Minor paint repairs

Tommo61 · Post by **Tommo61** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:14 pm

Hi does anyone know anywhere Herts/Beds/Bucks who can do minor paint repairs without a full panel respray?

I have a patch of clear coat lifted on the top of a wing, smaller than a 10p caused by a leaf sticking or something. There's no rust or damage and the paint coat is fine,. but it's bugging me and will only get worse!

I took it to a local body shop and they said it would need the whole panel spraying for ~£150, which is probably a fair price for a panel respray, but seems a bit overkill if it can be repaired as a small area and polished in.

Any suggestions appreciated..

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:34 pm

Try chips away or similar. £150 for the panel seem pretty decent though.

Oh4show · Post by **Oh4show** » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:05 am

You cant polish it if the lacquer is through it will only tare back the panel needs painted

Loxford · Post by **Loxford** » Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:06 pm

In theory, can it not be thoroughly cleaned, edges smoothed then touched up with clear coat. Then compounded flat and polished?
If it was mine, I'd have a go. The worst that could happen is you're not happy with the results and get the panel resprayed anyway.

Tommo61 · Post by **Tommo61** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:00 am

Loxford wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:06 pm In theory, can it not be thoroughly cleaned, edges smoothed then touched up with clear coat. Then compounded flat and polished?
If it was mine, I'd have a go. The worst that could happen is you're not happy with the results and get the panel resprayed anyway.

I think I might go down that route initially. - My local Chips Away didn't want it when I sent pictures and a small area of mismatched finish will look no worse than the failed patch that's there and give better protection. Worst case I'd just have to get the panel redone anyway.

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