MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Phil Mcavity on November 15, 2009, 08:23:52 pm
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Returned this evening from work, went to go check on the car as you do, to find from my trip to tesco yesturday evening, some to$$er has damaged my front bumper by putting a 6 inch deep scratch right down to the black plastic of the bumper. Prat parked next to me couldnt reverse out of his parking bay without taking my bumper with him :mad:.
My question is...Apart from trying to fill it with touch up stick for the moment, is there anything i can use to try flaten back the area and blend in without going to the expense of a front end respray????
As its dark i havent taken a photo of the damage but below is a pic of the area thats damaged and its right on the edge of the arch. No other damage to the bumper fortunatly.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs264%2Fphilmcavity%2F001-1-1.jpg&hash=efc2605e038ed726edc36c757bb83bd7ee6b7487)
the Black illistration is almost as deep and wide as my Photoshop skillls, so its quite deep :sad1:
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akkk - sorry to hear this man
I'm paranoid about leaving my car in car parks next to other numpty cars...
You just dont know what can happen :sad1:
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sorry to hear this mate , a lot of my friends take the piss out off me cause i wont take my car to supermarket car parks etc but this is the reason why , most people in them are idiots who have no respect for others property :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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bad luck steve :sad1: , take up 2 spaces next time, I do :smiley: good luck sorting it :happy2:
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That's not good Steve! :sad1: I feel your pain brother!
There's good reason why my car doesn't get left in public car parks! :fighting:
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sorry to hear that phil-- i won't take my car to super markets any more
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Mate, I feel your pain.
Are the rims okay?
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Yes Rims are totally fine, even after a month with wifee behind the wheel most of the time.
Gonna fill the black hole of kalcutta with more red touch up stick and laquer and make do with.
Any tips from our Resident Detailers on best thing to do to try cover up apart from a £500 respray??. Jay or Autoperfection,suggestions would be helpfull.
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<<<<<<<< My Monkey says it all.....Not Happy. :mad:
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gutted for you :sad1:
however I would hold fire on flatting the area as the edges give you a good key for you or a smart repair person to use when filling.
proper repair is best but you may want to try a smart repair yourself (or pay for one to be done)
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gutted for you :sad1:
however I would hold fire on flatting the area as the edges give you a good key for you or a smart repair person to use when filling.
proper repair is best but you may want to try a smart repair yourself (or pay for one to be done)
I guess some dent master you mean John_o??
Didnt think they would do scratch repairs aswell..
Cheers :happy2:
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I know a man that can in the Fareham area Steve if that helps.
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they do , but get a personal recomendation if you can before letting them loose on your car , there are good , bad and ugly ones.
and ultimayely be prepared to get a respray done on the bumper as a fall back position (or not even attempt a repair).
you could even consider putting some graphics on the car in that place ?
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I know a man that can in the Fareham area Steve if that helps.
Ill give you a call in the morning Stu. Im day off tommorow and get the details. cheers mate :drinking:
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Small Medium Area Repair Technique.
http://www.kwik-fit.com/smart-repairs.asp (http://www.kwik-fit.com/smart-repairs.asp)
The above is for example Steve.
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you could even consider putting some graphics on the car in that place ?
arhhaaaaa, more carbon wraps :laugh: :wink:.
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Sorry to hear this! Like others, this is the sort of think I dread leaving the car in public car parks.
Personally I wouldn't touch it up. I'd go for a SMART repair. Probably cost £80-£120 max. Father in law had a similar scrape on the rear corner of his red Ed30. Local Chips away guy based in a small unit did a very good job and you can't tell the difference even 18 months on (and he & I are fussy!)
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I know a man that can in the Fareham area Steve if that helps.
Ill give you a call in the morning Stu. Im day off tommorow and get the details. cheers mate :drinking:
I'll PM you - I'm away early in the morning mate.
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sh*t isnt it mate. Hate the way people dont take responsibility for their mistakes.
This is why I always park away from the stroes and take up two spaces
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Small Medium Area Repair Technique.
http://www.kwik-fit.com/smart-repairs.asp (http://www.kwik-fit.com/smart-repairs.asp)
The above is for example Steve.
