High pressure washer paint damage

[SilverPorker]

Hi folks,

With all the rain lately I hadn't noticed until now that the top clear coat on my Boxsters front bumper has 4-5cm roundish patch missing. I think this must have happened last week when I took the car for a quick clean at my local hand car wash place.

The car is GT Silver in colour and I would like some advice on how best the fix this? Should I go for a full respray or is there a way of doing a decnt patch up job in the short term? Other than this clear coat damage, the rest of the front bumper paintwork is near perfect and although I was expecting to have to repaint the front at some stage due to stone chips, now seems a little premature.

If the advice is full repaint, can anyone recommend a good and reasonably priced body shop in the Hemel Hempstead / Watford area? Also any idea of price?

[mohitos]

Full respray is really the only way, unless you think you'll be happy with a very visible smart repair.

I use Harpenden Classic and Performance and have always been very happy. Ask for Kieron. A good bodyshop will remove the bumper to ensure there is no risk of overspray.

I would think it would cost between £300 and £350.

Good luck!

[mrdemon]

You don't need a full respray if it's only the clear coat, just get the clear coat sprayed back on.

[g7jhp]

Try Fastlane in St.Albans it's where Porsche Send their cars.

http://fastlanepab.co.uk

[lynchygt3]

'£300-350 seems a bit steep you can get a bumper off absolutely perfect job in the north east for £150-200 !

You could just have it flattened and new clear coated if the colour paint is 100% ok then the match would not change.

[Fireblade69]

Same here except it was mmy own fault and not some dodgy Eastern European I'd be happy to get a full bumper respray as there are quite a few stone chips but the bumper is quite flexible and I'm concerned about longevity on the paint job. Is this typical?

[SilverPorker]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I've just submitted an online enquiry with Fastlane so will see what they say... I'll report back once I've had the repair completed.

[SilverPorker]

Update: So I heard back from a nice chap called Steve from Fastline yesterday. After some discussion he suggested my car might benefit from a full front end refresh (it has a few stone chips on the bonnet too). All sounded great until I pushed him for a ballpark price estimate which he said would be somewhere in the region of £1,800 to £2,200 :-s

Whilst I want a good quality repair, that price just isn't realistic given my car is not far off Poverty Pork status. Steve said he will have a good think about an alternative approach and will give me a revised estimate soon.

Mohitos, Im also going to try Harpenden Classic and Performance as the price you suggested sounds much more realistic for my car given its age and value.

[skmark]

SilverPorker said:

Update: So I heard back from a nice chap called Steve from Fastline yesterday. After some discussion he suggested my car might benefit from a full front end refresh (it has a few stone chips on the bonnet too). All sounded great until I pushed him for a ballpark price estimate which he said would be somewhere in the region of £1,800 to £2,200 :-s

Whilst I want a good quality repair, that price just isn't realistic given my car is not far off Poverty Pork status. Steve said he will have a good think about an alternative approach and will give me a revised estimate soon.

Mohitos, Im also going to try Harpenden Classic and Performance as the price you suggested sounds much more realistic for my car given its age and value.

I was going to warn you off Fastline, but I see you've already enjoyed thier world of madness. I went to them a couple of years back when I had a Boxster......funnily enough they quoted me £1800 too......for a small scratch repair on thr rear 1/4 panel. Eventually had it done very nicely by the body shop that JZM use out in Kings Langley (can't remember their name but JZM will let you know)......for £300 including a courtesy car.

Good luck.

[SilverPorker]

Many thanks Skmark. JZM are actually only half a mile away from my home so I'll give them a try. Don't know why I didn't think of trying them beforehand.