Chips Away

saker75

Hi all,

Has anybody got any experience of using ChipsAway?
https://www.chipsaway.co.uk

I have some paintwork scratches on my Jaguar X Type and would like them covered up.

S

sk240

Depends on who you get, its a franchise so some are great, some are dire

poppasmurf_bewdley

I used them when I had reversed into a concrete post and dented my rear bumper. They also dealt with a scratch over the rear wheel arch done by my daughter in a car park.

They came to my home, did everything in the morning, and charged £125. You couldn't see any sign of the repairs. I was impressed on all counts.

HHarry

My Wife has used them. The end result is OK, but not brilliant. They were less than half the price of a bodyshop, and for the amount of dings she picks up in her works car park, it wasn't worth doing 'properly'.

neilmcl

As mentioned they're operated as a franchise so all comes down to the experience and skill of your local operative. I used them a number of years ago and I echo the above, they were OK for the money but not perfect. You may get better results using a decent independent rather than some guy repairing and painting your car on the side of the road.

poppasmurf_bewdley

neilmcl wrote: »

As mentioned they're operated as a franchise so all comes down to the experience and skill of your local operative. I used them a number of years ago and I echo the above, they were OK for the money but not perfect. You may get better results using a decent independent rather than some guy repairing and painting your car on the side of the road.

They don't just "paint the car on the side of the road". When my car was done, the operator erected a tent over the rear of the car on my drive and had two infra red heaters directed at the repaired area.

neilmcl

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

They don't just "paint the car on the side of the road". When my car was done, the operator erected a tent over the rear of the car on my drive and had two infra red heaters directed at the repaired area.

Which just goes to prove my point, all depends on the operator and the job involved. When I had mine done, a scrape to the front corner, the repair was done and painted, and yes cured with a heater, but all done on the pavement without a tent. So whilst it was a relatively decent job you could still see it wasn't perfect.

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

I was happy with my repair (reversed into a pile of bricks thoughtfully left on the road in the dark without lighting by Cala Homes - boo! hiss!).

Took an entire morning, mixed up a small batch of matched paint, had to deal with a scabby scratch and crease about 6" long from concrete blocks rather than anything smooth. About £150 which I thought was fair in the world of body repairs.

scotsbob

saker75 wrote: »

Hi all,

Has anybody got any experience of using ChipsAway?
www.chipsaway.co.uk

I have some paintwork scratches on my Jaguar X Type and would like them covered up.

S

I suggest you go to the owners forum and ask members in your area who they use.


http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/forum/12-jaguar-x-type-club/