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Chipsaway?

Post by Dr C » Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:49 am

Anyone used Chipsaway for repair of small scratches/dents? The wife went shopping and returned with a tiny dent and scratch (and I mean tiny) in the middle of the back door on the drivers side. I am going to take it to a body shop that I know is good and that I have used before when the bairn's bike fell off the wall in the garage and dented/scratched my Golf. However for the ease and convenience of getting the job done on my driveway, I thought I would see what these guys have to say.

Any info. on cost, repair quality/longevity etc. would be appreciated. I've read the PH reviews briefly and it's a bit of a mixed bag so would be interested to see what experiences peeps on here have.

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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by chris.t » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:16 pm

[quote="Dr C"]
Anyone used Chipsaway for repair of small scratches/dents? The wife went shopping and returned with a tiny dent and scratch (and I mean tiny) in the middle of the back door on the drivers side. I am going to take it to a body shop that I know is good and that I have used before when the bairn's bike fell off the wall in the garage and dented/scratched my Golf. However for the ease and convenience of getting the job done on my driveway, I thought I would see what these guys have to say.

Any info. on cost, repair quality/longevity etc. would be appreciated. I've read the PH reviews briefly and it's a bit of a mixed bag so would be interested to see what experiences peeps on here have.

Many thanks
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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by Dr C » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:40 pm

Cheers.

Spoke to them, they won't touch it as its right in the middle of a door.
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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by pvr » Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:36 pm

If you get the dent removed, would you still see the damage if the paint damage is tiny?

I have seen some very good results from those dent removal people.
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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by Dr C » Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:33 pm

You'd have thought so but they won't touch it!
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Post by Reusch » Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:40 pm

I used them on the wife's s type a scrape on a rear wing a few years ago and they were excellent im sure it came with a lifetime guarantee as long as you owned the car.
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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by GD » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:27 pm

Try KB Dents from Stirling 07789226321.  Keith fixes dents and paint for Menzies BMW and Arnold Clark Mercedes.
A bull (long story) nudged the top of my front wing on a 5 series and caused a dent right on the angle from the bonnet to the wing.  Menzies £1800, back street Bob £500, Keith £80 and he fixed a car park door dink similar to the one you describe on the 5 and similar one on a mini we had at the time (all for  the £80).  You could not see any of the damage under any light.
He is a panel beater to trade and I got his name from someone in Menzies.
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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by kenniff » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:32 pm

[quote="GD"]
Try KB Dents from Stirling 07789226321.  Keith fixes dents and paint for Menzies BMW and Arnold Clark Mercedes.
A bull (long story) nudged the top of my front wing on a 5 series and caused a dent right on the angle from the bonnet to the wing.  Menzies £1800, back street Bob £500, Keith £80 and he fixed a car park door dink similar to the one you describe on the 5 and similar one on a mini we had at the time (all for  the £90).  You could not see any of the damage under any light.
He is a panel beater to trade and I got his name from someone in Menzies.
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Re: Chipsaway?

Post by GD » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:42 pm

Amended ;)
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