managed to commit the cardinal sin & scratched up my RR Sport - gutted, worst thing was got a quote from fastlane (approved LR body-shop) - over 2K!!! nearly gave me a heart attack for 3 slightly deep scratches... seems like all the panels around the scratches need painting as well for colour matching reasons...

Surely, there must be a cheaper way - would a SMART repair do the job? Appreciate any advice on the matter & any recommended body-shops who might sort this out for me - & I'm even prepared to travel anywhere between west London & Reading.. have thought about CHips away, but not all the reviews are great....

Thanks everyone...

I use a company in Swindon called smart car uk.
They do a lot for the likes of mercedes and porsche in Swindon and they are very good with smart repairs.
They repaired my rear bumper and I thought it was wrecked beyond repair. They removed it, heated it up and remoulded it and resprayed the entire bumper all for £275 +vat and you would never have known it was damaged.

They are about 40 miles further down the M4 from Reading but it's only an extra hour to drive.

http://www.smartcar-uk.co.uk/

The owner Phil is away on holiday for 2 weeks but he will be able to sort you out when he gets back. He has full workshop with pro staff and is very reasonable on price. 2017 Range Rover Sport Autobiography

I (to my wife's great amusement given the grief I had thrown in her direction for doing something similar) caught the wing of my previous car on a concrete post in our flat's car park. This caused a crease and dent in the metal as well as scraping the paintwork quite badly. It was so bad in fact that I thought I might have to replace the whole wing. My pessimism was increased as I knew the paint would be difficult to match (it was VW Dark Blue Pearlescent). I ended up taking it to:

Chipsaway Chelsea Ltd
Unit 5 London Heliport Business Centre
Off Lombard Road
Battersea
London
SW11 3RE

When I picked the car up 3 days later, I was genuinely amazed at what a good job they had done - it was impossible to tell there had been any damage at all and the paint blended perfectly. Now, with all of these places, the quality of the job is based on the skill of the individual. Given that this was 3 years ago there's no guarantee the same bloke will be working there but if he is (he was a Polish gentleman) I would thoroughly recommend it.

SM.

I had a bad dent and scratch in the tailgate of my first RRS (it was Giverny Green) repairs by the local Chip's Away mobile franchise. The guy did a brilliant job without respraying the entire panel. The same guy has also since done dent and paint repairs on several cars within the family and all have been done for a very reasonable price (certainly a lot less than a dealer would charge) and done on the drive at home. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Thanks all for the prompt replies & help. Getting quotes from chips away, smart UK & a place called little knocks. Will update on the quality of work - seems like there is a 2 week wait to get booked in. Here is hoping it all works out. Cheers all.

Just scratched the entire right side of car and could put my nail in the scratch which usually means it is through the clear. Took it to my favorite paint shop and they buffed it OUT!!! Gone. Charged me $50. I was ready to have the entire side repainted. It takes someone who really knows how to color sand and use the buffer. There is probably not a lot of clear left but I did not have to have it repainted!. Good luck. Mike mike murphy

lonedawg13 wrote:

managed to commit the cardinal sin & scratched up my RR Sport - gutted, worst thing was got a quote from fastlane (approved LR body-shop) - over 2K!!! nearly gave me a heart attack for 3 slightly deep scratches... seems like all the panels around the scratches need painting as well for colour matching reasons...

Surely, there must be a cheaper way - would a SMART repair do the job? Appreciate any advice on the matter & any recommended body-shops who might sort this out for me - & I'm even prepared to travel anywhere between west London & Reading.. have thought about CHips away, but not all the reviews are great....

Thanks everyone...

Can you take a picture of the scratches? I took some scratches out of a boot of a bmw 3 series which were pretty bad. (The customer had road rage and the person followed him home and when he came back out he found the scratches on the boot)

Depending on where it is it may be reducible at a significantly cheaper cost...

Oh and I am in Hook so only a stones throw from Reading...

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Thanks john for the help & apologies for the delay in getting back to you. The scratches are similar to those you have posted up, unfortunately I have booked the car in already - closer to home in west London as I was not going to be in reading, place called little knocks. Anyway they said the same thin that they will try & polish it out first. Let's see how it goes. Will update once all done.

Thanks all for all your help.