Post by Grampa on Oct 31, 2022 13:36:46 GMT
7 years ago my inlaws' neighbour side swiped the Scirocco whilst pulling out of her parking space. Her insurance paid and it was all repaired - most of the damage was just ahead of the rear wheel but the new paint extended to above the window and half way down the door to blend it in. Then a little later someone scuffed the rear bumper in a car park - I just paid for that to be fixed.
Then earlier this year the paint started fading, micro blistering, then crazing then peeling off. After 7 years I thought, ah well it's one of those things and took it for a quote for the side to be repainted. "I know it was 7 years ago, but that shouldn't have happened" said the bodyshop manager - "I'll see if we can at least get the paint company to supply the paint for free." Took a few weeks, but a rep came down from the paint company and agreed there must have been a problem. This was in May.
The bodyshop manager chased and chased them, eventually, last week, they said they were sending a tech guy down to supervise the repair and check all that was was as it should have been. Standards are high at this place - the owner (a long time friend) is a classic nut and has had cars featured in magazines. When I dropped it off, I just said, "if it's as good as your Mini (which was stunning), I'll be very happy.
Here's the result - side repainted and rear bumper done as well (which also sorted a couple of loading blemishes I'd inflicted on it) - superb job as expected and the amount I had to contribute? Nil, nada, zilch.
Then earlier this year the paint started fading, micro blistering, then crazing then peeling off. After 7 years I thought, ah well it's one of those things and took it for a quote for the side to be repainted. "I know it was 7 years ago, but that shouldn't have happened" said the bodyshop manager - "I'll see if we can at least get the paint company to supply the paint for free." Took a few weeks, but a rep came down from the paint company and agreed there must have been a problem. This was in May.
The bodyshop manager chased and chased them, eventually, last week, they said they were sending a tech guy down to supervise the repair and check all that was was as it should have been. Standards are high at this place - the owner (a long time friend) is a classic nut and has had cars featured in magazines. When I dropped it off, I just said, "if it's as good as your Mini (which was stunning), I'll be very happy.
Here's the result - side repainted and rear bumper done as well (which also sorted a couple of loading blemishes I'd inflicted on it) - superb job as expected and the amount I had to contribute? Nil, nada, zilch.
