Worst Luck Ever.....

[Legumis]

Had the car about 3 weeks now and hadn't got around to washing it at all. Plus, it hadn't been washed properly since import so this thing was pretty grubby.

So I spent about 4 hours on Saturday washing, polishing and sealing my car. Used the Autoglym range of products to get it looking pretty damn shiny. Mirror effect and everything (See pic). Was proud.

Took it out today to go to the mall with the missus. On the way back some jackface flicks a piece of sheet-metal off the road. It bounces off the car behind him before flicking into my lane hitting the front and bonnet. Put a metal-deep gouge in the paint about half the size of a 5cent piece, as well as a few other scrapes.

As soon as I got home I washed off the area and repolished and sealed it. Most of the scrapes are faint to the point you'd have to know they're there to see them. But obviously the gouge isn't so easily covered.

Any tips or advice as to how I can make this thing go away and get it back to nice'n'shiny?

Bonnet before:

[R34NRG]

Had the car about 3 weeks now and hadn't got around to washing it at all. Plus, it hadn't been washed properly since import so this thing was pretty grubby.

So I spent about 4 hours on Saturday washing, polishing and sealing my car. Used the Autoglym range of products to get it looking pretty damn shiny. Mirror effect and everything (See pic). Was proud.

Took it out today to go to the mall with the missus. On the way back some jackface flicks a piece of sheet-metal off the road. It bounces off the car behind him before flicking into my lane hitting the front and bonnet. Put a metal-deep gouge in the paint about half the size of a 5cent piece, as well as a few other scrapes.

As soon as I got home I washed off the area and repolished and sealed it. Most of the scrapes are faint to the point you'd have to know they're there to see them. But obviously the gouge isn't so easily covered.

Any tips or advice as to how I can make this thing go away and get it back to nice'n'shiny?

Bonnet before:

when u said this guy flicked it off the road...it was alreayd there and they rode over it im assuming?

im not sure but isnt that considered his fault?

[Legumis]

it was already there; it didn't fall from his vehicle. I'd slowed right down to about 50km/h but he would have hit it at about 70-80.

It was slightly bent, like about a 70 degree angle, so it was visible from a distance. And, cos of the shape I guess, the thing just took off when he went over, caught in his slipstream, etc.

I'm not fussed about who's to blame, nor do I care about the insurance since (I'm hoping) a pro repair would be less than my $500 excess. Also don't wanna lose my Rating 1 over a scratch.

I'm mainly worried that the scrape will rust over or cause the surrounding paint to lift.