SRSport

After dinging and scratching my door with a suitcase last year I thought Id get round to polishing out the scratch with Halfords rubbing compound only for it to burn straight through and take away the paint, making something rather minor into a big ugly sight

I sprayed it with paint from paints4u and it is seemless however I could not get the lacquer on properly and after rubbing it back down, this time with a different paste I now have two different areas of worn away paint

Anyway Ive decided to quite before I rub my door away completely and get it done by a pro. Ive been quoted £120 which seems really cheap. Is this about right or does this seem to good to be true? The price includes getting the dent out, painting and putting it in a slow oven which I think offers the best finish.

Are body shops that use the proper paint and 2k lacquer much the same or are there better places than others?

stevey

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where about in west yorkshire are you,

SRSport

Keighley. Why's that?

stevey

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i can see my mate for what he'd want, top painter i wont let anyone else touch mt car, he's based near garforth but that might be a bit far for you to travel

King Eric

Work on the basis that a panel is £250 for a good sprayer to do your work. I assume at £120 that's a 'smart repair' and he'll try to blend the rest of the door in and match the colour across the door?

sonicvr6

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i use a polish garage in bolton they did my golf hole car color change and 9-10 of my mate cars in the same vw club they do a really really good job for £600 yes thats right £600 looked better than £3000 job on my old escort cosworth



that was the car 1 year later after being stored outside through the winter had just having a quick wash before mot

SRSport

Well I tried doing it myself one last time and its come up really well. There is a slightly annoying light patch but it is only noticeable in bright sunlight when there is nothing to reflect on it and while standing around 10yards away at 45º.

The £120 I found was for the car door and not for the blending. If I wanted it blended it would be £200. It certainly isnt worth doing it now Ive achieved good results.

SRSport

I have to say that I would be very happy taking it to a Polish garage. Every Polish person I know work as well as they possibly can unlike a lot of English people around here who have a very poor work mentality.

£600 is a heck of a good price.

sonicvr6

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i'll dig out the number for you it's in the car right now there in right now but they are **** hot very big with the vw boys got some really trick Beatles in all the

SRSport

Nice one thanks.

sonicvr6

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01204 380745 there really really good

brocks

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Might be an option to get a replacement door in the same colour....picked up a "bare" door in O2C after hitting a deer earlier this year for £100...saved any paint being put onto the car...replacement front wing was £60....in the same colour...an insurance job would have "blended" into the rear door, skirt, bonnet and bumper all of which were undamaged...this way the car has never been painted