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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 21, 2020 18:24:46 GMT
Some so n' so has swiped our younger daughters Aygo at the rear o/s while at work damaging what you can see, she thinks it mays have been a bus, and surprisingly they didn't leave any contact details :no: She wants me to try and make it look better for now so is it worth trying to or leave it until it gets repaired properly, she doesn't want to go through her insurance as she's paying a fortune already. Any kits out there or will it have to be a Toyota paint kit if there is one? Paint code is 8R7.  |
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Post by charliefarlie on Jun 21, 2020 19:12:55 GMT
Lot of that will polish out. Some carefull touching in and wet sanding will deal with a lot more.
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 21, 2020 22:15:53 GMT
Lot of that will polish out. Some carefull touching in and wet sanding will deal with a lot more. OK thanks Charlie :TU: |
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Post by charliefarlie on Jun 22, 2020 5:41:27 GMT
Lot of that will polish out. Some carefull touching in and wet sanding will deal with a lot more. OK thanks Charlie  If you want to pop over at some point il do my best with it. 👍 If you do don’t play with it though .. 👍 |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 22, 2020 8:56:16 GMT
OK thanks Charlie If you want to pop over at some point il do my best with it. 👍 If you do don’t play with it though .. 👍 That's kind of you Charlie so will ask her when she gets home :TU: I have just ordered the touch up paint kit from Kingo. |
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Post by 152bobby on Jun 22, 2020 13:57:54 GMT
It's amazing what T-Cut and some elbow grease will do to scuffs like that.
Give it a good polish and then take a new look at the damage that's left.
If what is left and it bothers your daughter (or you), try your local Chipsaway mobile unit.
If you get the right guy who knows what he's doing and the prices are good. I've only used them once and I was well impressed.
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 23, 2020 8:22:14 GMT
It's amazing what T-Cut and some elbow grease will do to scuffs like that. Give it a good polish and then take a new look at the damage that's left. If what is left and it bothers your daughter (or you), try your local Chipsaway mobile unit. If you get the right guy who knows what he's doing and the prices are good. I've only used them once and I was well impressed. Funnily enough a couple of the women our daughter works with have recommended Chipsaway so she has been in touch with them and is waiting for a quote so will see, they seem to have a good reputation. |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 23, 2020 11:20:17 GMT
Well she's had a quote and it comes in at just over £500 which she doesn't want to pay. :no:
Does that seem a fair price for a proper job?
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Post by firemac on Jun 23, 2020 11:45:40 GMT
Sounds like the kind of quote you'd receive from a body shop. I once put a big dent in the front o/s wing of my 9-3X and got a local, well-recommended "on the drive" dent specialist to look at it. He sucked his teeth, said it was too big a job and told me it would need to go to a proper body shop. Nevertheless I asked the local Dent Devil guy for a quote. He came, looked and said OK, about £160. He did a first-class job in about an hour and a half. You never would have known that the wing had been damaged (apart from a ruined inner wing plastic shield that had to be renewed). The moral of the story is don't accept the first quote you're given. There are a lot of folk who buy ChipsAway franchises, and the like, who have never worked on a car (or anything else, for that matter) and consequently do a very average job at best. They also have little idea how to price the work properly so they over-estimate to cover themselves. You might actually get a reasonably good quote if you check out the local body shops instead of the "on the drive" lot.
You may also be amazed at the improvement you can make through a couple of hours elbow grease yourself before you go out for any more quotes.
And of course, there is Charlie's very kind offer........ I'm sure with the level of his expertise, your girl would end up with the very best job possible.👍
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 23, 2020 12:13:08 GMT
Sounds like the kind of quote you'd receive from a body shop. I once put a big dent in the front o/s wing of my 9-3X and got a local, well-recommended "on the drive" dent specialist to look at it. He sucked his teeth, said it was too big a job and told me it would need to go to a proper body shop. Nevertheless I asked the local Dent Devil guy for a quote. He came, looked and said OK, about £160. He did a first-class job in about an hour and a half. You never would have known that the wing had been damaged (apart from a ruined inner wing plastic shield that had to be renewed). The moral of the story is don't accept the first quote you're given. There are a lot of folk who buy ChipsAway franchises, and the like, who have never worked on a car (or anything else, for that matter) and consequently do a very average job at best. They also have little idea how to price the work properly so they over-estimate to cover themselves. You might actually get a reasonably good quote if you check out the local body shops instead of the "on the drive" lot. You may also be amazed at the improvement you can make through a couple of hours elbow grease yourself before you go out for any more quotes. And of course, there is Charlie's very kind offer........ I'm sure with the level of his expertise, your girl would end up with the very best job possible.👍 Cheers Jim :TU: She wasn't too fussed about having a proper job done at first but think she's been talking the girls at work and they seem to have changed her mind for now so whether she wants to get more quotes will be up to her. I told her about Charlies kind offer and she seemed pleased but we will just have to see what she wants now. Strange as our other two daughters don't look after their cars but our youngest has and she's the only one who's had any damage now so she does take some pride in her little Aygo :TU: |
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Post by 152bobby on Jun 23, 2020 12:40:25 GMT
I'd also try a few independent one man band options...however, checkout their reviews first.
There is no doubt someone will beat that quote, but like I said, check their reviews.
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 23, 2020 15:31:05 GMT
I'd also try a few independent one man band options...however, checkout their reviews first. There is no doubt someone will beat that quote, but like I said, check their reviews. Will do Bobby :TU: At least that quote has opened her eyes and mine  as to what to expect if going down the pro route :yes: |
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