mrklaw

I just got my first scratch in my scooby, after visting my parents up in Leicester. scraped on the corner of the rear bumper.

Most of the other guys paint came off with a good wipe, so I'm left with a scuff. It might just be the laquer thats come off, or possibly some paint.

What options do I have in the windsor/berks area? and how much is it likely to cost? Its a black car, so it isn't that noticeable, but I don't want to leave it if it might be open to the elements.

thanks for any help

PETENAUD

You are a bit to far away from me (south bucks) as this is what i do for a living.

Cost wise should be £75.00 tops, should be arounf £50 - £60 if its just paint damage.

try to find a S.M.A.R.T repairer with their own paint mixing system (we use dupont) and not the aerosol brigade.

To be honest this type of damage is our most common repair, about 80% of our work is in bumper scuffs & cracks.

If you get stuck, ,ail me and i will try to help you, (fellow scooby owner).

regards


pete

casper555

i got the same a woman reversed into my front bumper went to local scooby dealer ( are you ready please take a seat ) sir to repair that it will be £ 300 theres about an inch of paint missin nice to be ripped off dont ya think

chiark

Use somewhere like Chips Away - spot on job...

PETENAUD

Well i am in south bucks so if this sort of thing happens to you e mail me.

£300.00 jesus, hope u did not pay it.

Most S.M.A.R.T. repairs for bumpers scuffs are going to cost under £75. A lot of main dealers & motor trade use these repairs cos its un noticeable from a complete respayed bumper and they can charge you silly money.

pete

wrxsmo

Hi there, myself & my brothers run LittleKnocks SMART Repair Centre in Harefield, Middx so we're not to far away. We've helped out many scoobynetters as we're all Impreza owners ourselves. I'm sure we could sort it out for you whilst u wait.

Feel free to gimme tommorow a call on 01895-822665

Chris

Danny B

I may be giving you a call myself tomorrow LittleKnocks, my son was riding a little to close to my wifes Vectra and scatched the door with the end of his BMX handlebar
Is this the type of thing that you can do while you wait or is it an overnight job?

wrxsmo

Sounds like we might be able to help, gimme a buzz & we'll have a chat

Sorry, edited to say we could quite possibly do it whilst u wait

[Edited by wrxsmo - 1/4/2004 9:35:28 PM]

JTM

Hey Pete & Wrxsmo, nice to know there are some smart repairers who are also scooby owners on here.
Me too.

mrklaw

ok, just been estimated about 125+VAT over the phone, which seems a bit steep to me. Gonna look elsewhere to get that price down.

I've also just picked up a lovely windscreen chip, so need to sort that

wrxsmo

Email me (LittleKnocks@btconnect.com) or post up a pic of the damage & I'll tell you what's reasonable.

Chris

wrxsmo

Forgot to say that if it is just a small scuff on a bumper corner we'd do it trade for you (about £50)

Silvafox

iTrader: (1)

Anyone know of any SMART repair centre in or around Nottingham or anyone that can be recommended to me that have done a good job? I've got similar scrapes to get rid of too on rear bumper.

mrklaw

i'll pop up a pic later when I get home, cheers.

OllyK

I'd be interested in Notts / Leics area as well - got a nice series of dinks in the off side wing that have appeared from nowhere

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

Guys, damaged my bumper too on my Dads garden wall, can anyone help!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Colin

Richard Work

Pete, do you do the high Wycombe area?

Cheers

Richard

ScoobyDraven

I'd be interested in some recommendations in the Notts area as my scoob was 'attacked' by a rock over Christmas!

PETENAUD

richard - we are nr p. risbro so wycombe no probs. We dont do mobile paint tho you would need to bring it to us.

e mail me with your number / details if you want.


pete

PETENAUD

JTM

Yeah but i still have not got round to doing all my little bits n bobs, did the G/F car, rear bumper scuff, *** burn, wheels and now it looks far better than mine.

Got to book me own car in with me soon or it will be shamefull.

GordonShek

Guys

What's the difference between Chipsaway and Chipsmart apart from 2 different companies? Is there much a difference between the 2? Has anyone used both and preferred one than the other?

Cheers

Gordon Shek

JTM

Pete
Ditto.

James

PETENAUD

JTM - what do you reckon is the worst colour to do?

i say lite met blue, pain in the a*se.

GordonShek

JTM

I take it you're one of the Chipsaway Operators? Can you please contact me via e-mail.

Thanks

Gordon Shek

GordonShek

After re-reading the thread, I might be wrong.............. But can you contact me anyway?

Cheers

Gordon Shek

wrxsmo

The biggest difference in any SMART repair company is the guy doing the repair.

You can have someone doing a paint repair on your pride & joy who's a fully qualified/experienced car sprayer that's left a bodyshop to do SMART repairs or, to the extreme, you could end up with someone who's bought a franchise & been on a 2 week training course.

I'm sure the other guys here will have had to put right poor smart repairs carried out by the latter.

Dan J

Glad I saw this post as some useless bas**rd has scraped the side of my lower rear bumper right down to the black on my silver MY00. Walked back to the carpark and noticed it. Gutted! I'm in Watford but happy to get it over to Bucks or wherever may be to get it sorted resonably. I'll try and get a pic of the damage over the weekend so that you could possibly be able to give me a rough estimate of the cost? Cheers.

Dan.

JTM

WRXSMO
couldnt agree with you more.
hit the nail on the head
cheers
James

wrxsmo

No problem Dan, we're just off Junc 17 M25 nr Maple Cross & my mobile guy lives in Watford

JTM

Pete
Used to be Gold,
Done a daewoo just after christmas, new colour, cant remember the code but it was a met/pearl/green/yellow?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH
I can usually do a minor repair in 30-40 mins. took me 90 mins but got the colour spot on in the end.
Cheers
James