Someone scratched my Euro,please HELP

[antony]

I noticed yestorday that my new Euro has its first scratch,as someone must have touched my car whilst parking on Friday night.
I have a few small,but deep scratched on the front right frnder,lower section,which must be repaired ASAP,or else it will aggrovate me forever.

My selling dealer,Astoria Honda in the SE suburbs of Melbourne has a body shop,but I was wondering if anyine has had any experiences with those mobile bumper repair people who advertise good,cheap paint repairs ?

It need to be properely done,as its a metallic...Buran Silver.

If anyone has any contacts,please let me know,as I will start looking for repairs tomorrow,

Thank you in advance.

[antony]

ps I think it was my sister in law in her Territory,but I cannot prove it,and the whole issue is a bit awkward...........................................

[tony1234]

Post pics please.Some of those bumper repair guys do quite good work.

[praja6]

Sorry to hear the scratch anthony. I know there are some low level people can't afford these type of cars just key in or scratch.... WOuld be nice if you can post some of the pictures and then can tell how bad the scratch were.. i don't know those mobile repair guys would do it perfect compare with specialised body shops...
Its worth get quote....

[antony]

Yes Raja,I am keen on having this repaired perfectly,or else it will irritate me for as long as I havr thus car,which may be many years................

Dont know how to put pictures on here,you might need to help me out with this.

Thanks

[EuroZed]

Yes Raja,I am keen on having this repaired perfectly,or else it will irritate me for as long as I havr thus car,which may be many years................

Dont know how to put pictures on here,you might need to help me out with this.

Thanks

sorry to hear that, i hate parking in westfields and the like...ppl are so careless its not funny
i actually a lady just cross in front of me all of a sudden and has to turn to avoid her and my wheel hit the kerb wheel not to bad but tyre has cut in it now, really off putting
anyway back to your repair, if u want perfect repair or Jade Auto at Roseberry are really good and will also match ur paint perfectly
good luck

[bramtram]

that's why I'm looking into a video camera to record any motherf#er who scratches my car and doesn't have the decency to leave their details. why is there so much scum out there? I feel for you man - happened to me a few times before, so I know exactly how you feel. If it happened in a shopping center you might be able to ask their security staff to check security cameras.

[dr1ft3r]

I noticed yestorday that my new Euro has its first scratch,as someone must have touched my car whilst parking on Friday night.
I have a few small,but deep scratched on the front right frnder,lower section,which must be repaired ASAP,or else it will aggrovate me forever.

My selling dealer,Astoria Honda in the SE suburbs of Melbourne has a body shop,but I was wondering if anyine has had any experiences with those mobile bumper repair people who advertise good,cheap paint repairs ?

It need to be properely done,as its a metallic...Buran Silver.

If anyone has any contacts,please let me know,as I will start looking for repairs tomorrow,

Thank you in advance.



Bill
0417 319 855
Rear 282 Sturt St, Sth Melbourne

One off the cheapest and excellent job!!!!!! highly recomended...

Best to call him for a quote

[praja6]

sorry to hear that, i hate parking in westfields and the like...ppl are so careless its not funny
i actually a lady just cross in front of me all of a sudden and has to turn to avoid her and my wheel hit the kerb wheel not to bad but tyre has cut in it now, really off putting
anyway back to your repair, if u want perfect repair or Jade Auto at Roseberry are really good and will also match ur paint perfectly
good luck

Eurozed,

Anthony is in Melbourne and hope some of them in the forum will give him a good body shop in Melb. Sorry to hear your wheel hit in kerb. I know some people they are dreaming and just crossing the roads...they don't care about others.....

HOpe your alloy didn't have any scratch in it.

[antony]

Thank you drif3er,I will most certainly pop in ,as South Melbourne suits me very well.

Do you know what the name of the body shop is ???

Thank you very much.

[EuroZed]

Eurozed,

Anthony is in Melbourne and hope some of them in the forum will give him a good body shop in Melb. Sorry to hear your wheel hit in kerb. I know some people they are dreaming and just crossing the roads...they don't care about others.....

HOpe your alloy didn't have any scratch in it.

oops
thanks for correcting me...get it done through insurance, will be done cheaper and have lifetime warranty...

Praja, i did get a scratch on the alloy too, annoying :(

[Type R Positive]

I know there are some low level people can't afford these type of cars just key in or scratch....I know what you mean. I seen a nice new Euro yesterday, that had been keyed from front to back, across all the panels. I cried just looking at it. I'd hate to think what i'd do if I ever caught someone doing that to my car.

I usually find it's some fat bitch with kids that just don't care about bumping into and opening doors into someone elses car. I always say my piece when ever I see it happen, but they just couldn't care less.

[dr1ft3r]

Thank you drif3er,I will most certainly pop in ,as South Melbourne suits me very well.

