My car door hit cement/kerb today- what to do next?

[JaCe]

In all seriousness though it doesn't look very bad- will sanding it a bit and applying touch up paint serve me for the most part? It's such a small mark!

[PYLee]

I'm sure if it's a really small mark , you can get by just with doing what Irving said. IF your really anal about it then best would be to get them professionally painted but i wouldn't do that, just cost too much

Oh what the hell , just upgrade your door. Varis carbon door

[JaCe]

Thanks for your insight- I'll forward this on to him after he's finished my performance appraisals next week

[aspir3]

Jeff you car cost how much?

If you start allowing little marks like that be touched up the car will look really rough after a while and then people dont treat your car with respect. They see one mark or dent and feel what is another.

Touch up is for just that a touch up.

Your car is an Evo please give it the respect it deserves and get it fixed properly.

[milobob]

Same exact thing happened to my car - touch up paint should do the job. Noone is really going to look down there. Plus, you'll have to expect that wear will happen to the car - its unavoidable.

[Blakey]

Jess because it has got back to the metal it will need a full respray of the door to fix it properly. This will be a primer, undercoat, colour and clear coats. Unfortunately that is the only way you can fix it properly and that will probably cost $300-400.

you clearly know nothing about painting...

a small chip that size. they wouldn't do the entire door, Unless it was specifically asked for.

they would sand back quite a small portion of the door, prime it, the base coat it wet it out(blend) then clear it. would cost about $50 if you go to the right place. like those small dent and scratch repair places.

[ofey]

you clearly know nothing about painting...

a small chip that size. they wouldn't do the entire door, Unless it was specifically asked for.

they would sand back quite a small portion of the door, prime it, the base coat it wet it out(blend) then clear it. would cost about $50 if you go to the right place. like those small dent and scratch repair places.

I don't think it's so much about Troy not knowing about painting.
I think Troy's mentioned before, he's a perfectionist.

It is really fortunate for him that his car is not a daily driver. I cannot imagine how he'd survive otherwise.

With all due respect, most of us would just do a small fix but not for Troy. To him the car is a temple to his perfection.

Here in Doncaster, VIC, there is a Black Evo X which is absolutely abused. Swirl marks, hail dings with aftermarket rims blessed with gutter rash. Life goes on for the owner. Can you imagine if Troy owned that Evo?

[aspir3]

Jess because it has got back to the metal it will need a full respray of the door to fix it properly. This will be a primer, undercoat, colour and clear coats. Unfortunately that is the only way you can fix it properly and that will probably cost $300-400.

you clearly know nothing about painting...

a small chip that size. they wouldn't do the entire door, Unless it was specifically asked for.

they would sand back quite a small portion of the door, prime it, the base coat it wet it out(blend) then clear it. would cost about $50 if you go to the right place. like those small dent and scratch repair places.

Yes Blake you moron I know nothing about painting. Just incase you dont know here is my web site of my work http://www.oliverspray.com.au/

As you can see I work in the paint industry. You need to paint the whole panel as you will not be able to match the paint in perfectly.

Paint also is not just there for the colour it is there as a protective coating.

[ofey]

Yes Blake you moron I know nothing about painting. Just incase you dont know here is my web site of my work http://www.oliverspray.com.au/

As you can see I work in the paint industry. You need to paint the whole panel as you will not be able to match the paint in perfectly.

Paint also is not just there for the colour it is there as a protective coating.

Perfection and Professionalism !!

[aspir3]

@Ofey all my daily drivers have always been well looked after. Yes I use touch up paint for very small minor stone chips but not any thing larger then that.

Jeff's damage looks half the size of a 5c piece. It was not Jeff's fault and his friend/work colleague should pay for it to be repaired properly.

[bye2u]

so if a customer came into your workshop with a small ding like this you would recommend them a full respray of the door? =o

[aspir3]

We only sell and service the paint industry, not repair paint and panel damage.

My question to you is if some one crashed their car in to the back of your car and your car still drove the same would you expect the other driver to pay to get your car fixed to look new again?

May I suggest you all blow up this picture and actually look at the damage to the door.

[JaCe]

My bad- I really should've included better pictures which show the scale but now that I've put touch up paint you can't see it at all.

If I were to approximate the size, I'd say it was a lot smaller than half a 5c coin.

Thanks for your input though Troy- appreciate your concerns. Also might be worth adding that whilst I do care about my car's appearance, it has had quite a few marks over the years (e.g. serious gutter rash from a mishap, plenty of rock/stone chips, and some scratches in the paint). Originally I was caring about perfectionism but the reality is that when it's been driven outdoors, especially on the highways to the track, and even on the track itself, crap does fly up and hit the car.

[Blakey]

Jess because it has got back to the metal it will need a full respray of the door to fix it properly. This will be a primer, undercoat, colour and clear coats. Unfortunately that is the only way you can fix it properly and that will probably cost $300-400.

you clearly know nothing about painting...

a small chip that size. they wouldn't do the entire door, Unless it was specifically asked for.

they would sand back quite a small portion of the door, prime it, the base coat it wet it out(blend) then clear it. would cost about $50 if you go to the right place. like those small dent and scratch repair places.

Yes Blake you moron I know nothing about painting. Just incase you dont know here is my web site of my work http://www.oliverspray.com.au/

As you can see I work in the paint industry. You need to paint the whole panel as you will not be able to match the paint in perfectly.

Paint also is not just there for the colour it is there as a protective coating.

so your a salesman???? as that place seems to only sell spray EQUIPMENT.

As i can see you are in the paint EQUIPMENT industry and you are not a spray painter..

As i said you clearly know nothing of painting.

and there as a few protective coating on a car for rust protection paint is the last and least protective for rust.

yes there is no way to perfectly match paint, that is why the paint is blended into the original paint on the car, so the very very small colour difference cannot be seen. as there is no hard line of different colour.

i can tell you now no workshop anywhere will repaint an entire door for a small scratch.

things are different for you car, as it never gets driven, its done more k's on a dyno, getter 2 stiffs of stuff all more out of the car. it will die of old age before it hits 10,000k's.
you spends so much money on your car, on stuff to make it drive better but when are you gonna drive it??? the day you do go to drive it, it probably will breakdown on you cause its been sitting still doing nothing all its life, fuel going off, oil going bad, battery going flat..

[PYLee]

Like i said guys , Varis Carbon Doors will solve the problem and it'll fulfill PERFECTION AND PROFESSIONALISM

Here in Doncaster, VIC, there is a Black Evo X which is absolutely abused. Swirl marks, hail dings with aftermarket rims blessed with gutter rash. Life goes on for the owner. Can you imagine if Troy owned that Evo?

Number plate XS010 ?