paintwork

[alex]

oh bugger

ive just miscalulated a friends drive and reversed my dear bravo into a dry stone wall

there are 3 scratches about 10" long, one on the passenger door, and the other 2 on the door sill. most of them have gone through all the layers of paint to the metal. there are few minor dents along the way.

i dont mind the dents too much, i just need to colour the scratches.

would you guys and girls reccomend some touch up paint from Fiat, or should i go proffessional and get a man with a van to do it? how much would a prof. job cost do you reckon? whats the name of the people who do it? is it something like mrScratch of mrChip or something?

The colour is azimuth blue metallic. Does anyone know of any good places to try in west sussex?

Many thanks for any help, my poor bravo is damaged

!

Alex

 

[Si]

dents

Theres a company called Dent Master, who i think charge about £60. per pannel no matter what the damage is (within reason).
Look in yellow pages theres quite a few companies who do it.

 

[trev]

Hi
There is also a company called Dent Devils
they charge £75 as long as they can get behind
the panel
Fiat dont do aerosols only touch up paint
about £4 including the clear laquer touch up.
Touch up the sratch slightly above the surface
(apply rust eater first!!!) then wait about a week for
the paint to fully harden, then use 1200 grade wet and dry paper (use wet with plenty of water) to sand paint down to a smooth finish, Tcut and wax
then apply the clear laquer
Hope this helps, if done properly with patience
srtatch should be nearly invisible

 

[Alex]

thanks Guys

Ive ordered some touch up paint from Fiat, and visited Halfords for some Wet and Dry, Anti-rust primer, Tcut and masking tape!

No prizes for guessing what I'll be doing this weekend then!

Alex

 

[Si]

good luck

you still coming to Donnington then?

I've pre-booked your tickets

 

[Nick]

Galvanised

As the bodies are galvanised and its only a scratch, you should not need the rust eater, as long as you don't wait too long before you do the repair!

 

[Anonymous]

donnington?

Sorry Si you must be thinking of another Alex!