paint question
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paint question
Well, I screwed up this morning and dinged the side of my door in my own garage. The bad news is that it is more than just a little scratch. There are
two scratchs about 1/2 inch long with a little scrap between them in an area about the size of a dime. Anyone have any advise on how best to get this fixed. I'm afraid they will say they have to repaint the whole door. I don't like this idea. Not just because of the cost (which I have no idea how much it would be), but also because I'm afraid the paint won't quite match and a whole door would be much more noticable than using just touch up paint on a small spot.
Anyways, I was looking for some ideas and suggestions on how best to fix it.
two scratchs about 1/2 inch long with a little scrap between them in an area about the size of a dime. Anyone have any advise on how best to get this fixed. I'm afraid they will say they have to repaint the whole door. I don't like this idea. Not just because of the cost (which I have no idea how much it would be), but also because I'm afraid the paint won't quite match and a whole door would be much more noticable than using just touch up paint on a small spot.
Anyways, I was looking for some ideas and suggestions on how best to fix it.
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Re: paint question
From what you've said, I don't think I'd go the body shop route, at least not at first. You may want to try this first. (If you're dissatisfied with the results you can always go to the body shop.)
In addition to the paint damage, is there a dent? If so, have a paintless dent repair company such as Dent Pro remove it. They'll come to your home or work and the results are excellent. I've used Dent Pro; I'm VERY picky and can tell you that after they worked their magic I could find no signs of the dings.
As for the scratches, get a bottle of touch-up paint from your dealer. Apply the paint to the scratches using a brush or match head. Then use LANGKO to smooth out the painted area. This product is supposed to make the touched-up area look practically invisible by removing the "bead" of touch-up paint. I haven't yet used the product so can't speak from 1st hand experience, but I ordered some yesterday based upon posts here at AudiWorld. (Do a search and read what others have to say.)
I've included the LANGKA web site address. Good luck!<p>mpuzach
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In addition to the paint damage, is there a dent? If so, have a paintless dent repair company such as Dent Pro remove it. They'll come to your home or work and the results are excellent. I've used Dent Pro; I'm VERY picky and can tell you that after they worked their magic I could find no signs of the dings.
As for the scratches, get a bottle of touch-up paint from your dealer. Apply the paint to the scratches using a brush or match head. Then use LANGKO to smooth out the painted area. This product is supposed to make the touched-up area look practically invisible by removing the "bead" of touch-up paint. I haven't yet used the product so can't speak from 1st hand experience, but I ordered some yesterday based upon posts here at AudiWorld. (Do a search and read what others have to say.)
I've included the LANGKA web site address. Good luck!<p>mpuzach
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/audiworldpics/2000/a6small3.jpg">
2000 A6 2.8Q Tip
Racing Green/Tungsten Gray
Conv Pkg/Cold Wthr/Xenons
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