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ZED SLED · 04-25-2012, 08:10 AM

Do you use an automatic car wash that has roller brushes? (might as well use sandpaper you know) Paint on plastic might more susceptible to scratching than the metal it hits.

Badbubba · 04-25-2012, 01:04 PM

Purse with rivets or crystals?

Scalded Dog · 04-25-2012, 01:57 PM

The (apparently) perfect spacing, and the way each scratch parallels the others, indicates something with a pattern... somebody had suggested a zipper, but I presume that you don't wash or wax it with any rags that still have zippers attached.

Palm fronds, or other plants that could be blowing in the breeze/ swaying? I see some really wild looking patterns in the desert, caused by wind moving branches and other plant material around in patterns...

Hannibal · 04-25-2012, 02:01 PM

I happened to have the pic up and and buddy of mine made an interesting comment:

"That looks like the marks that idiot with a weed whacker left on the side of my car..."

Makes sense to me.
a) You can rub these marks and they vanish.
b) They are on the surface.
c) They are in a pattern that certainly could be made with a spinning weed whacker head.

10forty2 · 04-25-2012, 02:04 PM

Sounds like you need to call TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) to determine if you have a ghost in your garage. Otherwise, like everyone else has said, you got an animal (human or beast) that has and is doing damage to your baby.

Maybe you've got some hot chick laying across your fender and her bikini straps are causing the scratches???

IBM · 04-25-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

Looks like someone is secretly punishing your car for your loving it. Time for a hidden camera.................seriously.

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Originally Posted by knitetrain05

get a camera

In my garage?

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Originally Posted by STINGER BEE

If you have mice in your garage,paint scratches be the less of my worries I get rid of those mice before you have electrical problems ,They like chewing on wires .

They've been living in mostly the house for years (mostly in the winter), never once messed with the cars. I check around the car and under the hood every few days to make sure nothing has been under there.

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Originally Posted by mclark10

Do you use an automatic car wash that has roller brushes? (might as well use sandpaper you know) Paint on plastic might more susceptible to scratching than the metal it hits.

Noooo way.

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Originally Posted by Hannibal

I happened to have the pic up and and buddy of mine made an interesting comment:

"That looks like the marks that idiot with a weed whacker left on the side of my car..."

Makes sense to me.
a) You can rub these marks and they vanish.
b) They are on the surface.
c) They are in a pattern that certainly could be made with a spinning weed whacker head.

Usually they are much smaller than this. I would believe that, but I don't know where they would have been weed whacking in the middle of the parking lot and we don't own a weed whacker.

Slickcas's post makes me think it might be something with the paint also..

woodstock · 04-25-2012, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by stieger

Do you/your neighbor own a cat?

That would be my guess,they jump up on the hood to get warm and slide down,scratching as they go.

IBM · 04-25-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by woodstock

That would be my guess,they jump up on the hood to get warm and slide down,scratching as they go.

The car is garaged and there aren't any cats in the neighborhood

strych9 · 04-25-2012, 03:12 PM

Looks like shop-vac or self-serve carwash vac hose got dragged across it.

SSdude · 04-25-2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by strych9

Looks like shop-vac or self-serve carwash vac hose got dragged across it.

+ 1. Got to be a ribbed hose that dragged on the side. Lines are too symmetrical for it to be anything else and no animal has that many fingers. Typical of the coin operated vacs .

IBM · 04-25-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SSdude

+ 1. Got to be a ribbed hose that dragged on the side. Lines are too symmetrical for it to be anything else and no animal has that many fingers. Typical of the coin operated vacs .

You're probably right. The culprit is sitting right in front of the car in the garage and I never even realized it

I feel so stupid... haha! But someone's got some 'splainin to do. I've explained not to even unwrap the vacuum hose unless the Camaro is out of the garage.. apparently nobody listens!

I feel dumb though...

Caspers2SSRS · 04-27-2012, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

Looks like someone is secretly punishing your car for your loving it. Time for a hidden camera.................seriously.

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I feel so stupid... haha! But someone's got some 'splainin to do. I've explained not to even unwrap the vacuum hose unless the Camaro is out of the garage.. apparently nobody listens!

and no you didn't listen............

Yuup.....Looks like the camera wasn't too bad of an idea after all............

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Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	The (apparently) perfect spacing, and the way each scratch parallels the others, indicates something with a pattern... somebody had suggested a zipper, but I presume that you don't wash or wax it with any rags that still have zippers attached. Palm fronds, or other plants that could be blowing in the breeze/ swaying? I see some really wild looking patterns in the desert, caused by wind moving branches and other plant material around in patterns...

04-25-2012, 02:01 PM	#32
Hannibal Drives: Camaro SS & ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southeast USA Posts: 527	I happened to have the pic up and and buddy of mine made an interesting comment: "That looks like the marks that idiot with a weed whacker left on the side of my car..." Makes sense to me. a) You can rub these marks and they vanish. b) They are on the surface. c) They are in a pattern that certainly could be made with a spinning weed whacker head.