Clarky2013 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 So, went down to the beach today, parked next to a metal fence , opened my door slowly, and the wind took the door and smashed into the fence. On inspection it looks like the scratch is down to the metal in a 3-4 mm wide line down the door edge. My heart dropped at this point. So, off to Ford bodyshop in the morning. So my question is, how much can I expect to pay and can they just respray the edge or will the entire door need to be done? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 if its just the edge you might be able to polish it out, but if its dented it, they will probably have to fill then respray. Your probably looking at £120 minimum. Have you got a picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky2013 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 I will get a pic on here when I get home. It is definitely dented as when I run my finger down it it feels bumpy. Absolutely gutted. When you say respray is that just the edge or the entire door panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDRX Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Entire door, otherwise you'll get stripes appearing. Best thing clean it to death, use some of the red Turtle wax ( wax for red cars ) and give it a resin wax after with the Autoglymn stuff, see what it's like after. Day after I got mine I came out to it and found a huge black scrape all down the side from some !Removed! who couldn't park but after giving it a few hours worth of cleaning and scrubbing you actually cannot tell... his car on the other hand with the big white marks on the bumper suffered a far worse fate mwahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 it would have to be the entire door, they would have to strip it back, fill the dent, smooth it off then respray They can only normally respray part of the panel if its centre of the panel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky2013 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 What do you guys reckon then for the entire door £300+ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 around about that yes :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky2013 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 So just spoke to the ford bodyshop in my area , they said 500-600 to respray the door? Am I missing something here, seems a bit pricey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDRX Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 That's way too much, £300 tops will do it, only half litre of paint to do the job, doors are easy to prep and paint. Easy to beat out with a set of dollies should it be dented and it isn't just chipped all the way down. These cars do chip easily don't they? My bumper is ripped to bits already, even flies are taking names with the damage they are doing at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky2013 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Im not paying 500-600 lol that is mental, may aswell go get a another door from a red st that is being broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potter18 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 How about getting a smart repair done ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky2013 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Got a smart repair guy checking it in the morning and then seeing another place after that. Gonna shop around before I decided on what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philf1 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I just used a smart repair guy for my kerbed alloy he did a great job. Hope you get the door sorted mate Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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