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    2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    New bumper



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    Busted HID headlight $1025















    Denibbed with 3m Trizact 1500, 3000, Buffed with 3D Wool Pad with AAT followed by orange pad followed by white pad with HD Polish


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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Are you fixing this yourself? Man I wish I had some skills to fix my own stuff.

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Nice work, did you blend the repaired area with rest of fender? or repainted the whole thing?

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by JSFM35X View Post
    Are you fixing this yourself? Man I wish I had some skills to fix my own stuff.
    Yeah I`m doing this for a co-worker.

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by Migue View Post
    Nice work, did you blend the repaired area with rest of fender? or repainted the whole thing?
    I blended the fender.
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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    $1k for a headlight??!?!?!?!? No thanks wow
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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    great work, nice to see the steps involved in body work.

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Are you in the auto body repair business or just a talented guy helping a friend.

    I ask because I`d love to learn to paint. I hate touch up looks and wish I could do it right. Not like heavy body work just paint. I have a compressor and willing to get basic stuff.

    UOTE=xtremekustomz;2031892]Yeah I`m doing this for a co-worker.[/QUOTE]

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by ShaneB View Post
    $1k for a headlight??!?!?!?!? No thanks wow
    I was talking to a guy from a shop the other day and he had to replace one on a lexus. It was $3400

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by JSFM35X View Post
    Are you in the auto body repair business or just a talented guy helping a friend.

    I ask because I`d love to learn to paint. I hate touch up looks and wish I could do it right. Not like heavy body work just paint. I have a compressor and willing to get basic stuff.

    UOTE=xtremekustomz;2031892]Yeah I`m doing this for a co-worker.
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    I just do paint work on the side as a hobby and doing this for a co-worker. Basically I`m trying to save him from paying a deductible. Most insurance companies will only pay for used or aftermarket parts. He wanted factory parts put back on so they cost a little more. Luckily the headlight wasn`t available aftermarket so insurance is paying the full price. The bumper was only $86 more for factory so he is paying the difference in parts. I`m still making money from the insurance for doing it. Just not really charging him anything more.

    Painting isn`t all that bad. Having the right tools is key. Having a compressor that will keep up with the paint gun is really important. Not good to run out of air in the middle of a job. I have a 60 gallon. You can buy good primer in a aerosol can that will be fine for touchups. Not the duplicolor stuff from AA or Wal Mart though. Go to a paint supply store and get some. As for a gun the sky is the limit on what you want to spend. A Devilbiss SRI pro would probably be sufficient for doing a bumper cover or fender. You can spray the color and the clearcoat with the same gun. I think it has a 9" fan as well so it would be big enough for doing clearcoat on a panel. There are also quite a few speed clears out there that will dry really fast. For bumpers I usually use one by Medallion Rubber Seal. Depending on the activator it can be buffed anywhere from 20 min to 2 hrs depending on temp. You don`t want to go too fast on a larger area because the clear will start to flash off before you get done making passes causing dry spray. PPG has some as well but it cost 3-4 times as much. I will use nicer clear on things where people are willing to pay for it but normally I use that on bumper covers because I will normally do a blend and re-clear for $225
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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    I used to repaint bumpers and trim/mirrors out of my back covered patio during high school , easy weekend cash once you`ve done your initial investment in a decent compressor and gun/other materials.

    JSFM35X- if you got the space/garage at Home, just give it a shot , start out small with junkyard fenders and trim pieces and go from there. Worst that could happen is that you end up not liking it and end up with a compressor that can be used for many other things, and auto paint materials you can easily sell to someone else .

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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by ShaneB View Post
    $1k for a headlight??!?!?!?!? No thanks wow
    Believe it man. Lol
    Hid on my srt was $984 each! Good thing i only broke one

    To the op-
    Hell of a job there...nice work. ..i too wish i had skills like that...im even afraid to paint my model cars,lol.


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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    very awesome work. Did your co worker get the deer`s insurance information to pay for all the damages?
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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by psynx View Post
    very awesome work. Did your co worker get the deer`s insurance information to pay for all the damages?
    bahahahaha

    subrogate that deer

    (I work in a dept that does animal claims- deer hits- all day long)


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    Re: 2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

    Quote Originally Posted by psynx View Post
    very awesome work. Did your co worker get the deer`s insurance information to pay for all the damages?
    The deer didn`t make it. We tried to contact it`s next of kin but with it being deer season they were out of town!

 

 
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