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Hi all - my first post and unfortunately its not happy one.
Came home the other night to find some a*sehole had keyed two pannels of my car with the serrated edge of their key (having had it for less than a month); its gone through the primer in some palces down to the metal. If its gone through the primer does anyone know if I'm going to need a full pannel re-spray? Any ideas on costs/recomendations on someone to do the job would be appreciated (in the Bucks area).
Cheers
Russell
Came home the other night to find some a*sehole had keyed two pannels of my car with the serrated edge of their key (having had it for less than a month); its gone through the primer in some palces down to the metal. If its gone through the primer does anyone know if I'm going to need a full pannel re-spray? Any ideas on costs/recomendations on someone to do the job would be appreciated (in the Bucks area).
Cheers
Russell
Edited by zenithblue on Friday 29th December 15:54
Sorry to hear that, Zenith is the best colour too 
A good Chipsaway specialist could probably rectify it... As they're franchised it depends on the quality of the individual.
No idea on the quality of workmanship of your local specialist but it's worth asking for recommendations around the forum.
A good Chipsaway specialist could probably rectify it... As they're franchised it depends on the quality of the individual.
No idea on the quality of workmanship of your local specialist but it's worth asking for recommendations around the forum.
Slippydiff said:
ZB,welcome and sorry to hear of yopur woes.
You don't say which panels have been keyed.Unfortunately, whichever panels have been keyed, Zenith will be a tough colour to match for a ChipsAway operative.
You don't say which panels have been keyed.Unfortunately, whichever panels have been keyed, Zenith will be a tough colour to match for a ChipsAway operative.
Peterborough (static) Chipsaway bloke is absolutely confident he can match Zenith and having spoken to him I have no doubt he can blend it in very well. Will need to run to a panel edge to hide it though.
Get it in at a bodyshop for an estimate ..ring your local opc and ask who they use/recommend.
As a rule if the door is damaged then they would have to paint the colour into the rear quarter and fron wing to lose it and then laquer the whole side of the car(well most of it..)
Could run into a £1000 very quickly.
As a rule if the door is damaged then they would have to paint the colour into the rear quarter and fron wing to lose it and then laquer the whole side of the car(well most of it..)
Could run into a £1000 very quickly.
sportsandclassic said:
Get it in at a bodyshop for an estimate ..ring your local opc and ask who they use/recommend.
As a rule if the door is damaged then they would have to paint the colour into the rear quarter and fron wing to lose it and then laquer the whole side of the car(well most of it..)
Could run into a £1000 very quickly.
As a rule if the door is damaged then they would have to paint the colour into the rear quarter and fron wing to lose it and then laquer the whole side of the car(well most of it..)
Could run into a £1000 very quickly.
I think from memory you can possibly find out the bodyshop name from porsches website. I seam to remember doing this once before.
I have heard good things about Kramer Bodyworks, although they might not be close enough as they are @ J12 M4. I'm off down there tomorrow to see if they can give a good quote for a touch up some of the things wrong with my 944. Mine has a good few scratches and paint probs. Also a previous owner was a right muppet and so its had a cheap overspray I have to live with. 
My mum had the side doors of her her Mazda 323 gouged by the bumper of a Chelsea tractor (which didn't leave a note of course) a while ago and it came back so good I literally could not tell where *anything* had been done.
Hope this helps
Pm me if you need the number
My mum had the side doors of her her Mazda 323 gouged by the bumper of a Chelsea tractor (which didn't leave a note of course) a while ago and it came back so good I literally could not tell where *anything* had been done.
Hope this helps
Pm me if you need the number
BliarOut said:
Peterborough (static) Chipsaway bloke is absolutely confident he can match Zenith and having spoken to him I have no doubt he can blend it in very well. Will need to run to a panel edge to hide it though.
Hmmm, from my limited experience (five years as a Chipsaway franchisee) Zenith was a 'mare colour and almost impossible to match.
As Sambaman has said, edge to edge is a no-no and that small repair starts to end up looking rather large for a Chipsaway type repair when you end up blending onto other panels to lose the difference in shade, but hey, what do I know ?
sambaman said:
AND TO BE FAIR WHOEVER PAINTS THE CAR WILL HAVE TO GO INTO OTHER PANELS TO FADE OUT....!!
Not always they wont!
I had a 3" scratch repaired in my GT3, which required a full door respray. Shorade Motor Repair in Cannock were the Porsche approved shop and I spent a good couple of hours taking to tour and seeing how a good body shop does its job. They specialise in Porsche and other exotica and don't do the normal insurance stuff. They painted only the door and it is virtually impossible to see the difference in paintwork and is the best paint repair I have ever seen. They have an incredibly clean and efficient shop that was full of 911's including a number of bare bones restores. I can highly recommend them.
Door on left is new paint
Door on right is new paint
The paint was soley applied to the door and NOT blended across other pannels. This may have been easier because it was a door however, but it was 100% not blended. Oh, and I am not a big fatty as the reflection seems to show, honest!
Edited by housemaster on Saturday 30th December 01:07
A few years ago someone took a key down the side of my M3 (before someone left it on bricks a week later) - it was Carbon Black (a hard colour to match) and the scratch managed to from front to rear, traversing 3 panels.
I investigated hard and the only acceptable finish was a full respray of all 3 panels - I went to an independent specialist (used by official dealers - half the price) and it came to about £1,200.
If it's your pride and joy and has cost you many tens of thousands there is nothing worse than knowing that there is a sub-standard finish there (even if it takes a discerning eye to notice) - my advice would therefore be to get a proper job on it.
Will
I investigated hard and the only acceptable finish was a full respray of all 3 panels - I went to an independent specialist (used by official dealers - half the price) and it came to about £1,200.
If it's your pride and joy and has cost you many tens of thousands there is nothing worse than knowing that there is a sub-standard finish there (even if it takes a discerning eye to notice) - my advice would therefore be to get a proper job on it.
Will
hoges11 said:
I wouldnt recommend chips away on a flat panel like that, I tried it and the job was pretty substandard from a recommended Chips away operative. A local job like they provide is better on small shaped panels.
I Agree.
A chips away repair MAYBE on a small bumper corner, wing mirror, door handle, and probably not on a vehicle of Porsche quality. The repair can be seen by motor trade people at 20 yards far less close up.
However on a panel stay well away from this type of repair.
For starters they will use an Acrylic based paint, as opposed to proper stuff.
Your will spend a little more for a bodyshop job, but the results will speak for themselves, as will the improved resale value over a cheap chips away repair.
Andrew Dryburgh
Really sorry to hear about this mate, what sort of loser would damage a beautiful thing and upset someone that he didn't know anything about? Ignorant T0ssers.
My worst fear would be it happening again: it might be worth thinking about how to prevent that (as I'm sure you are). This sort of thing makes parking fines look cheap and easy (and a viable alternative in some cases).
Hope it all gets sorted painlessly and you can enjoy your fantastic car again soon.
My worst fear would be it happening again: it might be worth thinking about how to prevent that (as I'm sure you are). This sort of thing makes parking fines look cheap and easy (and a viable alternative in some cases).
Hope it all gets sorted painlessly and you can enjoy your fantastic car again soon.
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