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YOUR RESEARCHDump truck. rocks. paint nuked. need advice?
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Recommend any paint shops in the northeast area
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and do you recommend any paint shops in the Northeast area.
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There is a product called Langka that looks like it should work to repair the stone chips.
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I just bought a brand new 03 lapis blue Carrera that of course had no scratches. I was behind a dump truck that spilled rocks all over the roadway. My paint is all chipped up my windows are scratched, even the roof has chipped paint. What should I do? and do you recommend any paint shops in the Northeast area. The shop owner I talked to suggested I sue for devaluation of my car. Will they ever be able to give me the factory job I enjoy on the other third of of my car? I need some advice please.
There is a product called Langka that looks like it should work to repair the stone chips. While I have not tried it, I have read several posts on this board and the Audi board that say it works well.
the shop owner is right - the car will be permanently (and largely) devalued upon receiving significant paintwork. there are a couple reasons for this 1) no one will "really" know why it was painted and will usually assume it was in an accident. trade in will always suck because the car will likely have to be auctioned which will result in low prices since all dealers at an auction will assume a major accident and adjust down accordingly 2) because no they will not be able to do as good a job as the factory and 3) there are wear and rust issues that could be present.
it's a tough spot you're in, and i don't know what to tell you. "diminished value" as it is referred to can be a real bitch to get.
Don't assume the car can't be repainted so as not to diminish value. A few years ago a car wash ran my '99 996 cab into the back of an SUV and did $2,500 in damage to driver's door and rear quarter panel. My dealer sent me to a body shop on Long Island that specializes in Porsches. When I went to trade in the car for an '02, dealers put a micrometer on the body and could not tell it had been repainted. I'm assuming, by the way, that you're covered by insurance, either yours or the truck's.
Langka sucks, sorry but I tried it a million times on my Porsches and Audi and it pulls the paint right out of the chip.
I suggest going to
www.carcareonline
and printing out Larrys directions for fixing the chips.
Also consider a clear bra
And either blow by these trucks or stay way back, but DONT just drive behind them forever
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