Boo boo M3 first scratches - warning and request for tips

[freekie]

Squeezing into a parking space with a white van in front of me. I did not see (and the car sensors did not detect) it’s low sticking out grey metal step. I didn’t connect hard but enough to create 2 scratches each about an inch long and down to the black. Is there a cheap easy way to get this fixed or am I talking lots of money at SC? Don’t want to leave as is in case of deterioration but also it’s annoying me so I don’t want to live with the scratches as v noticeable to me. Would appreciate advice.

 

[freekie]

Was meant to be boo hoo but can’t seem to correct it!

 

[Roy W.]

Squeezing into a parking space with a white van in front of me. I did not see (and the car sensors did not detect) it’s low sticking out grey metal step. I didn’t connect hard but enough to create 2 scratches each about an inch long and down to the black. Is there a cheap easy way to get this fixed or am I talking lots of money at SC? Don’t want to leave as is in case of deterioration but also it’s annoying me so I don’t want to live with the scratches as v noticeable to me. Would appreciate advice.

Thankfully the damage looks fairly minimal. Still gutting though.

I would guess the quickest and easiest way of getting it sorted will be one of the cosmetic damage specialists like Chipaway. Google cosmetic car repairs for your area.

 

[RichieC]

Squeezing into a parking space with a white van in front of me. I did not see (and the car sensors did not detect) it’s low sticking out grey metal step. I didn’t connect hard but enough to create 2 scratches each about an inch long and down to the black. Is there a cheap easy way to get this fixed or am I talking lots of money at SC? Don’t want to leave as is in case of deterioration but also it’s annoying me so I don’t want to live with the scratches as v noticeable to me. Would appreciate advice.

I've just had a scrape on my rear bumper of my M3P repaired by a local guy who was recommended to me - did an amazing job.
Where abouts are you?

 

[Mr H]

an easy smart repair at your home would sort that

 

[Durzel]

ChipEx if you want to do it yourself, otherwise get a smart repair done and you won’t even realise it happened.

 

[Mr H]

Here's an alternative and probably cheaper

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[Yev000]

You wont fix pearl with chipex - I tried. Its 3 coats and you won't do that with the little sticks it comes with. It comes out about as good as getting TipEx and lathering that on.

Had a local guy fix my first bump for £250 - respray and feathering of rear bumper. The official quote for a "tesla recommended" body shop was £1500 when going direct.

Tesla themselves never got around to giving me a quote.

My advice would be to find a good local guy you can trust to re-spray.

 

[Jason71]

Was meant to be boo hoo but can’t seem to correct it!

Boo boo definition: American term for a minor injury e.g. A scratch. Seems pretty apt to me

 

[freekie]

I've just had a scrape on my rear bumper of my M3P repaired by a local guy who was recommended to me - did an amazing job.
Where abouts are you?

Borough of Richmond upon Thames and close to Surrey.

 

[freekie]

an easy smart repair at your home would sort that

Is ‘smart repair’ Tesla or a brand? Haven’t had scratches repaired before but definitely want these ones fixed.

 

[Roy W.]

Is ‘smart repair’ Tesla or a brand? Haven’t had scratches repaired before but definitely want these ones fixed.

Look at www.chipsaway.co.uk
but they are just one of many.

 

[Mr H]

Is ‘smart repair’ Tesla or a brand? Haven’t had scratches repaired before but definitely want these ones fixed.

as above, many other companies are available

 

[Rooster6655]

You wont fix pearl with chipex - I tried. Its 3 coats and you won't do that with the little sticks it comes with. It comes out about as good as getting TipEx and lathering that on.

Had a local guy fix my first bump for £250 - respray and feathering of rear bumper. The official quote for a "tesla recommended" body shop was £1500 when going direct.

Tesla themselves never got around to giving me a quote.

My advice would be to find a good local guy you can trust to re-spray.

Surely there must be some way to get a pearl effect to cover small marks

 

[RichieC]

Borough of Richmond upon Thames and close to Surrey.

The guy i used covers Birmingham and West Mids areas, so a little far from you unfortunately.

 

[freekie]

It’s with the repair shop now. Washing the car in advance yesterday spotted two chips from flying road debris so now whole bumper is being done. I’ll post a pic later. The plus side of getting scratches in the paint is that the wheel rash no longer bothers me!