HELP! Curbing / bumper damage

[bazzabee]

I've had my shiny new Vantage for a massive week...all trouble free apart from the occasional being tailed by bored police officers waiting for me to slip up.

Pulled into a cinema car park yesterday which had an unusually tight entrance, edged a tiny bit closer to pull out my automatic ticket for the barrier...and CRUNCH. The noise was unbearable, at first I thought it was just alloy damage (I'm fully protected thanks to the tyre and alloy insurance policy I took out with Aston Grange Brentwood)In 7 years of driving, not one single accident, scrape or parking mishap. Sod's law I get my dream car and this happens within 7 days

Upon closer inspection I grazed the bottom of the bumper (see pic, ignore the green specs I think its just grass). It looks like the paint is just scratched off and just needs another coat of paint. The good thing is from eye level you cannot see it, you need to crouch down to see the heart wrenching damage...but I know it's there.

Does anyone know how much it would cost to repair. Is it worth going to Aston to get the repair work done, or will a good bodyshop do as a good-a-job?

[onlyliveonce]

Just buy a touch up kit and do it yourself. I use carpaintwizard.co.uk but there are other sources of paint.

[Mr Overheads]

I had exactly the same and Rick @ DMS fixed it as part of Annual Service for no extra charge. Very happy.

[michael gould]

onlyliveonce said:

Just buy a touch up kit and do it yourself. I use carpaintwizard.co.uk but there are other sources of paint.

I agree .....if it dosn ' t work out then £200 for a good body shop repair.......it happens ......and will probably happen again

[brakedwell]

Commiserations . I have been using Auto-paint St Helens for years. They produce AM colours in aerosol cans and touch-up pots. The colours are very accurate matches for reasonable prices. An invisible repair should easily be possible with an aerosol spray, even if only temporary.

Edited by brakedwell on Tuesday 25th October 12:48

Edited by brakedwell on Tuesday 25th October 12:50

[TonyHetherington]

Have a look at KDS Keltec - he's in north kent, so not too far from you (I think he can pick up cars in a trailer anyway) - he did the same car/colour recently over on Detailing World; http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

Anyway - well worth a call/website visit to get an idea, the guy's a genius! http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/

[Jaykaybi]

TonyHetherington said:

Have a look at KDS Keltec - he's in north kent, so not too far from you (I think he can pick up cars in a trailer anyway) - he did the same car/colour recently over on Detailing World; http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

Anyway - well worth a call/website visit to get an idea, the guy's a genius! http://www.kdskeltec.co.uk/

I was about to post that! OP, this is your answer.

Edited by Jaykaybi on Tuesday 25th October 13:32

[V8V Man]

bazzabee said:

I've had my shiny new Vantage for a massive week...all trouble free apart from the occasional being tailed by bored police officers waiting for me to slip up.

Pulled into a cinema car park yesterday which had an unusually tight entrance, edged a tiny bit closer to pull out my automatic ticket for the barrier...and CRUNCH. The noise was unbearable, at first I thought it was just alloy damage (I'm fully protected thanks to the tyre and alloy insurance policy I took out with Aston Grange Brentwood)In 7 years of driving, not one single accident, scrape or parking mishap. Sod's law I get my dream car and this happens within 7 days

Upon closer inspection I grazed the bottom of the bumper (see pic, ignore the green specs I think its just grass). It looks like the paint is just scratched off and just needs another coat of paint. The good thing is from eye level you cannot see it, you need to crouch down to see the heart wrenching damage...but I know it's there.

Does anyone know how much it would cost to repair. Is it worth going to Aston to get the repair work done, or will a good bodyshop do as a good-a-job?

Give Mark O'Connor a call at http://www.superauto.co.uk/ I did something very simular not long after I got mine but on a metal post on the Garage door opener! He did a fantastic job and you'd never know.

[bazzabee]

V8V Man said:

Give Mark O'Connor a call at http://www.superauto.co.uk/ I did something very simular not long after I got mine but on a metal post on the Garage door opener! He did a fantastic job and you'd never know.

Hi all - thanks for all your responses, how much would Mark O'Connor / KDS charge to repair, is £200 the right ball park?

PS the KDS job on the Vantage looks amazing, very impressive workmanship!

[V8V Man]

bazzabee said:

Hi all - thanks for all your responses, how much would Mark O'Connor / KDS charge to repair, is £200 the right ball park?

PS the KDS job on the Vantage looks amazing, very impressive workmanship!

Sounds about right, send Mark the picture and he'll give you a ball park.