Door scratched - would you repaint?
03-05-2018 | 03:02 PM
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Racer
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Door scratched - would you repaint?
Please excuse the poor photo- best I can do. The dealer accidentally scratched my passenger door while in for something else. They tried to fill it, buff it etc but it is still noticeable if pointed out. It is 4" tall and to the metal but the Platinum silver hides it well. The dealer offered to repaint the door but I don't relish having that much paintwork on the car. I'm leaning towards letting them paint the door but would be interested in other's advice.
03-05-2018 | 03:17 PM
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Have the dealer repaint, but also have them document that the repaint was simply for a minor scratch, and not because of a body panel damage. Just to protect yourself in terms of resale in case someone does a paint density test at the time of trade in.
03-05-2018 | 03:59 PM
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+1. With these cars, you can almost guarantee a paint density test at trade in.
03-05-2018 | 04:06 PM
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Repainting is the only option if you want to do it right. Since it is their fault, ask them NOT to record this damage on file.
Nowadays all work on cars are recorded by the dealer. A potential buyer down the road would wonder why a repaint is needed and you have a hard time explaining the cause.
Nowadays all work on cars are recorded by the dealer. A potential buyer down the road would wonder why a repaint is needed and you have a hard time explaining the cause.
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03-05-2018 | 04:09 PM
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Repainting is the only option if you want to do it right. Since it is their fault, ask them NOT to record this damage on file.
Nowadays all work on cars are recorded by the dealer. A potential buyer down the road would wonder why a repaint is needed and you have a hard time explaining the cause.
Nowadays all work on cars are recorded by the dealer. A potential buyer down the road would wonder why a repaint is needed and you have a hard time explaining the cause.
03-05-2018 | 05:09 PM
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Racer
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Ok - you folks have confirmed my decision and I am going to go ahead and schedule the repaint. The dealer is making it painless by flat bedding the car to the shop they use and back home ( hour away). I will be sure to obtain documentation that explains the nature of the damage. Thanks to all
03-05-2018 | 05:19 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Nonetheless, to the OP get the door repainted. And get other chips on the front-end taken-care-of while they're at it out of good-will by the dealer for the inconvenience they caused. Any good dealer would take care of this without issue.
