TIL: Don't park near Cricket field

[yessuz]

apparently, metal is so stretched that you cannot hammer it back... repaint is needed.

happy days

p.s. incident happened about 1 month ago.

 

[WllXM]

I suppose the Cricket Club insurance will be paying for it?

Same as in golf clubs (but Autoglass was easier..)

 

[yessuz]

I suppose the Cricket Club insurance will be paying for it?

Same as in golf clubs (but Autoglass was easier..)

yes... got it more or less arranged.

was hoping to escape with "gammering" it out... but repainting.. ugh

 

[Jerryr]

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apparently, metal is so stretched that you cannot hammer it back... repaint is needed.

happy days

p.s. incident happened about 1 month ago.

A Local Painless Dent repair guy has fixed much bigger dents for me.

 

[fholbert]

Too bad it didn't take out the glass instead.

 

[Whyone]

A Local Painless Dent repair guy has fixed much bigger dents for me.

It's less about the size of the dent, but what the impact has done to the metal - if the metal has stretched as OP says, no amount of pushing and massaging the dent will get rid of it unfortunately.

 

[yessuz]

A Local Painless Dent repair guy has fixed much bigger dents for me.

They tried.
They fell defeated.

It is ALMOST fixed, byt not quite (you can see it) but did not have to pay though

 

[Sean.]

They tried.
They fell defeated.

It is ALMOST fixed, byt not quite (you can see it) but did not have to pay though

Ouch sorry to hear.

Got a before and after (repair) photo?

 

[Spalding]

The batsman owes you a pint, I'd say.

 

[yessuz]

Ouch sorry to hear.

Got a before and after (repair) photo?

well, BEFORE is in the 1st post.

AFTER: from afar it looks like it is fixed

However, if you look REALLY closely, you can see minor "waving" or combing which they could not get rid off:

it is very subtle but visible if you look really closely.

although I am thinking, now, should I got for "filling and repainting" or just leave it

 

[Jason71]

In 2023 isn't that a clear insurance write off

 

[yessuz]

In 2023 isn't that a clear insurance write off

 

[davidmc]

In the early 90s, my Maths teacher had just received his prized possession, a Toyota MR2. He parked it at the front of the School by the main doors. In front of this small tarmaced area at the front of the school where some cars were parked was a Cricket pitch.

My Friend at school was a great batsman and was playing a match on a sunny day (a few days after the delivery of this MR2) and hit a beauty, the ball flew through the air and straight through the front windows of this MR2.

The umpire looked shocked, he gave a "Six" signal.

The Umpire was also a Math Teacher......

 

[Whyone]

Better through the windscreen than on a body panel.

 

[fholbert]

well, BEFORE is in the 1st post.

AFTER: from afar it looks like it is fixed
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However, if you look REALLY closely, you can see minor "waving" or combing which they could not get rid off:
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it is very subtle but visible if you look really closely.

although I am thinking, now, should I got for "filling and repainting" or just leave it

I could live with that. I wouldn‘t have it fixed.

If the paint was damaged it would be a different story.