Oh bugger - scratch.....

Oh bugger - scratch.....

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kipperonabike

Original Poster:

18 posts

160 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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Unwittlingly caught my front bumper on a bicycle pedal in my garage.
'Chips Away' have quoted £180 + vat......is this a fair rate...?
Can anyone recommend any other smart-repairer....?


wellzee

445 posts

120 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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Sounds like quite a bit to me, but I'm no expert. Could be the area you live in I guess, or the Porsche badge! I paid Chips Away in Cardiff £105 about 10 months ago for a scratch a little bigger than that on a Clio Sport.

thegoose

8,075 posts

209 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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It looks like it's dented at the right hand end of the scratch, in which case it will need painting. I'd use a bodyshop to remove and do the whole bumper in a proper environment for the sort of money you've been quoted, or for about a third of that a so-so localised smart repair (such as you have been quoted for).

However, I think you'd get an acceptable result by having the scratch flatted (if it's worse than it looks) then properly buffed and polished. For where it is I think you'd hardly notice the slight dent afterwards.

Boxstercol

199 posts

132 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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thegoose said:
It looks like it's dented at the right hand end of the scratch, in which case it will need painting. I'd use a bodyshop to remove and do the whole bumper in a proper environment for the sort of money you've been quoted, or for about a third of that a so-so localised smart repair (such as you have been quoted for).

However, I think you'd get an acceptable result by having the scratch flatted (if it's worse than it looks) then properly buffed and polished. For where it is I think you'd hardly notice the slight dent afterwards.
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A machine polish should get 90% of that out & I doubt the scratch would be all that noticeable afterwards. As for the slight indentation, I've used a hairdryer to good effect on something like that - warm the area & then push the indentation from behind. Be careful though, you don't want to overheat the plastic & damage the paint.

kipperonabike

Original Poster:

18 posts

160 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Very pleased with County Coachworks repair, £144 (inc VAT). Seemless smart repair looks perfect.
http://countycoachworks.co.uk/
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