Gregor
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Van cut me up during the week there , caused the damage below 
Just wondering what exactly they will do with this ?
Could it be filled and sprayed , blending it into the panel , and also spraying that particular area of the bumper and blending it in ?
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John G
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they will knock the wing back out and skim over it to get wid of any ripples in the wing, and then spray the whole wing,
as for the bumper then will just spray the whole thing
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Gregor
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Would it be possible to blend into the panel itself though ?
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Ben G
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who is at fault?
doesn't look too bad, you could probably source a white wing or could cost a few hundred quid for an alright job
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Gregor
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They are at fault.
But I am supposed to be taking the car down to ford fair at the weekend and its not looking that way now
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John G
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not worth it mate, be easier just to get whole wing sprayed will look neater, and least chnace of it lookin obvious that its been blended in
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Chris F
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new wing IMO
respray front bumper!
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Gregor
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Just been out with some G3 on the wing and bumper and it really is not as bad as it looks.
Really want to take the car to ford fair !
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austen
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beat it out, fill it, skim it, then blow them both in, they'll use top coat i'd have thought so should be a quick job, a day max, and about £100 there or there abouts
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John G
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thourt u were pretty handy with sprayin??
go get a wing from a scrappy, bumper wont take much filling to get it bk to shape, spray wing and bumper job done,
quick fix for ford fair
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paul.mitchell1984
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take it and just put a chair in front and sit the 
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by austen
beat it out, fill it, skim it, then blow them both in, they'll use top coat i'd have thought so should be a quick job, a day max, and about £100 there or there abouts
if that was my car i would not want that blowing in 
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Chris F
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take it mate, i wanna go to a show
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Gregor
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Bumper doesnt even need filling now that i see it properly 
And I reckon I could push that dent out , but not sure about fixing the paint that has come off the wing as its down to metal
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ed
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New wing would be the quickest and easiest route. You would have to put in loads of filler to repair that even if you did pop it out.
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austen
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thats how body shops work mate, they will blow it in, weather you wanted it blowing in or not! either way you would not know, as it would just look like there was never a problem in the first place. if done right 
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
Bumper doesnt even need filling now that i see it properly
And I reckon I could push that dent out , but not sure about fixing the paint that has come off the wing as its down to metal
just make sure u skin over the bare metal
but as ed said ideal, pop the scrappy and get a wing, shuouldnt be much
[Edited on 28-07-2007 by John G]
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by austen
thats how body shops work mate, they will blow it in, weather you wanted it blowing in or not! either way you would not know, as it would just look like there was never a problem in the first place. if done right
wel all the bodyshops dont do that round here, thats just a lazy way, iv been in there whilst they do them
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wilson_sri
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A proper body shop will replace the wing with a new one, i know my work would
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
A proper body shop will replace the wing with a new one, i know my work would
exactly wilson
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wilson_sri
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tbh if a bodyshop that would do that isnt worth going to, would just make you think what else they try to bodge.
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austen
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i never said it was right, i never said it was the correct thing to do and thats the way to do it, but if you read the thread title i'm just answering the question asked. but thats just my opinion
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wilson_sri
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it might be the way dodgy cheap bodyshops do it, but not decent ones.
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scriv
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some of these replys made me laugh
i work for a ford main dealer body shop
and for the damage on that wing we wouldnt replace it
to start off if ur a gd panel beater
i would b able to get most of that dent out then a bit of metal shrinking and filing
would only need a very light skim of filler
as for the paint side of it we use du pon
clear over base so we would blend the white base coat then laquer the whole wing job done
i cant belive people are sayin the right way is to put a new wing on
i would always prefer to repair the original panels not cut of and weld a new one
this is why theres a shortage of decent "panel beaters" in the trade
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cpcrampton
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foz sports (body shop)
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