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Aug 31, 1999 | 05:43 PM

Troy H.

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Please Help!!

Yesterday was not a good day for the ole Audi. I had to drive down to Tacoma for a (mostly) useless appointment. On my way home, I stopped to shop a little in Seattle. My front bumper was hit on the corner. No plastic damage, but four pieces of paint peeled off. Then, on my way home, I hear a big CRACK. Windshield slightly chipped, passenger side, quite high & small. I was relieved, until I got home to find that the culprit stone first bounced off my hood, leaving a glaring chip (I learned that the primer is quite white looking surrounded by dark paint).

My questions are these:

1) Can the bumper be professionally touched up? If so, can anyone recommend someone in the I5 corridor from Bellingham to Seattle to do this?

2) Can the hood be retouched? If so, same follow-up?

Thanks for any and all advice.

Troy
99.5 2.8QM Santorin over Ecru/Onyx

Aug 31, 1999 | 05:56 PM

Old Insurance Adjuster

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Claim the whole bad day against your comprehensive...

Sep 1, 1999 | 01:24 AM

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Don't recommend just touching up, but...

...Queen City Auto Rebuild in Redmond is the absolute best shop in the state. They are the only shop in the state certified by Audi to do bodywork on the A8. They did a rear door skin replacement for my employer recently, and you can't even tell. They specialize in high end autos.

Touching up will just result in mismatch, peeling, and other undesirable effects. I think Queen City told me $500 to do a proper repaint on a bumper, but I'm not positive. Depending on severity, touch up may be fine for the hood though. Good luck!

Charles