car Damage

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WTTM wrote: »

Forget the quotes.

Some filler and sand paper and finish off with a Halfords rattle can and you will have a £25 repair. Not worth spending on a proper repair for an old car.


MOMENT

It might be an eight year old car but in no way is it an old shed.

Love to see what state your car is in. Also do you never get board of writing MOMENT? :rotfl:

vaio

Have you got a quote from "dent away" or similar?

[Deleted User]

vaio wrote: »

Have you got a quote from "dent away" or similar?

Don't think there is a "dent away" round here. Didn't come up on my search any way. Going to try a few other body shop type places I have in mind tomorrow if I get time.

Inactive

Strider590 wrote: »

Well...... Ok, I admit there's a little assumption in there, but old people are swines for hitting other cars and then driving off without so much as a note or apology. Im talking here about the one's that should have had their licences taken from them.

Well hopefully that may happen to you one day then.

I don't believe that any of this is age related, it is all about attitude and personal responsibility.

WTTM

Deleted_User wrote: »

It might be an eight year old car but in no way is it an old shed.

Love to see what state your car is in. Also do you never get board of writing MOMENT? :rotfl:

Car is less than 3 months old so it's looking pretty good thanks. It's also a Pug


MOMENT

[Deleted User]

WTTM wrote: »

Car is less than 3 months old so it's looking pretty good thanks. It's also a Pug


MOMENT

Would you use a 'Halfords rattle can' on it?

Kilty_2

Deleted_User wrote: »

Would you use a 'Halfords rattle can' on it?

You can't compare an 8 year old car to a 3 month old one though - I'd say using a rattle can on a primered wing is a fair stab at a repair on an 8 year old car which, being french, is probably worth about £3.50 anyway...........

[Deleted User]

Kilty wrote: »

You can't compare an 8 year old car to a 3 month old one though - I'd say using a rattle can on a primered wing is a fair stab at a repair on an 8 year old car which, being french, is probably worth about £3.50 anyway...........

Might aswell just leave the damaged wing on as it'll just look a botched job.

Kilty_2

Deleted_User wrote: »

Might aswell just leave the damaged wing on as it'll just look a botched job.

TBH if you take your time with rattle cans it can look good (smoothing it down between colour coats, etc etc)

Either that or pay bodyshop prices, it's the only way you can be sure to avoid it looking poor.

catflea

The other trick with rattle cans is to keep them in a warm (not too hot, or they might pop) waterbath, have 2 or 3 cans and swap when they start to cool...