mrwibble
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 01:29 PM |
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bodyshop vs mobile repair jobbies
so i've added to the scratches on my car this afternoon  . tried to get in a tight archway to park my car. and scuffed the rear quarter, again!
my excuse is the pile of rubble left by the road work crew forced me close to the wall, but really i was just in a rush... anyway i've been
quoted £95 by this place http://www.autoscratch.co.uk/about.html
just wondering if anyone has a similar experience with this sort of thing. to my mind, i cant see how a job like this can be done anywhere but a body
shop, but the fact they would come to me is tempting... photos look good on website too...
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40inches
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 01:51 PM |
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About 5 years ago wifey backed her A4 Avant into a parking bollard, put a crease up the centre of the tailgate
Got it fixed by a mobile thingy for £75, couldn't tell it had ever been dinged 
If you are not happy with repair, don't pay!
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BillHoll
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 02:49 PM |
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I had a scuff on the front bumper of my BMW which I was due to trade in June of this year. The guy came to my place of work and errected a something
like a tent over the car. He did the repair in an hour and it was perfect. And the main stealer did not notice either. Cost £60 and well worth it.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 02:51 PM |
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i've spoken to chips away and he wasn't keen to ddo the job, as he reckoned it would be better job at body shop. scratches are quite deep
so...
which company did u use bill?
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boggle
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 03:27 PM |
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if the scratch is throu the lacquer i would have a bodyshop do it...small areas such as bumper corners etc are great for the mobile people but large
pannells are a pain to blow in and repair....but ...that doesnt mean the fella cant do it!
i imagine a body shop would want around 300 notes for a quarter panell repair?
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jossey
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 04:03 PM |
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as mentioned above by 3ft4' (40 inches)
if its a mobile guy and they do a crap job dont pay.
sales of good and services act.
offer less money or pay when the job is done right.
ive used mobile for dints and buffing and paint work in past. happy with all work done.
one guy had scratched my panel at sides of windscreen by running a cable over it when using a light and he buffed it out and then i paid.
:O)
dave j
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 04:26 PM |
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I used Chipaway recently for some scratches on my rear corners and to be honest the repairs are crap. One he just lightly sanded and buffed and the
other he sanded and resprayed. Outside. I expressed concern but he said it'd be fine. At this stage I'd just finished nights and was
having to stay up. Tpwards the end of the baking it started to rain slightly but he said it'd be fine. I paid and went to bed and only once I
was back and it was dry did I notice that it was orange peeled slightly. I've tried to clay it but no use.
I'd avoid them!
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 04:45 PM |
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why did you not get them back out to re do the job
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BillHoll
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| posted on 22/9/10 at 05:25 PM |
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(quote)i've spoken to chips away and he wasn't keen to ddo the job, as he reckoned it would be better job at body shop. scratches are
quite deep so...
which company did u use bill?(quote)
I used a local guy (non franchise) that I picked out of the yellow pages. And a better quote than any of the franchise operations.
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