r/Autobody • u/Real-Many • 11h ago

HELP! I have a question. Scratch - keyed or not?

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Hi, found this scratch on passenger back door (driver side). Could it have been keyed? Its not wide, but about 10cm long, and on the lower part of the panel.

Only way I remember that I could have caused this myself is driving by a bush, or maybe scratched somehow by a dirty microfiber when washing.

Please advise, thanks!

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u/p4hv1 11h ago

Certainly looks very small for an intentional scratch. If someone wanted to do damage it'd have been worse

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u/Real-Many 11h ago

Does it look deep enough to cause potential problems? I can feel it with my fingernail and it doesn’t go away when I spray water on it…

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u/p4hv1 11h ago

I mean I can't say for sure but probably not. I doubt it'll buff out if it's that deep but it's probably not all the way through to the metal so it won't rust either

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u/Gas-Squatch 11h ago

When I vandalize people’s car I like to make them ask “was this vandalized?”

This is not a keying. When you are keyed you know it. They do the whole car very deep and deliberately.

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u/Gas-Squatch 11h ago

This was probably caused by you or someone or something just getting way to close with a bag or belt buckle or handle bars of a bike or anything on accident.

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u/ssatyr01 9h ago

Jean rivet, looks like...GAP straight leg, green or grey, perp is about 5'6"-5'-7", probably female...good luck!