Time to first damage (The Golf Accident Thread)

[richmurphy]

I don't know where in Melbourne you're located but I recently got a quote from Paintwerks in Moorabbin. $500 to remove the front bumper, strip it down, base, clear, bake and reassemble. They came highly recommended by a friend and the guy seems really genuine. Worth noting that some repairers only respray the damaged area and 'blend' the rest of the panel. Probably very cheap for insurance purposes and might explain the discrepancy in your quotes.

[SilvrFoxX]

Well almost 2 years to the day.. damn garage door opener is as temperamental as a teenage girl, first it never opens and then you breathe on it and it opens/ shuts.

Anyway I usually clean the car out side and dry in the garage, jump in the car to move it and must have triggered the garage door which promptly closes dow on the roof as I am moving in and puts 6 inch scratches down the roof line like a 8 lane highway. Seem to be mostly clearcoat scratches but too deep to buff out.. fark fark fark fark

[Wolfgang]

Well almost 2 years to the day.. damn garage door opener is as temperamental as a teenage girl, first it never opens and then you breathe on it and it opens/ shuts.

Anyway I usually clean the car out side and dry in the garage, jump in the car to move it and must have triggered the garage door which promptly closes dow on the roof as I am moving in and puts 6 inch scratches down the roof line like a 8 lane highway. Seem to be mostly clearcoat scratches but too deep to buff out.. fark fark fark fark

Ouch!!!

I know a really good detailer in your area, he may be able to minimise the damage if you dont want to respray.

PM me if you want some details.

[AdamD]

anyway i usually clean the car out side and dry in the garage, jump in the car to move it and must have triggered the garage door which promptly closes dow on the roof as i am moving in and puts 6 inch scratches down the roof line like a 8 lane highway. Seem to be mostly clearcoat scratches but too deep to buff out...

Yeouch!

[SilvrFoxX]

Ouch!!!

I know a really good detailer in your area, he may be able to minimise the damage if you dont want to respray.

PM me if you want some details.

Just spent the last hour buffing and polishing it, cleaned it up but you can still see the imperfections in the clearcoat. Will probably have to get a pro detailer to fix it, doubt it will require a respray as it doesn't look like it has cut to the primer.

[Wolfgang]

Just spent the last hour buffing and polishing it, cleaned it up but you can still see the imperfections in the clearcoat. Will probably have to get a pro detailer to fix it, doubt it will require a respray as it doesn't look like it has cut to the primer.

I've sent him a message to see if he wants to have a look. I'll pass on his details if he's interested.

[fully]

I need some advice ASAP, I stupidly reversed into a pole and damaged my bumper , rear tail light and quarter panel, got a couple of quotes, my problem, is one one of the repairers wanted to replace the rear quarter panel and the other said it's not that bad and he can fix it and keep it as original as possible, he prefers not to replace quarter panels and likes to keep things original.

it's an insurance job so price is not a factor, just want a good job...sigh.

[Idle]

If at all possible I'd go for the repair — there are known problems with work involving welded panels on those bodies (future rust, for one,) plus galvanized panels need specialised knowledge (and equipment) to weld successfully.

[fully]

Thanks found 2 places that both agree it can be fixed without replacing the panel.

[omega31]

Exactly 7 months and a 75+ year old lady backed out of a parking without looking and hit the car.
Both of us with AAMI so am sent to Capital S.M.A.R.T Repairs at Bentleigh east, Taxi’s and Rental car included in the No fault claim.



Hope they do a good job.