car damaged while i had it at the mechanics

slimboy66 · Post by **slimboy66** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:55 pm

just wondering if anyone has had there car damaged at the mechanics or anywhere else while it was having work done . its a small dent on the passenger side front guard mid headlight height so its not an easy fix. how much could i reasonably expect it to be fixed . i mean if u paint 1 guard i dont see them being able to match the rest of the car as well.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:08 pm

They SHOULD have insurance to cover incidents like that. Especially if they own up to it....

slimboy66 · Post by **slimboy66** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:11 pm

nothings been mentioned yet the owner wasnt there i was more wondering at wot point do they say its fixed ,just painting the guard .even thought it probaly wont match the rest of the car .

FCCOOL · Post by **FCCOOL** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:36 pm

I work in a work shop at a prestige brand dealer, we check over each car with the owner before they leave the car with us and fill out a sheet infront of the owner to reduce the situation of who dunnit.
we use fender covers to prevent damage but from time to time a car gets damaged, usualy a tool bumps the side of the car or a door is opened onto a trolley or part of a hoist.
fortunatelly often our paintless dent guy can fix it back to perfect.
any chips are touched up with a blob of touch up paint big enough to fill the chip wich is then sanded flat with a red 3m denibbing block and buffed.

slimboy66 · Post by **slimboy66** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:41 pm

the touch up pen wont fix this . the young guy started in gear ( thought it was in neutral, hasnt driven a 3 speed i'd say)and it launched into the tyre rack and against a 50mm pipe and pushed the guard around the headlight in about an inch

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:38 pm

slimboy66 wrote:nothings been mentioned yet the owner wasnt there i was more wondering at wot point do they say its fixed ,just painting the guard .even thought it probaly wont match the rest of the car .

Provided its only the gaurd that is bent, that should be all they'll repair. And they may even only blend in enough to make it look like before.