Paint damage/scatches and dents
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Hi, i have a 997 C2S in Slate Grey and have just got back from holiday to find my car has somehow developed large sections of scratches on the bonnet/roof/drivers side wing and both front and rear windscreens. The marks are completely random and in places are 4-6inches wide/long, looking like sandpaper has been run across the paintwork, unfortunately being away for 2 weeks we have no idea how this happened and our neighbours didn't witness anything and we are left to sort out the mess.
The scratches look deep enough to rule out any form of paint correction polishing so i guess i am left to look at respray options, i thought would post a thread to ask for suggestions on best ways to move forward and any rough idea on costs involved. Obviously claiming on insurance is the main option available to me but this could be counterproductive in the long run with increased premiums etc
Any ideas please?
The scratches look deep enough to rule out any form of paint correction polishing so i guess i am left to look at respray options, i thought would post a thread to ask for suggestions on best ways to move forward and any rough idea on costs involved. Obviously claiming on insurance is the main option available to me but this could be counterproductive in the long run with increased premiums etc
Any ideas please?
Pr*cks about! how stupid are some people.. Sorry to hear mate !!!
Just go to body shop, a good local one is just as good (if not better than the big ones!) & because it is a porsche it is the same paint as skoda so dont think you have to pay more!
being a 997 not to old by the sound of it, they will get paint match exact as not old, get your each panel done , dont get conned into full respray! Try to look on bright side & by getting it done, can get rid of the stone chips... £600 cash will sort it....
I know its not great but what can you do.......
sorry again....
Just go to body shop, a good local one is just as good (if not better than the big ones!) & because it is a porsche it is the same paint as skoda so dont think you have to pay more!
being a 997 not to old by the sound of it, they will get paint match exact as not old, get your each panel done , dont get conned into full respray! Try to look on bright side & by getting it done, can get rid of the stone chips... £600 cash will sort it....
I know its not great but what can you do.......
sorry again....
This is also one of my dilemmas, the damage to the windscreens could potentially be sorted through insurance with minimal excess, although like you say may make more financial sense to bite the bullet and get all fixed at the same time.
Any suggestions on bodyshops i could approach, a recommendation with evidence of high quality work in the past would be ideal, i'm not against using a smaller independent resprayer but need to try and guard against a poor quality job as it could make the matter even worse!
Any suggestions on bodyshops i could approach, a recommendation with evidence of high quality work in the past would be ideal, i'm not against using a smaller independent resprayer but need to try and guard against a poor quality job as it could make the matter even worse!
Sounds very much like some Pr1ck ran across the car, very sorry to read that. Hope you get it sorted out.
Not sure where you are located but I've used http://www.911bodyshop.co.uk/contact.html with excellent results. They know what they are doing.
Not sure where you are located but I've used http://www.911bodyshop.co.uk/contact.html with excellent results. They know what they are doing.
Edited by TonyB66 on Monday 8th October 21:17
kers. Beat of luck with the repair. Try to implement some prevention from this happening again. Maybe a CCTV dummy camera even? Just to put that doubt in their mind to never step on your property again. This may sound odd, but are all the surfaces that have been affected facing upwards, ie nothing down the side ???
The reason i say is i had similar happen to a black celica i had and it baffled me, happened once, got it corrected then whilst working from home one day when i heard an almight racket outside and found two crows all over the car beating the crap out of their reflections on the car, all the damage was caused by their claws as they slid all over the car and beaks bashing at their reflections .....
Had to get a detailer back in again to do the bonnet, roof and bootlid all again ....
The reason i say is i had similar happen to a black celica i had and it baffled me, happened once, got it corrected then whilst working from home one day when i heard an almight racket outside and found two crows all over the car beating the crap out of their reflections on the car, all the damage was caused by their claws as they slid all over the car and beaks bashing at their reflections .....
Had to get a detailer back in again to do the bonnet, roof and bootlid all again ....
When I had the phantom scratchers on my car, it was around £165 Inc from the likes of scratches away or £390 from a proper body shop per panel.
It sounds as though you have a few areas to respray. Looks like an insurance job to me. If it's done at likes of porsche you should get a near perfect match and a long guarantee.
It sounds as though you have a few areas to respray. Looks like an insurance job to me. If it's done at likes of porsche you should get a near perfect match and a long guarantee.
spridge said:
Hi, i have a 997 C2S in Slate Grey and have just got back from holiday to find my car has somehow developed large sections of scratches on the bonnet/roof/drivers side wing and both front and rear windscreens. The marks are completely random and in places are 4-6inches wide/long, looking like sandpaper has been run across the paintwork, unfortunately being away for 2 weeks we have no idea how this happened and our neighbours didn't witness anything and we are left to sort out the mess.
The scratches look deep enough to rule out any form of paint correction polishing so i guess i am left to look at respray options, i thought would post a thread to ask for suggestions on best ways to move forward and any rough idea on costs involved. Obviously claiming on insurance is the main option available to me but this could be counterproductive in the long run with increased premiums etc
Any ideas please?
Why not try KDS, they could do all the work inhouse, whether it be paint correction or paintwork. Im not sure about an insurance job tho, but certainly worth considering. I very highly recommend his work.The scratches look deep enough to rule out any form of paint correction polishing so i guess i am left to look at respray options, i thought would post a thread to ask for suggestions on best ways to move forward and any rough idea on costs involved. Obviously claiming on insurance is the main option available to me but this could be counterproductive in the long run with increased premiums etc
Any ideas please?
http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/detailing/porsche
Jason2002 said:
Why not try KDS, they could do all the work inhouse, whether it be paint correction or paintwork. Im not sure about an insurance job tho, but certainly worth considering. I very highly recommend his work.
http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/detailing/porsche
Sorry to hear about the damagehttp://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/detailing/porsche
Another recommendation for KDS Keltec, from personal experience with several cars. Their dent man is excellent. Paul is a highly skilled painter, and what Kelly can achieve with paint correction is well known on PH. They look after lots of Porsches
Feel reassured that a well known dealer had his Enzo repainted there recently, and a brand new Aventador was taken there to have the factory paintwork corrected
dibblecorse said:
This may sound odd, but are all the surfaces that have been affected facing upwards, ie nothing down the side ???
The reason i say is i had similar happen to a black celica i had and it baffled me, happened once, got it corrected then whilst working from home one day when i heard an almight racket outside and found two crows all over the car beating the crap out of their reflections on the car, all the damage was caused by their claws as they slid all over the car and beaks bashing at their reflections .....
Had to get a detailer back in again to do the bonnet, roof and bootlid all again ....
this happened to my brothers car but it was magpies!The reason i say is i had similar happen to a black celica i had and it baffled me, happened once, got it corrected then whilst working from home one day when i heard an almight racket outside and found two crows all over the car beating the crap out of their reflections on the car, all the damage was caused by their claws as they slid all over the car and beaks bashing at their reflections .....
Had to get a detailer back in again to do the bonnet, roof and bootlid all again ....
sorry for your pain!cannot the scrathes on the windscreen be polished out?
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