Some bast*%d has gone down my driver side with a key last night and gone right through my black paintwork. I've been told that black is the hardest colour to match so does this mean a complete respray or do you guys know better.

Ah, shit man, sorry to hear this. Wouldn't have thought a complete respray is necassary. Where abouts in London are you? I use an EXCELLENT body shop in Sidcup. They really are good. I will go to them every time! I bought my silver Z (another hard colour to match) with a keyed rear quarter panel and they did this for me and I couldn't believe the results.

I'm in Lewisham, not too far.

I added some more to my post, if you want to go over there for a quote, I'll show you where, I'm only round the corner to you. Its a rare place where you get a top job for a good price.....he loves cash jobs.

it should be possible it will just mean fading the paint in,

 

Ive had a lot of paintwork touched up on my white car and it looks perfect, whites a difficult colour due to the way it shows sahdows, you just have to go to a good bodyshop, I can recommend one near me but james is probably closer to you.

What are their prices like? I don't want to go through my insurance.

I got my whole rear quarter panel done and he blended onto the door and it was (iirc) about £120. I'll take a photo and post it up in a bit.

Pic....

Another.....

You can't tell the quality via the pics. But if you did want to see mine for yourself, just let me know.

That looks like a really nice job. Does he fit spoilers too?

Well, he's fitting and painting my 99 front. I have seen some unbelievable motors in there, thats for sure. Yeah, he would fit spoilers. My little job was done over a year ago now.

If I had a whole kit to fit then I would prob make the journey to PPS -purely for his experience on Z's but have 100% confidence in this guy too.

james, wouldnt mind the details of that guy

 

hugh

Originally posted by james300

You can't tell the quality via the pics. But if you did want to see mine for yourself, just let me know.

 

Well I've seen James car many times and I can say that you really can't see any joins or overspray or anything, looks like it was all painted at the same time.

Ev, i feel for you pal, believe me i know how you feel, mine got to go to pps some time in the near future, due to some little tit doing the same to mine, see pic.:(

 

Only good news is i heard the scrote who did it has been in a car accident the other day, sadly he survived, but at least its a bit of poetic justice.

 

Hope who ever did yours suffers a similar fate.

 

All the best.

I'll have to get a quote on monday from the insurance approved garage, a friend who does this kind of work says it would cost around a grand to spray the side of the car. I have to fork out the first 300 quid but I do have no claims bonus protection. Would you believe if I do claim I won't lose my no claims but my premium will still go up :confused:

Yeah. Stupid isnt it.

 

Do driving points last 3 years on your licence or something, but the when asking for any driving convictions they want it for the past 5 years.

 

Stuart

Originally posted by SRRAE

Yeah. Stupid isnt it.

 

Do driving points last 3 years on your licence or something, but the when asking for any driving convictions they want it for the past 5 years.

 

Stuart

 

Point last 4 years, mines all clean now though!!

The company is called D&G Crash Repairs and if you phone-ask for Dominic, he's the main man. Do me a favour and say James with the silver 300zx gave you his number. This will also set you up for the nice cash deal I mentioned earlier!

Phone number is 020 8859 5354.