Got myself a “new” 7 yr jalopy last week Saturday. All was well till leo, nimeonyeshwa mambo na mtoto wa jirani. As am getting out late morning, I encounter scratches on the car on both the driver and
passenger doors. On enquiring, one of the kids thought it wise to ride their bike right next to the car and all around it and thus inevitably scratching it.
Fucken kid! Mine was the only vehicle in the parking space since others had already left so there was plenty of space for riding. Nimekasirika sana but kids are kids. Nitaongea na mzazi wake amkanye.
Sasa wadau, remedy ya scratches sampuli hii ni gani?
Inaudhi sana kwanza kama umeingiza juzi tu. Hakuna remedy. Kama scratch imengoa rangi achana nayo tu. It must have been really hard knocking to scratch original paint. Weka gari alarm. Sensitive kabisa. Usipoweka watoto wataharibu tu. Na usipake rangi juu hutapenda matokeo na bado inascratchiwa ata na kucha. Hiyo rangi original hakuna ingine utawahi pata kama hiyo…
Hizo rubbing compound zinasaidia vitu superficial na kutoa foreign paint.
Chukua kitambaa, tema mate alafu upanguse. ama kama umevaa long sleeve, temea scratch mate alafu futa na kisukusuku(elbow). Ukisha fanya hivyo roga mzazi wa huyo mtoto. Ahsante sana
Take a clean cloth and dip it kwa break oil hapo kwa engine, then rub with it those scratches zitaisha. Remember a new car is shiny and will always attract kids and tempt them to scratch. Avoid keeping it so clean, let it stay dusty till they get used to it.
Buffin gets rid of the top layer of the paint exposing another new layer. Best used where there is dead, peeling paint in a car. The down side is that it thins the paint, and for metallic paints it makes the look dull, and worse if it is done on parts of the body it gives an uneven look.
Mimi kuna time I found kids had written 1234-10 and the alphabet kwa gari. Since tulikua ushago flani huko Ng’arua where a buddy was seeking license kubomoa cirporate nyoka all time all night, nilimeza hasira and gave the best smile “ciana nî ciana, ona ithwî twarî oo hau, na mîtugo îyo, mûno ihîî na nî cienyo cia Ngai” (kids will akways be kids esoecially boys and we were all at that stage at one time). Take home lesson: diplomacy is shit
Tough to deal with , best talk to the parents and also invest in the alarm.
You could also cover up with something , otherwise if you can afford a car you could as well move to a better neighbourhood .