AppliedColors
07-14-2008, 07:58 PM
This customer damaged his dashboard hauling PVC pipe. Toyota quoted him about $1350 for a replacement which he promptly declined.
His wife made quite an impression in his rear bumper (don`t they always blame it on the wife/daughter/son/mother?). Bodyshop quote: $1020.
Pictures:
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/hb01.JPG
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/hb02.JPG
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/highlander_dash01.JPG
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/highlander_dash02.JPG
Process (bumper):
1. Clean bumper. Wax/grease remove bumper.
2. Remove bumper and mask all trim.
3. Sand out damage.
4. Heat and reshape bumper with heat gun, dollies, hands...anything that gets the job done.
5. Prime repair area.
6. Seal repair area.
7. Scuff and clean entire bumper.
8. Basecoat blend area.
9. Clearcoat entire bumper (:wow: this customer paid the extra $125 for a full clearcoat). Infrared heatlamp the bumper to curing point.
10. Remount bumper.
Process (dash):
1. Clean repair area.
2. Sand out damage with 600 grit dry.
3. Fill damage with SEM Flex Weld.
4. Texturize repair area with SEM Spray Texture. Sand with 800 grit dry.
5. Match color of dash and spray .75 oz. of catalyzed vinyl/leather/plastic dye over repair area, curing with heat gun.
Price:
$500 for bumper and $125 for dash. If the customer chose to blend the repair near the hitch, we could have done the bumper for $375.
Time:
Completed in 4 hours by two techs.
Notes:
This was not an insurance job. The customer wanted the bumper fixed--not replaced--and wanted to keep his out-of-pocket cost near his deductable of $500. Look closely, and you can see that the main crease in the bumper was not entirely removed. Nevertheless, he was very happy with the repair and his insurance rate remained the same.
The dash repair was visually a 90% improvement. Touch it, however, and it was rougher than the surrounding dash. We had to add some high gloss clear to the dye to match the sheen of the dash.
His wife made quite an impression in his rear bumper (don`t they always blame it on the wife/daughter/son/mother?). Bodyshop quote: $1020.
Pictures:
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/hb01.JPG
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/hb02.JPG
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/highlander_dash01.JPG
http://appliedcolors.com/highlander/highlander_dash02.JPG
Process (bumper):
1. Clean bumper. Wax/grease remove bumper.
2. Remove bumper and mask all trim.
3. Sand out damage.
4. Heat and reshape bumper with heat gun, dollies, hands...anything that gets the job done.
5. Prime repair area.
6. Seal repair area.
7. Scuff and clean entire bumper.
8. Basecoat blend area.
9. Clearcoat entire bumper (:wow: this customer paid the extra $125 for a full clearcoat). Infrared heatlamp the bumper to curing point.
10. Remount bumper.
Process (dash):
1. Clean repair area.
2. Sand out damage with 600 grit dry.
3. Fill damage with SEM Flex Weld.
4. Texturize repair area with SEM Spray Texture. Sand with 800 grit dry.
5. Match color of dash and spray .75 oz. of catalyzed vinyl/leather/plastic dye over repair area, curing with heat gun.
Price:
$500 for bumper and $125 for dash. If the customer chose to blend the repair near the hitch, we could have done the bumper for $375.
Time:
Completed in 4 hours by two techs.
Notes:
This was not an insurance job. The customer wanted the bumper fixed--not replaced--and wanted to keep his out-of-pocket cost near his deductable of $500. Look closely, and you can see that the main crease in the bumper was not entirely removed. Nevertheless, he was very happy with the repair and his insurance rate remained the same.
The dash repair was visually a 90% improvement. Touch it, however, and it was rougher than the surrounding dash. We had to add some high gloss clear to the dye to match the sheen of the dash.