Recommended bodyshop in/around Swindon

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I need someone to provide a quote for sorting my bonnet, but want to make sure they do EXCELLENT work. I need a perfect Arden Blue match.

Can anyone help me here?

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Thank you everyone. I will need to call in to all 3 of them I guess. Gutting having my bonnet resprayed already. Especially if the paint doesn't match!!! Will the other panels have to be sprayed aswell, to blend it in?

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My only concern is that the other panels also have to be sprayed, which is gutting. I guess all I can do is speak to someone about it.

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odyssey2200 said:

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My only concern is that the other panels also have to be sprayed, which is gutting. I guess all I can do is speak to someone about it.

normally a bodyshop would fade/blend the bonnet out over the tops of the ajoining panels to loose the change in colour of old Vs new paint so you shouldn't notice.

Yeah, just annoying when it's a brand new car (11 days old now)

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odyssey2200 said:

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odyssey2200 said:

Pulse said:

My only concern is that the other panels also have to be sprayed, which is gutting. I guess all I can do is speak to someone about it.

normally a bodyshop would fade/blend the bonnet out over the tops of the ajoining panels to loose the change in colour of old Vs new paint so you shouldn't notice.

Yeah, just annoying when it's a brand new car (11 days old now)

If it is that new then the paint would not have faded and Blending in might not be necessary.
Go and talk to Richard

I think I will get the phone numbers for all the places, and find out what they say.

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Luckyluciano said:

Mate,

Blending will have to be done no question, you might get away with them not spraying the bumper because of
angles( if the panels are on the same alignment it will need blending where as if on an angle you can get away with
it) Has anyone told you a reason why it's doing this? I would guess soft paint but with out looking at it it is very hard, there are non destructive tests that can be done to check.
If you want I could meet up with you and have a look, chat about it. Having 12 years as a oem paint chemist you learn a thing or two, that's when I remember them.

Edited by Luckyluciano on Friday 12th September 11:44

Need to get it quoted up quite quickly, that's the only issue. What you up to later on today? I could pop round yours perhaps to show you!

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Luckyluciano said:

Hi Mate send me a mail or do you want to meet somewhere?

YHM Cooly-bop.

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YHM... Or do you??? Dum Dum Dummmmmmm

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Motorama? Is that the place just past the garden centre?


Anyway, Dave has had a look for me, and it appears as though it is a PAINT DEFECT, before the dealer even got it, as the defect is UNDER the clearcoat. So, that means it won't spread. I can live with it, if they give me compensation. How likely is this?