Road rash – the bane of car lovers. Porsche GT4; hood chips are gone!
The bane of any car lover is getting those pesky little rock chips all over the front bumper and hood. The design of Porsche’s cars make them susceptible to rock chips. It’s the wind flows over the front of the car. Contrary to what most people believe, most paint chips come from your own car […]
When do I need a body shop, and when is touch up good enough?
I’ve made a few posts about this, and that’s because it comes up in the requests I get almost daily. Body shops can be very expensive, even if the damage is minor. If someone swings wide while pulling out of the parking spot next to you, even if their wheel barely scraps your car, it […]
I saved this customer about $2500 and having to leave his car at a body shop for a week or more.
Diary of a Paint Chip Repair Craftsman: 12/22/23 I saved this customer about $2500 and having to leave his car at a body shop for a week or more. In all fairness, you probably wouldn’t take your car to a body shop to fix these things. There are several small issues. A body shop would […]
I saved this customer about $900 and having to leave his car at a body shop for a week or more.
Diary of a Paint Chip Repair Craftsman: 12/12/23 I saved this customer about $900 and having to leave his car at a body shop for a week or more. The car’s front bumper was peppered with tiny paint chips. Most of them are from high-speed freeway driving – probably around 70-75mph. It’s typical damage here […]
Daily Diary – I fixed this car today!
Diary of a Paint Chip Repair Craftsman: 12/2/23 I saved this customer a couple thousand dollars, assuming he would have gone to a body shop. Someone backed into him. The damage was fairly high up on his right rear quarter panel, so I’m assuming it was a truck. There’s a big dent where the metal […]
Picky About Touch-Up
Would you believe me if I told you that, as car paint touch-up artists, our customers apologize to us all the time? Usually this apology sounds something like, “I’m sorry I’m so picky, but the car is new!” Or they might say, “I’m sorry, I know it’s just a small chip, but I can’t NOT […]
Why You Should Sell Your Car Now
Do you have a used car that you’ve been thinking about selling? Now is actually the best time to get rid of that car you barely use that’s just taking up space in the driveway. The global microchip shortage has resulted in crazy-low inventories at dealerships, leaving them desperate for cars to sell. The shortage […]