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Smart Repairs
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:27 am
by gazmangti
Hi all,
Just wondering if any of you guys have had stone chip or scratch repairs carried out to your paint work. If so are they worth the money.
I will post some picturs up later to show some scratches on my car, see what you guy think I should pay?
Cheers
Gaz
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:02 pm
by Tetsuo_83
No, do it yourself.... sanding block, masking tape, rattle can primer, colour, and clear. Will never be perfect no matter who does it, so why spend a fortune.
I did this... cut away all the flaking paint, sanded, primed, primed, primed, sprayed, sprayed, sprayed (this could go on for a while), then clearcoat.
first two pics were taken with my mobile while doing it, took the last one with my camera for a better idea of how it turned out. Arnoldo and J-GTi have both seen how nasty the chip was before I did it.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:29 pm
by bristolgeezer
i've got a couple of stone chips i'd like sorting although im not brave enough to have a bash at it myself, fair play to you for havin a go though!
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:32 am
by Arnoldo
Very gd !!! Is there any way u can blend it in better?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:08 pm
by Tetsuo_83
Arnoldo wrote:Very gd !!! Is there any way u can blend it in better?
Ya picky b*stard Craig
Yeah, wait a month and Farcla/T-cut the s*it out of it!
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:13 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yeh i need to give mine a good t-cut, does itget rid of all thse lights white surface scratches? cos i got loads!!! Like the ones you'd get underneath the door handles (not me: previous owner, ggrrrr!!)
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:22 am
by Tetsuo_83
T-Cut's good, Farcla is better but harder to find. and yeah, will deffo get rid of any light scratches.
EDIT
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:22 am
by Tetsuo_83
Triple post... forum went insane last night sorry (admin please delete??)
EDIT
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:23 am
by Tetsuo_83
Triple post... forum went insane last night sorry (admin please delete??)