old) hood yesterday. While its not the largest mark in the world, it was still enough to upset me. So here's the story complete with pictures.....I went to a new Stop & Shop (supermarket) that they are building here in RI to visit an old friend. I talked to him for 30-40 minutes. Mind you this store is closed to the public as its not finished yet. When we were getting ready to leave he and I walked outside and stood under the awning talking for a couple more minutes and saying goodbye.
My car was parked to the right of his Monte SS, and in front of his Monte was a crotch rocket. This fat kid had been whistling at me the entire time I was in there and making comments and I was ignoring him. The fat kid walked right by my car on the angle that this scratch/gouge is at. My friend and I are under the assumption that he is the one who did it. When I walked into the store the hood was spotless, I walked around the front. I ALWAYS stare at my car when I walk to and from it to check for damage. Biggest downfall is the cameras aren't hooked up yet, if they were we would have proof...but because they aren't there is nothing that can be said or done about it.
It is through all the paint into the hood itself. I was suprisingly calm for the situation at hand, just a bit upset. Everyone has always told me "I can't believe no one ever vandalized your car". Well its been spit on, but never has someone gouged it. I know the mark isn't all that large, and I do know it could have been much worse, but its just the premise that you don't vandalize people's cars. No matter how pissed off you may be.
I went right home, took some pictures and swapped the hood back to my CBD CF OEM hood so I could take this one to JRA to be re-painted. Another $125 that I really don't have because I'm still out of work, but it needs to be done. And thats $125 because I'm supplying the paint otherwise it would be more expensive. I have nowhere to paint so I have to pay.
Not to mention Mopar Power Festival is next Sunday and I'm planning on entering him in the show. Jeff at JRA said he can get it done by Thursday for me. I really hope so. The hood went RIGHT to him within hours after it happened.
The car is dirty in these pictures from the dust at the construction site.
Again I know its not that large, but the premise that someone actually gouged my hood upsets me. I'm pretty calm.....calmer than I thought I would be. And at least its the hood and not another, more difficult part that would require blending like the rear quarter.
I think I'm done ranting.....this just sucks
I spent $850 on paint (paint ONLY) in April, plus the money to paint the new stuff. It was over $1400. We'll just add another $125 to that because someone is a douchebag.Here is how the car sits right now with my old hood (winter hood) on. Camera phone pictures...I do apologize but its pouring out right now so I can't get much else.
I'm sorry sweetheart, glad it's getting done in time for the Mopar show 
Hope he gets done for the show the winter hood dosent look half bad though
ing. As was his fat ass.
