06-16-2021, 01:32 AM | #1 |
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Paint/Trim Repair
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Anyone have an idea of how much it would cost (if possible): 1) To paint repair a chip in the rear door sill (where you step into the vehicle) the paint is completely gone? 2) Can the interior black door trim be repaired for scratches? I attached pics of the problem. The dealership had a swell time damaging my car during the last service visit. I was quoted by a local detailer $1600 to remove the exterior paint swirls caused by the detailing done by the dealership. They also said for an additional $500 they will apply ceramic coating. Does that sound reasonable? |
06-16-2021, 03:10 AM | #3 |
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If that paint chip is in the inside of the door (i.e. not visible from outside) could you not touch that up yourself? I'd be tempted to fix that with a touch-up paint set rather than pay someone to do that. Maybe I'm just cheap lol.
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Yes, it's on the inside. My understanding is you can't paint bare metal. I don't know how to touch it up properly. |
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06-16-2021, 10:39 AM | #5 |
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Yes - for bare metal, you'd need a primer first.
But hey, if you've got a quote for $1600 to sort out swirls and things over the whole car, then I guess they'd take care of this, inclusive. |
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06-18-2021, 07:55 AM | #7 |
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Pretty hard to chip factory paint to the metal, but if it is….
https://www.paintscratch.com/neworde...mer-Paint-Pen/ This web site has pretty anything you could need for minor chip and scratch repair. |
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I already expect a hassle getting them to pay for anything, so in the event I can't be bothered I was hoping the costs wouldn't be too expensive. |
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I was quite irritated actually. I keep my vehicle clean and yet they returned it to me dirty. During service they left greasy finger prints on the bonnet, the door sill was chip (I'm assuming from the worker's boot or tool), there was a scratch on the door trim, there was washer fluid dried down the tailgate and bumper, and my front floor mats were dirty. |
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