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Old 10-26-2006, 05:47 PM   #1
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Default Got into a mini-accident.

Anyways, a streak of paint chipped off, the other person's car was dented, she cut me off and I couldn't brake.

Now, I am trying to respray the part that chipped off, any idea on how I'd go along repainting it? ( I have a WRB paint color. )

Sorry, no pics, yet.
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Old 10-26-2006, 05:57 PM   #2
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Body shop? Anything else is bound to look terrible (ie. ghetto rigged)
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Old 10-26-2006, 06:00 PM   #3
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Body shop? Anything else is bound to look terrible (ie. ghetto rigged)
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Have it fixed by someone who knows how to fix it. Reminds me of a post I saw on here a few days ago, some kid ended up making the problem worse.
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Old 10-26-2006, 06:24 PM   #4
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How big are you talking about?? if its small enough, you might be able to get away with some oem touch up paint...??.... just an idea.
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Old 10-26-2006, 06:57 PM   #5
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It's a pretty long but very narrow streak. Narrow as in 1/4 of an inch.
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Old 10-26-2006, 07:05 PM   #6
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Old 10-26-2006, 07:09 PM   #7
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Anyways, a streak of paint chipped off, the other person's car was dented, she cut me off and I couldn't brake.

Now, I am trying to respray the part that chipped off, any idea on how I'd go along repainting it? ( I have a WRB paint color. )

Sorry, no pics, yet.
Shouldn't her insurance be paying for it? If so, body shop fo' freeeee
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Old 10-26-2006, 07:20 PM   #8
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Shouldn't her insurance be paying for it? If so, body shop fo' freeeee
Not likely, in many states the person who does the rear ending is at fault... even if his car was running from a nuclear explosion and an anvil fell from the sky obstructing traffic at the same time that her car appeared by teleporting through time and practically forced him to rear end her. It would be more likely that his insurance would pay for her dent. If you want to try something other than the body shop you can buy an electric buffer and see if you can buff it out, but it has to be very thin and if you screw up you can make it worse.
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Old 10-27-2006, 02:50 AM   #9
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Don't ghetto rig, its your pride and joy....just hold it till you get a good remake of it, like repaint, etc.
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Old 10-27-2006, 06:23 AM   #10
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I'll try some touch up paint, the scratch is really pissing me off.

There is no real dent, though. Just chipped paint.
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Old 10-27-2006, 06:31 AM   #11
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I'll try some touch up paint, the scratch is really pissing me off.

There is no real dent, though. Just chipped paint.
ive got chipping on the rear bumper and i just used touch up... worked fine.
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Old 10-27-2006, 12:29 PM   #12
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keech!!!, say it ain't so. Take these guys advice, get it fixed professionally.
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Old 10-27-2006, 12:46 PM   #13
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fix it yourself..be a man
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