Advice on chipsaway type process

[Mark Elder]

As you may know from another thread my car needs a small door bash fixing and I've spoken to a number of people over the weekend and got a very clear recommendation (it's not actually chipsaway).

But, in talking to him on phone this morning, he wants to respray the whole door. Is this typically what chipsaway do? For some reason I thought their treatment was more localised.

There is paint damage as well as a slight indentation.

Anyone know what chipsaway actually do?

 

[sailor]

So far as I know, chipsaway only do localised stone chips, deep scratches and the like.

JohnC
993turbo

 

[pmjt]

The issue is down to how large the area of damage is - if your paint is metallic then the 'mica' (particultate within the paint that gives it the metallic effect) 'flows' as the paint is applied - it's impossible to absolutely align mica if a small area is painted, so the only thing they can do is 'blow in' a larger area of paint to try and fool the eye to the fact that a repair has been done.

It's a highly specialised job - only point I'd make is that on that large an area, I'd have expected it should be done in a low bake oven - something which not even a chipsaway guy can get in his van []

I'd go and see a bodyshop specialist and get their advice before you do anything.

Philip

 

[Mark Elder]

It's only a small area (3mm wide but about 40mm high) - classic vertical line door bash. dent is probably less than 1mm deep.

It's the old flat black (Jet Black I think it was called) - which is why I was thinking that a door spray was over the top. Anyway - he's not seen it yet, once he does he may have a different view.

 

[pmjt]

ORIGINAL: marke2

It's only a small area (3mm wide but about 40mm high) - classic vertical line door bash. dent is probably less than 1mm deep.

It's the old flat black (Jet Black I think it was called) - which is why I was thinking that a door spray was over the top. Anyway - he's not seen it yet, once he does he may have a different view.

If it's a base colour, it should be relatively easy to disguise - the biggest problem is matching the patina (aging) of the paint - if it were me, I'd get an opinion from a quality bodyshop first.

the BIGGEST problem with door bashes is 'creasing' where there's nothing they can do but flat the paint out to a much larger area, then use a filler primer to build it back to a level, then blow the paint it - this maybe what he's thinking.

PDR sometimes has a good effect and a bodyshop should be able to advise.

Philip