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Repairing paint damage

  • 08-04-2009 2:03pm
    #1
    Draupnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭


    I managed to scrape a wall in a tight lane with my front onside bumper (Ford Focus 07). No physical damage to the car, just paint scraped away to white.

    Just wondering if it would be something I could repair well myself using touch up paints from Halfords? If not, any recommendations on where to get something like that fixed? I bought from a Ford dealer, is this something they might look at for me if I dropped it in?


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  • #2
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,620 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Could you post a picture? It might help a few here to make some recommendations.

    I'm sure your dealer will help you - but he'll also charge through the nose!


  • #3
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    If you could make it to Cork, paintdoctor.ie does touchups like that for around 120 per bumper corner. He did my MINI's stone chips a few weeks back, and I don't know why I haven't used the guy before TBH.


  • #4
    Draupnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Draupnir


    Cant post a picture right now unfortunately, suffice to say its fairly bad scraping.

    I'm in Dublin so Cork is a no-no.


  • #5
    Draupnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Draupnir


    Have been quoted between 220 and 250 from one place, anybody have any opinions on whether this would be worth putting onto my insurance?

    I don't have any experience of dealing with damage to my car as I've never had anything like this happen before so any info would be helpful.


  • #6
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Draupnir wrote: »
    Have been quoted between 220 and 250 from one place, anybody have any opinions on whether this would be worth putting onto my insurance?

    I don't have any experience of dealing with damage to my car as I've never had anything like this happen before so any info would be helpful.

    I would stay well away from the insurance claim. Anyway most policys have an excess of around €200, this means that you will have to pay the first €200 of any claim (you will need to check you own policy to see what the excess is). You would also most likley loose your no claims bonus.

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  • #7
    Draupnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Draupnir


    h3000 wrote: »
    I would stay well away from the insurance claim. Anyway most policys have an excess of around €200, this means that you will have to pay the first €200 of any claim (you will need to check you own policy to see what the excess is). You would also most likley loose your no claims bonus.

    That's what I was thinking, cheers for the advice.


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