Mark in Baltimore

How To Spot Body Damage On A Car - Chesapeake PCA Region Tech Session

How many times have you bought a used car only to find out, other than how useless Carfax can be, that your new purchase that has "never been hit", has actually been repainted? Do you know what clamp marks are? Do you know where a fender is welded to the body and how to look for the welds? Have you ever seen a paint gauge meter in action? If you want to become a better car buyer, please make the time to come out to the Chesapeake Region PCA's next tech session.

Along with tech chair John Patterson, I will be leading this fun session on Saturday April 18 from 9:00am-12:00pm. Over the years, I've picked up lots of helpful hints and learned quite a bit, sometimes the hard way, about what to look for when buying a used vehicle. I've also had numerous friends ask me to come along with them to look at a potential purchase and have saved some of them from making a costly mistake.

I really look forward to passing along some of the knowledge that I've learned in order to help people become better car buyers.

~Mark Lee

Date: Saturday, April 18

Time: 9:00 AM -12:00 PM

Place: 2238A Rock Spring Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050

http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...050_1107573147

Cost: Free to attend.

RSVP: Please RSVP to John Patterson - tech@pcachs.org

Info: Are you sure that the car you’re thinking of buying hasn’t been hit? Do you know about the secret places to check for a fender replacement? Do you know what clamp marks are? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, this tech session might be perfect for you. Mark Lee and Tech Chair John Patterson will show you what to look for and where to look for possible damage. This tech session could save you a pile of money and keep you from climbing a mountain of headaches!

Please RSVP to tech@pcachs.org so we have an accurate head count for refreshments!"

Thank you!!!

http://pcachs.org/tech/tech_used_car.html

944obscene

I wish I lived by you. Anyone in his area has no reason not to go! Never seen a paint gauge in action. Actually... I've never held one.

Chads996

Here's another way (short story):

I was making/selling magnetic number panels for a DE I was attending. One gent came up to me with a cream white colored 911SC. Very nice car. Said him and his son were having fun on the weekends running it at the track, etc. I ask where he would like his numbers placed and he points to the driver's door. As I go up to place the panel (18x12 mind you...), it promptly slides off and onto the ground. Puzzled, he picks it up, brushes it off and tries again. After 3 tries, pays for the magnetic numbers and walks away. Upon popping the inside panel, the door has almost more than an inch of bondo on it. You could tell he was completely let down. So much so, I REALLY felt bad for the guy.

C.

whalebird

I was working as a Mercedes tech about ten years ago when they first introduced their certified pre owned program. I was chosen by my dealer to be the guy doing all the inspections for the certification. The week long course was very involved and many examples of collision damage were used for examples. From minor to major. The final test for us was to look over a collection of used cars and note the damage. All in all some damage is hard to identify. This exposure was valuable and has served me and many of my clients well.
I strongly recommend this tech-session.
My 924s, 911, Mercedes and Ford truck all have original paint and I refuse to paint them, because after a class like this you will find that original paint speaks volumes about the condition of the car. Even if it is crappy(my '87 924s and '73 911s).

Mark in Baltimore

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alordofchaos

Any chance someone could film this, post on YouTube or some such place, then put a permanent link to it in the Tech section?