Frisch lackiert - wann anpolieren | Posts 16+

Do you mean the polishing or the painting?

"The local" wanted 500 euros for the painting job because they said they had to do bodywork and paint all the way to the top, blah blah blah.

I just taped it off and tried not to apply too much pressure to the adhesive strips.
It eventually turned blue .

Neither VW nor "the local" were willing to agree to skip the dent removal and body filler work and simply apply a "blue" (paint) finish.
"The dent is approximately 3x5cm in size and about 4mm deep, and for reasons I don't fully understand, the customer requested it."

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Only for polishing and finishing.

I can understand why they refused to fix the dent. On the one hand, they also have to guarantee their work, and on the other hand, it's not good advertising if you tell people that they fixed a dent for you.


Regarding the masking tape: I use wide painter's tape for masking. I only apply it halfway, and fold the other half up at approximately a right angle, so that the adhesive side faces the surface to be painted. By folding the painter's tape up at approximately a right angle, you avoid overspray and also prevent a hard edge from forming between the old paint and your newly applied layer. This significantly simplifies the subsequent polishing, blending, and sealing of the transition zone.

I then also came up with the idea of folding it afterwards.

It's not a big deal, though, because it disappears again just two days after washing, as the area gets dirty quickly.

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Do you ever actually pay for a repair? Why did you even have to touch it in the first place? I mean, what was the cause of the damage?

The cause was a tectonic plate shift, which meant that our gate, which leads to the driveway, suddenly jutted into the path of my wife's car.
The Golf then hit the gate with the section between the tailgate and the wheel, causing it to be slightly dented. However, only the top two layers of paint were lost (the clear coat and the metallic finish).

I've been looking at it for almost a year now, and when I finally spent some time near my parents' garage (where the heating is!), I decided to open the can.

I couldn't find any "before" pictures of the damage.
"After" pictures are possible - you can still see the scratches because of their depth.

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...and why didn't you "fill" the scratch right away?

Too much work.
I had specifically bought some ink cartridges, but I was initially satisfied with just "plain blue."

And now that I know how everything is supposed to be done correctly, I can do it all again .

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Double work!

...and why not do it properly, just once?!

I now see it very much from a business perspective.

The goal was to get rid of the white scratches, and I achieved that.
Since the Golf already had enough other quirks, the effort required for this particular issue was just right.

I don't think it's really necessary to repaint the side panel extensively, especially since the bumper has several areas where the paint is just a thin layer applied with a paint pen, and there are also some dull spots on the surface caused by sunscreen.
Apart from the numerous scratches from fingernails, boots, and other foreign objects .

Due to daily use, the car gets dirty and dusty again within 24 hours after each wash, making it impossible to even see the edges of the newly applied paint.

Filling in scratches is pointless if the dent remains.
And the dent was too deep to simply be filled with putty, according to the professionals.

So, the goal was: "Just make it blue, and that's good enough."
achieved 100%

Okay. If the requirements are so low, then probably even a brushstroke with roof paint would have been enough...

...if you had acquired that blue stuff, it would certainly have been like that... I see it the same way as Martin: in certain cases of vehicle residual values and usage conditions, corrosion protection is important; if you need a certain look, buy something new .

BTW:

While the Golf was away being painted, the Passat was hit by a vehicle that ran into the exhaust pipe and rear bumper, and it also received additional scratches in the driver's door handle recess.

Therefore, there's always something to do, so there's no room for idleness.

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