What should I do?

Mr Peas · 10-11-2005, 21:26

Some scrote has gone along most of the cars in our street and scratched along the sides

Without digressing into the mentality of such a person, I am now left with 2 doors of my shiny green metallic Octavia with a long white line across them.

On close inspection the scratch doesn't seem to have gone through the paint, it seems the white colour is just the lacquer that has become damaged. I noticed this a lot on the opposite side when someone drove into my off side rear door the day before :cry:

So how do you treat this damage? Can you T-cut away the damaged lacquer or will that make it worse? Is it a re spray job?

Any advice welcome

***DGW*** · 10-11-2005, 21:51

Get a quote from one of the franchises which specialise in such repairs, eg ChipsAway or Dentmaster. As they are franchises, it is important to get an independent recommendation for their work, ie a satisfed customer.

Johnnyc · 10-11-2005, 22:02

IMO it doesn't take much to justify a respray i'm afraid. I once had a mkII Astra and got it resprayed including some bodywork for £1,200. 5 mins after I got it home, the 2 year old next door ran the handlebar of his trike up the side badly scratching 2 panels. Ended up leaving it as I was quoted £250 per panel to repair it. His parent of course denied all responsibility. Real sickener! I could have cried.

10-11-2005, 21:26	#1
Mr Peas Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East Posts: 75 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What should I do? Some scrote has gone along most of the cars in our street and scratched along the sides Without digressing into the mentality of such a person, I am now left with 2 doors of my shiny green metallic Octavia with a long white line across them. On close inspection the scratch doesn't seem to have gone through the paint, it seems the white colour is just the lacquer that has become damaged. I noticed this a lot on the opposite side when someone drove into my off side rear door the day before :cry: So how do you treat this damage? Can you T-cut away the damaged lacquer or will that make it worse? Is it a re spray job? Any advice welcome

10-11-2005, 21:51	#2
*DGW* BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 17,300 Members Car: Octavia 1.8T 4X4 Estate & Fabia vRS Thanks: 51 Thanked 208 Times in 157 Posts	Get a quote from one of the franchises which specialise in such repairs, eg ChipsAway or Dentmaster. As they are franchises, it is important to get an independent recommendation for their work, ie a satisfed customer. __________________ Denis 2002 Octavia 1.8T 4X4 turbo Estate - rebreathed on by Jabba ... 31.93mpg 2007 Fabia vRS - CC, ESP and full leather trim by Seat Surgeons ...48.57 mpg...

10-11-2005, 22:02	#3
Johnnyc Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,193 Members Car: MkV Golf 1.9 TDI Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	IMO it doesn't take much to justify a respray i'm afraid. I once had a mkII Astra and got it resprayed including some bodywork for £1,200. 5 mins after I got it home, the 2 year old next door ran the handlebar of his trike up the side badly scratching 2 panels. Ended up leaving it as I was quoted £250 per panel to repair it. His parent of course denied all responsibility. Real sickener! I could have cried. __________________ Johnny "Americans have different ways of saying things. They say "elevator", we say "lift" ... they say "President", we say "stupid psychopathic git."

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