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Respray panel for a trolley ding?
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09-17-2016, 07:56 AM | #1 |
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Respray panel for a trolley ding?
A trolley pusher from a certain supermarket decided to crash into the side of my (sparkling graphite) 335 coupe and leave a small dent and scratch, it's not too bad but the supermarket have said to get quotes.
I'm worried if I go for the expensive option of a panel respray it might be noticeable to the trained eye as it's a 9yr old car so wondering if a chipsaway type repair (not them though) is a better idea given the size? Thoughts? Last edited by jimpom23; 09-17-2016 at 08:02 AM.. |
09-17-2016, 08:01 AM | #2 |
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As someone else is paying for it I'd have a proper job done as opposed to a 'smart repair'.
With today's technologies it's not hard to get a near perfect match and finish. |
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09-17-2016, 08:16 AM | #3 |
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Doing a full panel repair doesn't mean they will Base coat the full panel, they will just blow it in and then lacquer the full panel, this option is a lot less noticeable than a smart repair.
Smart repairs are fine but if your one for polishing your car a lot you'll end up polishing though where they've faded out the repair |
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09-17-2016, 05:28 PM | #5 |
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I would get a full repair. Depending on where its damaged the shop can either color blend within panel or blend on adjacent panel. Just make sure you use a quality competent shop.
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09-18-2016, 05:47 AM | #7 |
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How's about this for a shopping trolley ding. Tesco told me cars are parked at owners risk
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Unfortunately for me I've no idea who rammed my car with a trolley, I just came back to my car to see trolley up against my drivers door
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