Dent & Scratch removal

[mogul]

OK, how many of you have reversed very slowly into a space in a car park only to hit one of those metal poles that indicate you have no idea how long far back your car goes? Well, I did and managed to create two very small dents in the bumper which while they could be left are annoying and draw my eye to them everytime I look at any part of the car including the front or interior!

Has anyone used one of those dent removing/re-painting companies who claim to repair small dents without any signs of having being touched - does it work who are the best, should I go to AFN and be robbed or should I leave it be?

Maybe I should save my money and learn to drive again

[mogul]

steve-p said:

I confess I did such a thing in Halfords last year... but luckily, I was in the Land Rover at the time and it's fair to say the pole came off considerably worse Can you repair dents in bumpers? Presumably it's deformable polyurethane or some similar material which doesn't quite reform the same way it started out before the impact.

I think it needs a small amount of filler and then some paint.

My main concern is that if I let anyone loose on my 70k car are they going to f#ck it up?

[mogul]

david hype said:

I took my car to two OPC and one good independent paint shops, and was told exactly the same story. The PU is deformable and as such cant really be filled sucessfully. Some back street places will have a go but it is not really a good solution.

So is that a no go then?

[mogul]

I have booked Chips Away for a couple of weeks time.

Watch this space!