A local woke up to an unpleasant surprise when an unidentified individual had vandalised his parked pickup with paint stripper, causing damage estimated around 50,000 baht.

 

The incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday, December 21, outside the Thai man’s rented residence in Wichit district, Phuket.

 

After the Phuket emergency centre 191 alerted the police, Theppitak Phuangmani, the Deputy Investigator of Wichit Police Station, along with the patrol team, rushed to the scene. They found a bronze Toyota Vigo with visible signs of paint stripper splattered all over the vehicle, causing the paint to peel off in patches on the roof, body, and the right side of the pickup, including the driver’s door and the rear door on the driver’s side.

 

The local, named Don (pseudonym), who was clueless about the perpetrator, reported the incident and recorded it as evidence for the police to further investigate. The reporter, who visited the house and inspected the damaged pickup truck, found Don at the scene. He recounted waking up around 2.10am, preparing for work, and going outside to dispose of the garbage when he noticed the damage to his vehicle.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

After the Phuket emergency centre 191 alerted the police, Theppitak Phuangmani, the Deputy Investigator of Wichit Police Station, along with the patrol team, rushed to the scene.

Hmmm

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A local woke up to an unpleasant surprise when an unidentified individual had vandalised his parked pickup with paint stripper, causing damage estimated around 50,000 baht.

---50,000 baht is a lot of money! hope the car insured! 

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Hmmm

rushing to the scene won't slow down the peeling process...don't you know!

43 minutes ago, tandor said:

rushing to the scene won't slow down the peeling process...don't you know!

maybe they thought they could salvage something

I'm going with the welding of the iron......

he knows who did it ...   just think back who you ripped off 

50K?
Expensive pain-job.
His wife/gf/or ex did it.

Pretty sure...

Brake fluid still works well.....maybe payback.

1 hour ago, kcpattaya said:

50K?
Expensive pain-job.
His wife/gf/or ex did it.

Pretty sure...

A respray will cost a minimum of 35k+ but what I never understand from these stories is all Toyota Vigo's whether in an accident, or stories like this, are always "Bronze'  yet always look silver in the Photos, maybe I'm going color blind.  

10 max 15.000 for repaint the whole car, 50.000 bit steep in my opinion

1 hour ago, Foek said:

10 max 15.000 for repaint the whole car, 50.000 bit steep in my opinion

Agree on that! I got a quote of 17,000 baht for full respray. 

5 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Brake fluid still works well.....maybe payback.

I believe break fluid is better as you can't just repaint it as the fluid reacts with the metal or might just be an old wives tail as never been that pissed off to try it. 

"I'll paint any car for $99!"

  - Earl Scheib