Any experiences of Smart repairs
07-02-2005, 12:34 PM
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I tell you something - never rely on you parking sensors to save your bumpers ! I justed reversed quckly out of a spot and hit a small concrete post. The PDC went of just as I hit the post !!! Really not happy but completelt my fault 
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged & paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged & paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
07-02-2005, 12:37 PM
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07-02-2005, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by marty530d' date='Jul 2 2005, 03:34 PM
I tell you something - never rely on you parking sensors to save your bumpers ! I justed reversed quckly out of a spot and hit a small concrete post. The PDC went of just as I hit the post !!!? Really not happy but completelt my fault?
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged &? paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged &? paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
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I was gutted to say the least. Called a guy who works on your drive from a van and he airbrushed both items and believe me you would never tell! The repairs are superb. He only charged me ?55. He said silver and silver grey are really hard colours to match but he did it.
So don't worry just call your local independent mobile repair guy. I'm sure if I'd taken it to my dealer he would have used the same technique or used a similar outside painter.
07-02-2005, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Merv the Derv' date='Jul 2 2005, 10:58 PM
[quote name='marty530d' date='Jul 2 2005, 03:34 PM']I tell you something - never rely on you parking sensors to save your bumpers ! I justed reversed quckly out of a spot and hit a small concrete post. The PDC went of just as I hit the post !!!? Really not happy but completelt my fault?
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged &? paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged &? paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
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I was gutted to say the least. Called a guy who works on your drive from a van and he airbrushed both items and believe me you would never tell! The repairs are superb. He only charged me ?55. He said silver and silver grey are really hard colours to match but he did it.
So don't worry just call your local independent mobile repair guy. I'm sure if I'd taken it to my dealer he would have used the same technique or used a similar outside painter.
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[/quote]Merv - THANKS. Did you use any particular company or was it local ?
I also have an alloy to polish, a scratch caused by my daughter and two minor parking dings to get sorted.
Repeat 100000 times - I MUST TAKE MORE CARE OF MY CAR
07-02-2005, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by marty530d' date='Jul 2 2005, 06:08 PM
[quote name='Merv the Derv' date='Jul 2 2005, 10:58 PM'][quote name='marty530d' date='Jul 2 2005, 03:34 PM']I tell you something - never rely on you parking sensors to save your bumpers ! I justed reversed quckly out of a spot and hit a small concrete post. The PDC went of just as I hit the post !!!? Really not happy but completelt my fault?
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged &? paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
Damage is not too bad - the bumper is scuffed but not seriously damaged &? paint is broken. Nethertheless the damage is obvious and my heart is broken
So, my friends - I now have the dillema. Do I try to use one of these new Smart Repair guys to fix it up or do I get a professional paint shop to do the work ?
Has anyone experience of guys like ChipsAway or Clean-Image ? I have used ChipsAway before for dent-removal and they were excellent but paintwork is another story.
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I was gutted to say the least. Called a guy who works on your drive from a van and he airbrushed both items and believe me you would never tell! The repairs are superb. He only charged me ?55. He said silver and silver grey are really hard colours to match but he did it.
So don't worry just call your local independent mobile repair guy. I'm sure if I'd taken it to my dealer he would have used the same technique or used a similar outside painter.
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[/quote]Merv - THANKS. Did you use any particular company or was it local ?
I also have an alloy to polish, a scratch caused by my daughter and two minor parking dings to get sorted.
Repeat 100000 times - I MUST TAKE MORE CARE OF MY CAR
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[/quote]The guys company was called PaintTech. He's based in Birmingham. I don't think its a franchise like Chipsaway. I have used Chipsaway before and thought they were quite good but would have to say I don't think the finish is perfect. The only way to fix it properly is to paint the car so I'm told.
07-02-2005, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Jul 3 2005, 01:22 AM
Ooo ouch!... Do you have the M-Tech kit? Time to get it if not...
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07-03-2005, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by marty530d' date='Jul 3 2005, 09:53 AM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Jul 3 2005, 01:22 AM']Ooo ouch!... Do you have the M-Tech kit? Time to get it if not...
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[/quote]At least it was only the bumper.
Excellent excuse to get MSports bumpers now & you will have a new car again!!
07-03-2005, 02:07 AM
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I put a 15cm long gouge in the sill extension on my 535d Sport; it was pretty deep, at least .5 mm, and about 3mm wide.
Called my local ChipsAway, who repaired it and painted it - 100% , I can't see the repair.
I also had a small scuff on one of the alloys, he did that as well!! also 100%
Its a franchise operation, so you should have a local guy.
Called my local ChipsAway, who repaired it and painted it - 100% , I can't see the repair.
I also had a small scuff on one of the alloys, he did that as well!! also 100%
Its a franchise operation, so you should have a local guy.
07-03-2005, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by cerbera' date='Jul 3 2005, 10:07 AM
I put a 15cm long gouge in the sill extension on my 535d Sport; it was pretty deep, at least .5 mm, and about 3mm wide.
Called my local ChipsAway, who repaired it and painted it - 100% , I can't see the repair.
I also had a small scuff on one of the alloys, he did that as well!! also 100%
Its a franchise operation, so you should have a local guy.
Called my local ChipsAway, who repaired it and painted it - 100% , I can't see the repair.
I also had a small scuff on one of the alloys, he did that as well!! also 100%
Its a franchise operation, so you should have a local guy.
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Many, Many Thanks.. Chips Away do have a local operator. I'll get them to take a look this week.
If they shag it up then I'll bit the bullet and replace the lot with the M-Kit.