Hello Gents. First time poster here.
So it seems someone at a local mall wasn't very impressed with my V8 Vantage and decided to decorate it with his keys. The car is scratched all over. The scratches are pretty deep. Thankfully, the car's color (Quantum Silver) camouflages the scratches from a distance, though up close, they're unmistakable.
Normally I'd have the insurance cover it and get the whole car repainted at the local dealer (too many panels to repaint). However, the only Aston Martin dealer in my area has a very small workshop, which I've seen, and I'm worried that they don't have the facilities to repaint the car back to its original exacting standards. I'm certain they'll be more than happy to oblige and will do their best to take care of their customer, but I'm concerned that if the final result of the repaint isn't acceptable to me, I'd be stuck with it.
Do any of you have any experience with deep scratch touch up or full car repaint? Has it worked out? Any horror stories? Do I have any other options?
As things stand, I'm seriously considering leaving it with the scratches rather than mess with it, but I don't think I can live with that for long. I would love to get it shipped back to the factory for a full repaint, but I doubt my insurance or my dealer would foot the bill for that.
My options are:
1. Buff out whatever I can and leave the rest be.
2. Give it to the dealership to handle and hope for the best.
3. Pay out of pocket to get it shipped to the factory for a repaint (is this even doable?)
Attached is the worst of the scratches on the front left panel next to the bonnet. Note that the flash on the camera exaggerated the scratch, though not by much.
So it seems someone at a local mall wasn't very impressed with my V8 Vantage and decided to decorate it with his keys. The car is scratched all over. The scratches are pretty deep. Thankfully, the car's color (Quantum Silver) camouflages the scratches from a distance, though up close, they're unmistakable.
Normally I'd have the insurance cover it and get the whole car repainted at the local dealer (too many panels to repaint). However, the only Aston Martin dealer in my area has a very small workshop, which I've seen, and I'm worried that they don't have the facilities to repaint the car back to its original exacting standards. I'm certain they'll be more than happy to oblige and will do their best to take care of their customer, but I'm concerned that if the final result of the repaint isn't acceptable to me, I'd be stuck with it.
Do any of you have any experience with deep scratch touch up or full car repaint? Has it worked out? Any horror stories? Do I have any other options?
As things stand, I'm seriously considering leaving it with the scratches rather than mess with it, but I don't think I can live with that for long. I would love to get it shipped back to the factory for a full repaint, but I doubt my insurance or my dealer would foot the bill for that.
My options are:
1. Buff out whatever I can and leave the rest be.
2. Give it to the dealership to handle and hope for the best.
3. Pay out of pocket to get it shipped to the factory for a repaint (is this even doable?)
Attached is the worst of the scratches on the front left panel next to the bonnet. Note that the flash on the camera exaggerated the scratch, though not by much.
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