Anyone know anygood spraypainters :( :( :(

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:37 pm

bloody ragin , came back to my car tonght to find some wanker has drove into the back of me !! The damage aint so bad but the fiberglass is cracked for sure and its fairly noticable . Fookin bummer man

So heres the options ,

The full rear clam is gonna have to be resprayed i presume.

Do i go and get it resprayed myself ? dunno how much this costs ? obviously needs to be top job .

Do i claim my insurance ? can i even claim them as i have no idea who done it ?

I know you guys are good for advice , any thoughts or recommendations would be ace thanks guys .

Post by **simon** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:40 pm

http://www.stevewalkerbodyshop.co.uk/

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:46 pm

just found out my excess is £750

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:49 pm

ok , so looks like al be arranging the repair myself.Steve walker seems the man for the job, anyone have any idea how much this could skin me ?

or any other bodyshop suggestions ?

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:15 pm

Where in the country are you?

A repairer will possibly be able to repair the area damaged, and 'blend' in the paint.

jj · Post by jj » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:21 pm

Did you not check your excess when you got the insurance?!

£750 is pretty high.....

My brother just had a lot of stuff done on his birds mini at a place in Paisley - top top job and well priced, I was impressed. Can get you the details if you need them.

Edin430 · Post by **Edin430** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:22 pm

SW is great - but expensive compaired to other places...

Id drive it to a few places c what they say - would be wayyyy cheaper than ur excess!

(SW quoted me 2k for a respray once - got it for £800 elsewher and it was perfect!)

Edin430 · Post by **Edin430** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:24 pm

Excess is good compared to mine

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:48 pm

yeah excess is high alright, but i cant complain my policy was only £1600 , compared to the 6k quote i first got and the other 3/4k ones !

I am in Barrhead glasgow , That one in paisley sounds good JJ think you could find out details for me ?

I will take it to a few bodyshops to try and suss them out a bit first !

mosty worrying bout the colour match , apparently chrome orange is muder to work with . Also wonder if its a clam off job or masked up ?

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:16 am

Where were you parked? Did you get reg of any surrounding cars who could maybe remember the car that was parked behind you? Any CCTV cameras in the area?

Any pics? Has someone just bumped when parking or do you think it's malicious? Very unusual to have bumped the rear. It's usually the front people can't see when parking in front of you.

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thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:09 am

Or you could remove the fuse for the brake lights and go hunt out some stop start traffic

Post by **pete** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:47 am

I've used Goudies in Kilmaurs (just outside Kilmarnock) twice for small repairs to mine and each time they have done a great job and taken cash

Definitely get a quote from him,

Pete

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RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:06 am

thinfourth wrote:Or you could remove the fuse for the brake lights and go hunt out some stop start traffic

M8 between 8am and 10am?

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:13 am

RDH wrote:
thinfourth wrote:Or you could remove the fuse for the brake lights and go hunt out some stop start traffic
M8 between 8am and 10am?

Tell me about it!

This morning, some @rsehole van driver decided he was more important than the rest of us and so cut up the hard shoulder while we were all stop/start queuing. I was rather pleased when I saw a Police traffic car zooming down after him with the blue flashy lights on!

transglobal · Post by **transglobal** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:42 am

J33,

I had an off on my motorbike a year or so ago and split the fairing. I was sure it was a replacement job but the local bodyshop, Hunter Ried, welded the split and blended the colour back in. The job was a good un.

If struggling call Tommy on 01357 528899 and tell him Stuart sent you. That'll add at least 20% to the bill.