Car clipped outside house

r0qi4162fux9kg · 09-09-2013 2:11pm #1

I woke up this morning to find the rear right hand side of my car clipped.
It's on street parking. So I'm guessing its to be expected.

What I'm trying to figure out is what this white stuff that was smeared all over the various scratchs and marks is??

Image attached.

djimi · 09-09-2013 2:23pm

It doesnt really look like it was hit by a passing vehicle to be honest.

tossy · 09-09-2013 2:29pm

Weird one. Your bumper is a totally different colour to the car,the bumper looks like it was attacked by something yet there isn't a single mark on the paint on the car.

listermint · 09-09-2013 2:31pm

Is that the original bumper OP ?

because it certainly doesnt appear like it. ever had a previous repair done ?

upandcumming · 09-09-2013 2:32pm

Looks like someone replaced your bumper with their ****e one.

MarkR · 09-09-2013 2:34pm

Was the smeary marks there before? Kind of look like cast off from the wheels. The black mark is pretty high for a bumper of a car. Maybe a van.

Hmmm.. Try to polish out what you can, and see what remains.

Sickener.

todolist · 09-09-2013 2:34pm

It looks like another car scrapped off your car as they were moving out from parking.I scrapped my car off a wall and it left similar damage to your car.

EazyD · 09-09-2013 2:37pm

listermint wrote: »

Is that the original bumper OP ?

because it certainly doesnt appear like it. ever had a previous repair done ?

+1 Might be the lighting from the snap, but the colour doesn't look matched at all.

tossy · 09-09-2013 2:42pm

todolist wrote: »

It looks like another car scrapped off your car as they were moving out from parking.I scrapped my car off a wall and it left similar damage to your car.

Those marks don't look like a car scrapped of it,there are marks up high on the bmuper, down low where it curves in and also around the back,plus there are no marks on the tyre/hubcap or car body.

r0qi4162fux9kg · 09-09-2013 2:52pm

OP here.

I think it's just the lighting in the photo. Colour looks fine in real life. Bumper is original.

Only had the car washed a few days ago. So there were no marks or smears .

Was thinking myself the marks are a bit low for a car.

The council were painting white lines on the road this morning. Wonder if that has anything to do with it?

Just trying to figure out what the white smear marks are. Looks like someone purposely rubbed it on.

wexie · 09-09-2013 2:57pm

Finley Odd Butter wrote: »

Just trying to figure out what the white smear marks are. Looks like someone purposely rubbed it on.

Can't really tell how similar but I've been puzzled before with marks like that on my car. Until I figured out that my very large, very wet and very muddy dog ran into it chasing a cat.

Although if the council was painting white lines on the road I wouldn't be overly surprised if some oaf was trying to be helpful wiping paint of your car with a dirty rag or something.

Is it just the marks or are there scratches as well?

Kenny Logins · 09-09-2013 2:59pm

White smears could be a result of a half-arsed attempt to remove the black ones. T-cut, or even Cif perhaps...? What does it smell like?

r0qi4162fux9kg · 09-09-2013 3:06pm

wexie wrote: »

Can't really tell how similar but I've been puzzled before with marks like that on my car. Until I figured out that my very large, very wet and very muddy dog ran into it chasing a cat.

Although if the council was painting white lines on the road I wouldn't be overly surprised if some oaf was trying to be helpful wiping paint of your car with a dirty rag or something.

Is it just the marks or are there scratches as well?

It's really badly scratched. The bumper has come off its mounts. It's not sitting right at all. The rear light is also loose. So it must of got a good knock.

listermint · 09-09-2013 3:08pm

Finley Odd Butter wrote: »

OP here.

I think it's just the lighting in the photo. Colour looks fine in real life. Bumper is original.

Only had the car washed a few days ago. So there were no marks or smears .

Was thinking myself the marks are a bit low for a car.

The council were painting white lines on the road this morning. Wonder if that has anything to do with it?

Just trying to figure out what the white smear marks are. Looks like someone purposely rubbed it on.

Im honestly having difficulty believing the bumper is original Your car looks silver and that looks more like an estoril blue or baby blueesuqe colour.

But as you say could be the angle of the image.

wexie · 09-09-2013 3:11pm

Finley Odd Butter wrote: »

It's really badly scratched. The bumper has come off its mounts. It's not sitting right at all. The rear light is also loose. So it must of got a good knock.

Could it have been one of these ?

r0qi4162fux9kg · 09-09-2013 3:12pm

Kenny Logins wrote: »

White smears could be a result of a half-arsed attempt to remove the black ones. T-cut, or even Cif perhaps...? What does it smell like?

Can't smell anything of it. It's dusty/ chalky in texture.

Might be Cif

advertsfox · 09-09-2013 3:12pm

OP how about another picture from a daylight perspective with no flash.

dukedalton · 09-09-2013 3:14pm

There's no way that bumper is the same colour as the rest of the car!

Could it have been some kid on one of peddle toys that crashed against it?

Kenny Logins · 09-09-2013 3:27pm

Finley Odd Butter wrote: »

Can't smell anything of it. It's dusty/ chalky in texture.

Might be Cif

Like a rubbing/polishing compound?

biko · 09-09-2013 3:48pm

Bumpers are soft and if someone hits it pretty hard it can be pushed in/dislodged and get odd markings. When they move off it can pop out again. This a just a guess mind.

HungryJoey · 09-09-2013 5:15pm

Them bumpers are definitely different colours.

Looks like it was replaced with one that has been dragged around a scrapyard!

blingrhino · 09-09-2013 7:06pm

Would it have been a neighbour ?
Then felt a bit guilty and had a quick go at removing it ?

visual · 09-09-2013 8:31pm

biko wrote: »

Bumpers are soft and if someone hits it pretty hard it can be pushed in/dislodged and get odd markings. When they move off it can pop out again. This a just a guess mind.

This is waht I'm thinking too.
When plastic bumbers hit they deform oddly before poping back out and leave strange marks.

There is also the possibility someone tried to clean off their bumper paint from your car.