Colin
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to paint his back bumper after he reversed into a bollard in Tesco car park, as he's going to sell the car soon so thought he'd get it 'spruced up'.
Jesus Christ!!!! What a mess they've made of it!! 
Dont have any pic's as he was going to batter me for laughing at it but seriously what a job!!
Looks like an autistic kid done it blindfolded with a paint roller. 
Best bit is he had asked me to take it along to the guy I get to paint my cars several months ago & said it was too dear, even though he paid £150 for this mess, which from memory isnt much more than I was quoted!!
That will teach him!!!
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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but have the chips gone?
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Pics
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Good for dents, bad for spraying. Horrendous not sure how they get away with it.
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3CorsaMeal
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should of got Ollie round with his pot of hammerite, fixes anything 
[Edited on 23-04-2010 by 3CorsaMeal]
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Nova was held together with it.
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AndyKent
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My boss had half his bumper resprayed by them. They came and quoted him something stupidly cheap like £30 to do it.
He thought sod it, its a state anyway (was cracked), I'll risk it. They did an amazing job, I was so surprised
Only a boring silver colour but you'd be seriously hard pressed to see the old paint and the new. Fucking bargain!
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adiohead
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They did an amazing job on my old Imperial Blue Zetec-S.
But did a bad job on my ex's green Ford Ka.
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Colin
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I'll get pic's next time im down....he was pissed off for some reason at me laughing at the state it is in & said he thought it was 'alright' I honestly cant believe he paid the man!!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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they are terrible, makes my life hard as their shit paint reacts with any other paint so you have to wash it off, funniest one i have had was a silver maserati 4200, had the whole front bumper and the front half of the bonnet and front wings done, along with all four wheels, had to wash it all off with thinners, was over the rubbers and foglights too, god knows why someone paid for that
[Edited on 23-04-2010 by Tomnova16]
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Colin
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I think he's probably devalued it it a couple hundred quid!!
Seriously it just looks terrible!!
You just cant tell dads though can you....they know best!!
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3CorsaMeal
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i always picture that parachuting mcnugget advert when i hear "chips away"
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tomo2k9
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Location: Birmingham/ wednesbury
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prity bad that is rely aint it, i would cof phoned them up and complained not on rely , pay all that money and get a shit job , id be screwing mate, dont no how they get away with it tbh
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Colin
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He should go back with it......but he probably wont!!
I tried to polish it up a bit after telling him to leave it to cure for a few days & had paint coming off on the applicator pad I was using to put the polish on!!
Oh dear!!
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i always picture that parachuting mcnugget advert when i hear "chips away"
Jim your not as funny as you were back in 2007 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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was going to try them once then saw them doing someone elses and seen they cured the paint with portable heaters, thought fuck that
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i always picture that parachuting mcnugget advert when i hear "chips away"
Jim your not as funny as you were back in 2007
wasn't meant to be a funny joke, i seriously remember that advert, mcdonalds would probably do as good a job as "chips away" anyway
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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i got a guy out from ''essex smart repairs'' to spray a small patch on the bootlid and front bumper on my fiesta and he did a great job, think it was £120 for all.
suppose it all depends who you get.
[Edited on 23-04-2010 by Ben G]
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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The guy who is my local one isn't horrendous, but far from great. Trouble is there isn't any other decent smart repairers in my neck of the woods.
In general though, steer well clear!!
Even I can strip their paint off with a couple of my chemicals
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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They did an utter wank job of someone I knows astra.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Fantastic smart repair garage opposite my work did a scratch on the Punto for £80 - couldn't fault.
I remember when Chips Away first started and they were all well trained. I can only imagine they rush the franchisees through training so quick to make as much money as they can that they have no idea what they're doing.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Place I used to work had the rear bumper of a Touran painted and the colour match (bluey silver) was way off, I wouldn't use them.
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