Cost of repairing scratches
01-12-2019, 07:10 PM
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Cost of repairing scratches
Hi!
Today, I suddenly found there're some scratches on my back of my porsche cayman. Too hard to take a pic as they're shallow and not very obvious.
The area of scratch is roughly 10 * 10 inches. And it seems to me it should be caused by someone else (maybe he/she park next to me and his/her car unintentionally collides with my car).
Not sure what the cost to repair it would be? Should I take it to the dealer to fix it?
Also, should it be covered in the category of comprehensive? If I file a claim to my insurance company, I only need to pay the deductible which is $100 and my insurance fee won't increase?
Thanks!
Today, I suddenly found there're some scratches on my back of my porsche cayman. Too hard to take a pic as they're shallow and not very obvious.
The area of scratch is roughly 10 * 10 inches. And it seems to me it should be caused by someone else (maybe he/she park next to me and his/her car unintentionally collides with my car).
Not sure what the cost to repair it would be? Should I take it to the dealer to fix it?
Also, should it be covered in the category of comprehensive? If I file a claim to my insurance company, I only need to pay the deductible which is $100 and my insurance fee won't increase?
Thanks!
01-13-2019, 02:05 PM
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Agree, take it to a body shop, preferably a Porsche approved shop or a body shop your dealer recommends.
Its hard to tell from your description and with no photo what you are facing. It could be just very shallow light scratches in the clear coat that may be able to be easily polished out, or it could be significant damage to the paint which will require refinishing of the entire panel. You can be sure that refinishing, even with no bodywork involved, can be quite expensive.
Its hard to tell from your description and with no photo what you are facing. It could be just very shallow light scratches in the clear coat that may be able to be easily polished out, or it could be significant damage to the paint which will require refinishing of the entire panel. You can be sure that refinishing, even with no bodywork involved, can be quite expensive.
