Help! Husband drops glass door onto side of car!

the other pc has posted some excellent info on the Meg's clinic you could attend. All you have to do is click on the link he provided for all of the info about going. As he says, "It would be an excellent opportunity to access a plethora of products, tools and experienced eyes."



It might just save you $500 and the hassles of dealing with a body shop, plus you might learn some new techniques.
 
I would definatley look into that Meguiars clinic or call someone like Superior Shine or RAG in your area to take a look and see if they can do anything for you. If all else fails I do not know what your COMP ded is but somthing "falling" onto your car falls under your comprehensive coverage, but beware of paint not matching and overspray and possible swirls all over your car if they decide to take a rotary to it.
 
I agree with Paul, take your car to the open garage and see what those guys and gals have to say about it. hey you might just get a free reapir out of it. the woorst case is that the meguiars experts can't fix it and you have to take it to the body shop. You didn't lose much by trying did you?



:D i paid wayy more than $500 o go hang out at the open garage and I didn't even have my car there!
 
Well, I signed up for the Meguiar's Open Garage for this Wednesday night. Thank you to those who posted the links and info, I didn't even know this event existed. At least I will be able to make a more informed decision afterwards. I will post the outcome. I am really excited to learn more about detailing and looking forward to the day when I can once again gaze lovingly at my car without wanting to cry. :sadpace:
 
Today's update - a paint thickness gauge (provided by a kind fellow Autopian) today revealed that the paint thickness where the scratch has been buffed has been reduced to about 3.0 whereas the surrounding paint is about 4.0 to 4.5. I apparently still have clearcoat left but seem to have removed about half of it.

I am going to the Meguiar's Open Garage tomorrow night and see if the hazy area can be buffed out. It seems as if this will be possible. I'm afraid to do it myself. :scared:
 
TSXwench said:
...He took one look at it and said the door needed repainting...
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Yeah, 99.99% of body shops will say that no matter what. 0.00% of them are willing to buff somebody else's touch-up work and only 0.01% either know how or are willing to do a spot repair/blend. It's easier and faster for them to just paint whole panels.



Now you know the worst case scenario, but I'm pretty sure you won't need to go there.



The Wednesday night sessions are always fun, see'ya then





PC.





(Hey sneek, yeah, you need to bring your car next time you come down. Road Trip!! ;) )
 
I had the pleasure of stopping by to see TSXwench with my paint thickness gauge earlier today. Stiction and friction from touching the surface was noticibly less than many of the nicer surfaces I've come in contact with. Minus the scratch, this car's exterior is an absolute jewel and outshines anything in the dealer's showroom. The guys at Meguair's will be 'Very' impressed when they see your car in person tomorrow evening.
 
the other pc said:
(Hey sneek, yeah, you need to bring your car next time you come down. Road Trip!! ;) )
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lol i dont want to drive that far! although my accord is wayyyyyy better than the GP that we rented...which i didnt get to drive :( (budget wants the renter to be 25 or older, but the guys working at budget are much yonger than 25)



maybe i will drive down there one day, but i wont drive my own car
 
So my scratched door and I attended the Meguiar's Open Garage tonight. It was extremely enjoyable and I certainly learned a lot. The general consensus among the group was that a repaint of the door was in order, however I first wanted to explore the possibility of at least reducing the scar to some extent. It became apparent rather quickly after working on the scratch that the clear coat had indeed been compromised and the result was not an improvement that I could live with. I will be having the door repainted.
 
If normal paint thickness was 4-4.5 and the area of the scratch was 3.0 then you definitely don't have enough clear to work with. Normally, you have 1.5 to 2.0 mil of clear from the factory so you are under 1 mil thickness even in the best case scenario-and under 1 mil means you don't have enough clear to block the UV rays. Sounds like you got good advice at the Meguiars Clinic.



I'd definitely shop around at several body shops. Just because the dealer recommends one doesn't mean they do good work, it means they give the dealership a good deal. Make sure you look at finished cars in the sun and check for excessive orange peel, overspray in the door jambs, color match and for rotary swirls. Under no circumstances should you price shop paint/body work. Spend a little extra to get the job done right.
 
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