Tatey
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| posted on 27/2/14 at 06:02 PM |
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Car Paint Repair Questions
On the way back from work today I noticed quite a big scratch in my bonnet and as it's the first car I've had that's actually worth
enough to car about I am looking to get it repaired. As I've never had anything like this repaired in the past I was wondering if someone could
let me know how much it should cost me to fix? Also would a Halfords paint repair pen set be any good for this? From my research I've found that
they actually seem to be alright, but as I've never used one before I would prefer some more opinions on them.
Below are a couple of pictures of the damage (I have no idea how this happened, but the car is parked on the street so I'm not sure if someone
was decided to slide across my bonnet or if someone dropped something on my bonnet when I got the car serviced on Tuesday):
The top scratch is through to the metal and the bottom one is through to the primer, there is also a scuff to the right of it but I think this should
T-cut out.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/2/14 at 06:13 PM |
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My job is pricing up bodywork damage, I cannot tell if the car is white or silver.
If solid colour (COB) then around £200+vat for a good job or £350+vat for a metallic which would include wing blends. Allow a little more for main
dealer prices, anything less then you need to question the quality of work.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Tatey
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| posted on 27/2/14 at 06:17 PM |
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Sorry, it's a Candy White coloured Golf like this one:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_VCiaIPIRiAE/S4NMh2u2AnI/AAAAAAAAJeQ/B4MCdqJQ84g/s800/IMG_2961.JPG
Thanks for the reply Mark, I've emailed a few companies and I now have a figure to work from.
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jossey
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| posted on 27/2/14 at 09:17 PM |
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£180-220 would be average I think.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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andrew
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| posted on 28/2/14 at 09:05 AM |
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LOCOST SITE ,,,,, repair pen ,, how many times have you seen a faded panel few month after repair ,,,
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sdh2903
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| posted on 28/2/14 at 10:06 AM |
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If you are looking to be locost, have a look at a chipex kit. They are much better than your average touch up pen. If your careful with a chipex, a
bit of wet sanding and a polish you can have it looking much better and near invisible unless you really look for it.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 28/2/14 at 04:17 PM |
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Something considerably deeper and more extensive than that we just had done, immaculately with a 5 year warranty, for £150 on metallic silver.
I was quoted £350 for a crushed rear wing, scraped through to the bone and rusting, in plain white. Again guaranteed, from a different shop.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/2/14 at 06:37 PM |
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Interesting, sounds too cheap to me. Big insurance recommended repair centre down the road from us here do this sort of work on a
"tight"budget, and offer usual insurance company warranty, but its a joke, most of their work is appallingly bad and most should be
rejected at the door let alone 5 years later, but most people don't check it very well so they get away with it.............
Their bonus system works on completing jobs in under the thatcham times, which are stupidly tight anyway....sounds great for quality standards!!!
I'd say a little under Mark's prices if we were doing it, but not much. Bear in mind the cost of good basecoat and lacquers
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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