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Cheers Dave. Worth checking that out :happy2:
although nearest centre is slough 60 miles from me :sick:
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Really sorry to hear this - My heart sunk when I read your thread title but fortunately it's not too bad. If it's a black plastic part it's straight forward to get repaired. I ran around with a very deep gouge in my roof spoiler from an up-and-over door for over a year - It won't rust.
Always park well away from the usual parking bays if you can - It reduces the risk.
Once it's repaired you'll feel a lot better about it, Phil.
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feel for you mate, if you were up north i could get that done propperly for £180 to £200
try a decent bodyshop there not all as dear as you think
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Cheers Everyone. Gonna go visit Vrstu's recomendation today. See what they quote and weigh up whether to do that or wait and do full front including bonnet/front valance to cure stone chips problem in the new year
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:sad1: dude
maybe find a positive, when it comes to getting the red paint out at repair time maybe get some colour coding done? interior trim? engine bay plastics etc etc
annoying though for sure
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I Know that exact feeling you have at the moment Steve, as some t**t scratched my drivers side door a few weeks back. :sad1:
Took mine to the local paintshop and whilst I was there I took the chance to get the door, wing and front splitter all re-sprayed. Cost £375 and that included taking off the splitter and both door skins, so I reckon you should be under £200 for a touch up for the bumper. :smiley:
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I always park in the section of the Tesco car park thats supposed to be for people with children. You are supposed to have a 'Blue Badge' to park in those spaces, as they are like disabled spaces - much wider then usual.
I just take my daughters car seat out of the boot and put it in the back before I go in :wink: lol
Anywhere else and I tend to park a little away from other cars, in a wider space, or take up 2 spaces.
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I was Parked in a mother and Baby slot and STILL got hit. :mad:
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Good old supermarkets!
Re sorting it depends how deep the scratch is? If its not all the way through the paint try a medium polish on a proper polish pad like a sonus if you havent a rotary. Go careful though!
Another thing to try and it sounds daft so bare with me!
Clean the area first, use your touch up stick and poor a little paint into a piece of folded kitchen roll/paper then apply to the area.
Dont go mad and spread it everywhere just in and over the gouch/scratch area. Leave to just about dry then carefully polish off the area again.
Do this several times until the paint has built up, then leave for a week or so and go over again with a cutting polish, carefully!!
Sounds daft but worked for me several times on scratches etc when unable to use a porta etc.
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I was Parked in a mother and Baby slot and STILL got hit. :mad:
I feel for you, but sure it can be sorted properly. If you park up the other end of the car park with no cars in sight you're bound to have someone's banger parked right next to you when you return! 'A' holes! :wink:
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Do this several times until the paint has built up, then leave for a week or so and go over again with a cutting polish, carefully!!
What cutting polish would you recommend cossy?
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sorry to hear about that stevee
youll need to wet and dry flat the paint if you try and do that, then have a rotary polisher on hand. not something id recommend if you havent done it before
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cheers jay, ive filled it with red stick so far, gonna build it up and then try using cut compound method at cossy sugested, I dont have a rotary and havent attempted it before.
Its hard to spot tbh, i know its there but to a glancing look, you wouldnt spot it easy.
Is there any stuff you'd reccomend jay. Polish that'll smoothen the surface.
I think using the rotary will be no good as its right on the edge as per photo?.
Wet n dry no good by itself then polish out?
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Sorry to hear it mate, these red things are bloody unlucky! :confused:
I had it happen to me a few months ago but on the "bump strip" bit of the bumper. I had it smart repaired by a guy I know in Dunstable and he made it go away along with some stone chips and scratches for £30 cash :happy2:
They quality is random depending on who you go to, my recommendation is to ask some friends, work colleagues, etc to see who's had what done and how long ago. If you have a good look at the work you'll probably be able to see the repair on most, but a couple should be perfect...go for their sprayer :smiley:
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Do this several times until the paint has built up, then leave for a week or so and go over again with a cutting polish, carefully!!
What cutting polish would you recommend cossy?
I would use Menzerna .
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/menzerna-250ml/menzerna-250ml-sampler-kit/prod_220.html
& a sonus pad
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/sonus-sfx-pro-applicators-pkg/2/prod_31.html
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Your not going to be able to break the polish down enough for it to start working properly by hand. I wouldnt waste your money. Just bite the bullet and get it done properly first time round
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Thanx chaps :happy2: