Dent / paint repair - my day not getting better!

Tea drinker

Where is best place to get a REALLY good job done to remove slight dent over 2 wheel arches and paint repair. It's metallic paint...
What would I expect to pay, around 250 per wing?

Someone tried to park next to me and scraped my panel. I checked the car next to me it wasn't the guy that's there now.... on top of that row with wife this morning... my day is not getting better....

gyppo

Its very hard to tell - wrt panelbeating, you get what you pay for. My car is in today where someone parking next to me tore the paint off the back bumper and a tiny bit of the quarterpanel -
450E - thats with no dent. This guy's rep is brilliant though.

The cost is dependant on a number of factors:
Paint costs
repair and preparation
how much of the car has to be resprayed to match in with the rest of the car.

Tbh, to do a really good job bearing in mind that both arches are damaged will probably mean a respray on that side of the car (if the car has body mouldings that are halfway up the doors, you might get away with spraying the lower half).

Volvoboy will give you a better answer when he comes along.

MercMad

I doubt €250/wing would cover it !

Paint alone would be in the €70-80 region.

I'd expect €350-400 to be honest !

Is there no way a Paintless Dent Remover guy could sort it ? Is the paint damaged ?

Tea drinker

gyppo wrote: »

Its very hard to tell - wrt panelbeating, you get what you pay for. My car is in today where someone parking next to me tore the paint off the back bumper and a tiny bit of the quarterpanel -
450E - thats with no dent. This guy's rep is brilliant though.

Jayyyyyyysus! 450E :eek:
Yeah, I would like an as new job done, otherwise I would leave as is. Sounds like it's really gonna cost me big time.
Yeah, the paint is damaged.. got some white sh!t on the scrape. I don't think a dent remover guy is the job for this... not that it's huge, just a bit big to cover with touch-up

mickjohnlong

if its not too bad look up a.s.s. auto smart systems they have done some small repairs for me and have been good jobs and didnt break the bank they are one of the mobile crowds give them a shout and they will look at it and tell you if it can be done or not i will try dig the number up for you

gyppo

Tea drinker wrote: »

Jayyyyyyysus! 450E :eek:
Yeah, I would like an as new job done, otherwise I would leave as is. Sounds like it's really gonna cost me big time.
Yeah, the paint is damaged.. got some white sh!t on the scrape. I don't think a dent remover guy is the job for this... not that it's huge, just a bit big to cover with touch-up

Not trying to be nosy OP, but how old is your car, or how valuable is it? Sometimes you have to decide if its worth spending x amount of squids to repair - or live with it.

Tea drinker

Hey gyppo, it's a relevant question allright. It's 03 passat, so it's worth doing a good job on (to me).
Kinda sorry I got rid of my old audi 80... didn't worry about scrapes on that!

BTW thanks for replies so far, but haven't got a garage name yet. Any suggestions for a good 'un?

Tea drinker

Hey guys, I never did get the name of a paintshop...... any suggestions?

Ta

louie

www.mgautostyling.com they do a very good job. Dublin-South BTW.

Tea drinker

Thanks louie,
I am in Dublin South, might give them a shout.