Do you know what the name of the body shop is ???

Thank you very much.

hmmm..... i didn't save the shop name on my phone....

[HunterZero]

oops
thanks for correcting me...get it done through insurance, will be done cheaper and have lifetime warranty...

Praja, i did get a scratch on the alloy too, annoying :(

If it's just a scratched panel, probably not worth claiming on insurance, as the excess cost will probably be more than the repair.

How deep are the scratches? Are they deep enough for your fingernail to catch in? If your fingernail does not catch, it should be easy for a detailer who is good with heavy polish and a machine buffer to buff them out.

If your fingernail catches, it's not a good sign, but not necessarily the end of the world - Depending on the scratches, it might be possible to wetsand them out and polish it, while still a pro job, will be a lot cheaper than a respray. Is the damage on the actual guard panel, or the plastic bumper? Are you able to see metal/plastic or primer underneath? Do any of the scratches go across a panel join, or raised fold/edge on the panel? Bear in mind that the Euro is clear coated, and when the clear coat is scratched/damaged, the clearcoat will turn white where it has been stressed, so might look worse than it is.

You're lucky being in Melbourne, you have one of the best car detailers in the country nearby, and I know he has contacts to body shops. Look up Damian at Final Inspection.

- HZ

[euromandeluxe]

I usually find it's some fat bitch with kids

I lol'd!

[antony]

drift3r,I have deceided to go with your reccomendation,and am using Dentfix.

It will go in for the day on Monday,I hope .it is a perfect job,but it looks like a very professional operation.

I will report back on Monday night...

Thank you for the reccomendation by the way.

[dr1ft3r]

drift3r,I have deceided to go with your reccomendation,and am using Dentfix.

It will go in for the day on Monday,I hope .it is a perfect job,but it looks like a very professional operation.

I will report back on Monday night...

Thank you for the reccomendation by the way.

How much did he charge you?

Before and after photos please...

[antony]

How much did he charge you?

Before and after photos please...

He quoted $250 to ONLY respray the scratched area,it was the cheapest quote,and he is used to working on nice cars,as when I origionally went in,he was working on a new C class Merc,and today was working on a new Volve C30.

He did NOT however do the job today,as when I went in,said he did not have the paint,as the code from my car was incorrect,and he would only have it by late today,so it will now go in next Monday,which really IS disapointing.

Astoria Hondas quote was $600,to respray the whole bumper,which was really NOT neccissary,as it is perfect.

[HunterZero]

Hope it turns out well for you... Interested in the result.

Normally, for metallic/pearl paint cars with clear coat, they have to respray the entire panel even to repair a small damaged area, for two reasons: One, so the colour is consistent across the whole panel/bar (if it is spot-repaired, they still have to blend the repair into the surrouding paint, and spot repairing a small area gives them not a lot of room for error on colour match), and two, so there is no discernable evidence of respray in the clear coat. It takes quite a bit more skill to spot-repair in this way.

- HZ

[antony]

I will let you know how it goes...I just dont want to respray the whole bumper for a tiny scratch,but I am not prepared to have a 6 month old Euro with a scratch,so I think this will be the best way for me to go.

[EK1 Civic]

I usually find it's some fat bitch with kids that just don't care about bumping into and opening doors into someone elses car.

Happened to my friends toyota yaris. Some African mum (newly Australian i presume) parks and her kids slam the door open leaving a massive dint on her car. She was like wtf! don't you fkn look after your kids n shit? The lady just replies you tried to run them over and walks away without a care in the world. Footscray is such a fuked up place... Some dickhead finds a parked truck on his lane, doesn't indicate and swerves right next to me, had to slam my ****ing breaks and grind a gear so i didn't touch him. The dickhead prolly doesn't even have a licence, and yes his African to...

[HunterZero]

I will let you know how it goes...I just dont want to respray the whole bumper for a tiny scratch,but I am not prepared to have a 6 month old Euro with a scratch,so I think this will be the best way for me to go.

I know how you feel, but it's easier to do a perfect job and get the best possible result if they respray the whole bumper.

I have to say though, modern paint tech and matching is pretty impressive, despite being hampered by having to comply with a raft of environmental rules.

- HZ

[antony]

Well I had the repair done today,and I am VERY HAPPY with the result.

It looks perfect,is completely smooth,and car looks greatv again,which is how an almost brand new car should look....

[dr1ft3r]

Well I had the repair done today,and I am VERY HAPPY with the result.

It looks perfect,is completely smooth,and car looks greatv again,which is how an almost brand new car should look....

:thumbsup: Good.... Can you post before and after picture?

U paid $250? I thought it can be less than that......

[antony]

I will take photos on the weekend,but have allready reccomended them to a cousin who needs her Golf to be touched up,very impressed.