Ughh!! Idiot Neighbors!!
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Ughh!! Idiot Neighbors!!
Last night we had some serious thunderstorms and my neighbor had a "screen tent" on his deck that was made out of aluminum tubing...needless to say, he didn't secure it (smart guy he is) and it decided to blow around our neighborhood....after it crashed into the front of my house, I (in all my wisdom) doceided that I would go outside, grab the thing and toss it in an empty lot (we live in a new construction neighborhood).
So long story short, I opened my garage door to go outside and grab this damn thing....I ran out grabbed it, then a gust of wind grabbed it as well and blew one of the metal poles off through it across my yard and it slammed into my C300's trunk.....of course it didn't even touch my VW that was parked on the side....
Now I have a dent that looks like two interconnected shopping cart dents...with a significant (1.5" long and deep) scratch in the center.
Any recomendations on how to fix this????....I really don't want to have the whole trunk resprayed...the car is on lease and would prefer a "quick fix" that looks "ok"....it looks really bad now because the white of the scratch really stands out.
So long story short, I opened my garage door to go outside and grab this damn thing....I ran out grabbed it, then a gust of wind grabbed it as well and blew one of the metal poles off through it across my yard and it slammed into my C300's trunk.....of course it didn't even touch my VW that was parked on the side....
Now I have a dent that looks like two interconnected shopping cart dents...with a significant (1.5" long and deep) scratch in the center.
Any recomendations on how to fix this????....I really don't want to have the whole trunk resprayed...the car is on lease and would prefer a "quick fix" that looks "ok"....it looks really bad now because the white of the scratch really stands out.
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Ya, this guy is not a friend....not a bad guy, but not the brightest bulb.
The tough part is that I am the idiot who opened my garage door....I would have been better off letting it crack my siding...then asking him for money...
I am getting an estimate from a paintless dent repair shop today....hopefully it is under $200...
The tough part is that I am the idiot who opened my garage door....I would have been better off letting it crack my siding...then asking him for money...
I am getting an estimate from a paintless dent repair shop today....hopefully it is under $200...
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I wish I took a before picture. I just stopped by a paintless dent removal shop that my local MB dealer uses....the guy fixed it for $90 while I waited...these guys are amazing...you can't even tell that there was a dent.
He applied touch up paint to the scratch...which looks ok...from 3 feet you can't see any issues....but now that I know that it is there I will be looking for it all the time. He quoted around $200 to respray the entire section of trunk...i'll probably hold off on that since it is a lease.
He mentioned that I should apply touch up paint every few days...just layer it to get the paint to the same level as factory. Do you guys recommend this?
He applied touch up paint to the scratch...which looks ok...from 3 feet you can't see any issues....but now that I know that it is there I will be looking for it all the time. He quoted around $200 to respray the entire section of trunk...i'll probably hold off on that since it is a lease.
He mentioned that I should apply touch up paint every few days...just layer it to get the paint to the same level as factory. Do you guys recommend this?
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Sucks. Glad to hear that it worked out "okay." Truly sucks to have to pay for the idiocy of others though. ![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
I think the touch-up every few days idea is sound. Makes sense to me. I'm sure your dent-repair guy doesn't mean continuously for the entire lease term though. Pretty sure.
And you say it only costs $200 to paint the trunk? The whole trunk? If so, I might have some creative ideas... Hmmmmmm
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I think the touch-up every few days idea is sound. Makes sense to me. I'm sure your dent-repair guy doesn't mean continuously for the entire lease term though. Pretty sure.
And you say it only costs $200 to paint the trunk? The whole trunk? If so, I might have some creative ideas... Hmmmmmm
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He wants you to do this to build up the layer of paint inside the scratch to be even with the paint. Problem is that by the time you do this you will have a bump of too much paint on the area surrounding the scratch. You need to take a sanding block with 600 grit wet paper and quick and easy take the top of it off, then switch to 1200 right away and make the whole area smooth. Then you will have to rub out the area around to get the shine back. For instance if you are talking about a 2" scratch you could be talking about buffing out a 8 or 12" diameter area around the scratch.
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Sucks. Glad to hear that it worked out "okay." Truly sucks to have to pay for the idiocy of others though. ![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
I think the touch-up every few days idea is sound. Makes sense to me. I'm sure your dent-repair guy doesn't mean continuously for the entire lease term though. Pretty sure.
And you say it only costs $200 to paint the trunk? The whole trunk? If so, I might have some creative ideas... Hmmmmmm
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I think the touch-up every few days idea is sound. Makes sense to me. I'm sure your dent-repair guy doesn't mean continuously for the entire lease term though. Pretty sure.
And you say it only costs $200 to paint the trunk? The whole trunk? If so, I might have some creative ideas... Hmmmmmm
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He wants you to do this to build up the layer of paint inside the scratch to be even with the paint. Problem is that by the time you do this you will have a bump of too much paint on the area surrounding the scratch. You need to take a sanding block with 600 grit wet paper and quick and easy take the top of it off, then switch to 1200 right away and make the whole area smooth. Then you will have to rub out the area around to get the shine back. For instance if you are talking about a 2" scratch you could be talking about buffing out a 8 or 12" diameter area around the scratch.
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He wants you to do this to build up the layer of paint inside the scratch to be even with the paint. Problem is that by the time you do this you will have a bump of too much paint on the area surrounding the scratch. You need to take a sanding block with 600 grit wet paper and quick and easy take the top of it off, then switch to 1200 right away and make the whole area smooth. Then you will have to rub out the area around to get the shine back. For instance if you are talking about a 2" scratch you could be talking about buffing out a 8 or 12" diameter area around the scratch.
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Man that is brutal, I'm glad to hear it worked out. I too recently was on the receiving end of something not-so-soft to my C350. Once you know it's there, it's all you can do not to look at it...
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haha i hate the way things turn out sometimes...what are the chances of that damn thing flying off the deck and hitting your benz? haha i am glad everything ended up alright though...and i definitely understand that since it is leased...you didnt paint the whole trunk...200$ is a good deal though...going to make any little innuendos to your neighbor about what happend the next time he is out in the yard? haha
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I think you should send the bill to respray it to your neighbor.
+1. If I had a white C, I think a black hood, roof, and trunk would look good.
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1. I don't want my car to look like a cop car.
2. The car/paint is essentially brand new (< 5 months)
I might do a few photoshops first to check it out, and even then, wait until I gather enough rock chips in the front. I already have a few on the hood, so maybe soon?
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That's exactly what I meant by "creative ideas." Not so creative after all, I guess?
I already have the black hood, thanks to the Pano Roof option. Just gotta do the trunk and hood. Two problems:
1. I don't want my car to look like a cop car.
2. The car/paint is essentially brand new (< 5 months)
I might do a few photoshops first to check it out, and even then, wait until I gather enough rock chips in the front. I already have a few on the hood, so maybe soon?![naughty](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/naughty.gif)
![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
1. I don't want my car to look like a cop car.
2. The car/paint is essentially brand new (< 5 months)
I might do a few photoshops first to check it out, and even then, wait until I gather enough rock chips in the front. I already have a few on the hood, so maybe soon?
![naughty](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/naughty.gif)
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The "neighbor" in question was outside last night when I pulled up from work....He saw me and I swear he ran in the house as fast as he could....I bet he saw all of this go down from his window that night...I can't wait to see him again. I'm not going to ask for money, but I am sure going to make him feel like an #$@%.