Bodywork scratch - advice appreciated.

[Wing Commander]

I had Chips Away repair a long 60 cm scratch down the side of our speed yellow Cayman. The local Porsche recommended body shop wouldn’t even quote us because it wasn’t an insurance job, where they would respray the whole of one side of the car.

The Chips Away job cost £250 (less than the insurance excess) and was a perfect repair as far as I could see. It took him almost a day to do it on the driveway and he left me with a pot of touch up paint for the stone chips on the bonnet. I can’t recommend them highly enough.

Thanks, Macman. Certainly Chips Away, or a similar type of non-Porsche smart repair seems the way to go.

[Wing Commander]

WC
Personally it would be on my mind and I would have to have it repaired,a £90k Porshe with a damaged bumper,the 911 4S I bought has a full PPF fitted but on the rear spoiler there was a 2cm slight cut in the film ,most people would never have noticed it but I new it was there so I’ve had the PPF replaced on the spoiler but that me .
SteveW

Hi Steve,

I love my 911, but being a relatively high mile muncher, I can’t be too precious about it.

Am confident that the 3.5cm scar won’t worsen over the winter.

It lives outdoors and I use the car too much to try to keep it in 100% pristine showroom condition. Life’s too short.

Cheers,

Simon

[GMAN75]

GET IT DONE WING COMMANDER!! GOING MENTAL KNOWING IT'S THERE!!

[Rab J]

Sorry to see this Wing, but I think you have a few things on your side that make it easier dealt with. Being non metallic it will be much easier to touch in . As a daily driver, not a garage queen if it were mine I could live with a slightly less than 100% repair. Being on the bumper a little lower so less obvious. I could live with a 95% smart repair before I would respray as once you start spraying panels even the slightest mismatch is hard to hide.

[Wing Commander]

Cheers, Rab.

Will update on here when I get quotes etc...

Simon

[happy days]

Bummer. There are a lot of low lifes out there.

[Wing Commander]

Hi Folks,

I’ve been a bit remiss and still haven’t had this scratch sorted!

As the above posts are nearly 2 years old, can anyone recommend a Chips Away person in the Wiltshire area?

Am looking for a personal recommendation of someone who has done good work and would be happy to look at a job in Swindon.

Cheers,

[Wing Commander]

Thanks to one helpful forum member for giving me a Chips Away recommendation.

That franchisee has replied, saying that he sadly doesn’t cover the Swindon area. He suggested ringing the main 0800 number for Chips Away, but I’d sooner have a personal recommendation, rather than rolling the dice and hoping that the Swindon guy is any good.

So if anyone has dealt with a Chips Away franchisee who’d cover Swindon, I’d appreciate some info.

Cheers,

[putt4par]

Hi Winco,
I have no recommendation apart from some chips away operatives work from a workshop and not outside open to the elements, found a local one in Dartford, his prices seemed no dearer and he made a first class repair for me, worth a thought while you are shopping around.

[Wing Commander]

Hi Winco,
I have no recommendation apart from some chips away operatives work from a workshop and not outside open to the elements, found a local one in Dartford, his prices seemed no dearer and he made a first class repair for me, worth a thought while you are shopping around.

Thank you. I have now made contact with a local Chips Away guy here in Swindon. He has his own workshop and has been operating since 2005. He seems to have good reviews too. And as a bonus, his premises are literally just around the corner from me! Less than half a mile from my front door!

I got an estimate from a traditional body shop of £800 including VAT, removing the bumper & replacing all the badging etc.

Cheers,