Chippy Auto Appearance

[Orbie]

Anyone ever dealt with these guys before? Apparently they deal in spot paint repairs and provide this service to dealerships as well. I'm looking to get some work done in this area and want to know if anyone has any experiences they want to share with this shop. I've heard both good and bad so far and I want to see if I can gather more info before I go see them.

Thanks in advance!

[rc2002]

I went to them way back in like 1995. They were fast and did a great job. It was fairly inexpensive too.

[euro.roma]

yea +1 for them, got them to do some work on a rear panel on my 05 Benz. Awesome job only cost 300$ and was done overnight. This was 3 weeks ago and still looks perfect.:thumbsup:

[Weapon_R]

Can they repair scratches? I have a scuff on my car and its at the corner of the bumper.

[ninspeed]

stay away.. cheep, and does not last. I have done tonnes of comeback from them

[Mitsu3000gt]

I had a very slow speed rear end collision with my 3000gt. I was going about 2km/h ,wasn't paying attention and slid a little but under the bumper of a grand cherokee. I had a 8" X 8" dent on the front end where the hood meets the front of the car, so it was in a tricky place. I also had all the associated scratches around the area. Not only did they fix it perfectly for 1/2 the price of a body shop, but I had shipping damage on the bottom of the front bumper/air dam area from a long time ago, where part of the bumper was pushed in and totally unrepairable. They did some work on it and made it look 100X better and did not charge me for it. I would go there again in a heartbeat :thumbsup:

[bigboom]

Originally posted by richardchan2002
I went to them way back in like 1995. They were fast and did a great job. It was fairly inexpensive too.

no you didnt...none of us were even driving back then. you were only 13 in 1995. :)

[rc2002]

Good catch. It was 1998.

[Weapon_R]

So what do these guys do thats different from other places?

[rc2002]

They're pretty fast. It only took them a few hours. You couldn't even tell it was repainted.

[bigboom]

Originally posted by richardchan2002
They're pretty fast. It only took them a few hours. You couldn't even tell it was repainted.

agreed...did a good job and it lasted, saw this work with my own eyes :banghead:

[CarbonCopy]

What about small dents... My car has alot of little dents, maybe, popcap sized dents (lookin from the top) that have no paint chip...

Any experiences with that?

[tomsweet1990]

please people....i work in auto body....trust me....DO NOT GO TO CHIPPY.....TERRIBLE PAINT.....HORRIBLE.....PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF THE ENERGY AND PAY FOR A PROPER REPAIR..


REMEMBER YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET

they use.....laquer finish paints
body shops use enamel.....which means very poor quality paints...hazy finishes that dull and peel back all the time....poor color matches and not to mention way more difficult for someone to do a proper repair the nest time

they don't......actually repair the areas, they merely cover it up so the average eye cannot see it...when really anyone who knows anything can spot one almost a mile a way it seems...

save people like myself the issues of having to deal with their garbage and get you cars repaired properly and looking good for much longer....

is not worth the half price..!!!!

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by CarbonCopy
What about small dents... My car has alot of little dents, maybe, popcap sized dents (lookin from the top) that have no paint chip...

Any experiences with that?

There are places that do dent removal by the panel, not by the dent. That is what your going to want to look for if you have alot of dents. $150/panel is dirt cheap if you have 8 ro 10 dents in it.

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt


There are places that do dent removal by the panel, not by the dent. That is what your going to want to look for if you have alot of dents. $150/panel is dirt cheap if you have 8 ro 10 dents in it.

DNT clinic does each panel for ~40.00

I paid $160 for my whole car, about 10 dents (2 doors and 2 rear 1/4 panels). I thought it was a great price and the car came out looking very good, but I did have to point out a few dents they missed which I wasnt happy about. Also, when I was booked in, the guy told me he'd take out a minor dent on the hood but wrote in the appointment book "2 fenders 2 rear 1/4s" and of course didn't do the hood until I pointed that out to him. So make sure you look over your car and also make sure they write exactly what they say they are going to fix.

[CLiVE]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
[B]

DNT clinic does each panel for ~40.00



Ive gone to both DNT and Chippy.

Go to DNT for minor dents. It was ~200 for the entire car. Probably ~20 minor dents.

Had a power polish/detail done on my stealth at chippy. They did a great job, and I would go back agian.

[CarbonCopy]

Thats cool then. I have couple decenet little dents... maybe I'll call and book see what I can get for the 80$$ to my name :)

[CLiVE]

Originally posted by CarbonCopy
Thats cool then. I have couple decenet little dents... maybe I'll call and book see what I can get for the 80$$ to my name :)

DNT does good work. Pay cash for a discount...

[CarbonCopy]

So I can't find the number for DNT clinic. I called "Dent Clinic" and they wanted 400 dollars for 3 dime-sized dents.

[The_1]

Originally posted by CarbonCopy
So I can't find the number for DNT clinic. I called "Dent Clinic" and they wanted 400 dollars for 3 dime-sized dents.

403-262-9660

[CarbonCopy]

Thanks :)

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Weapon_R


DNT clinic does each panel for ~40.00

I paid $160 for my whole car, about 10 dents (2 doors and 2 rear 1/4 panels). I thought it was a great price and the car came out looking very good, but I did have to point out a few dents they missed which I wasnt happy about. Also, when I was booked in, the guy told me he'd take out a minor dent on the hood but wrote in the appointment book "2 fenders 2 rear 1/4s" and of course didn't do the hood until I pointed that out to him. So make sure you look over your car and also make sure they write exactly what they say they are going to fix.

Sorry for the misunderstanding, it was actually $50/panel not $150 as I said originally. Oh, and the place that did it was chippy, they did a great job too.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by CarbonCopy
So I can't find the number for DNT clinic. I called "Dent Clinic" and they wanted 400 dollars for 3 dime-sized dents.

I seem to remember the dent clinic being outrageously priced as well. It was a long time ago that I looked though.

[CLiVE]

:whocares: Way to bump a 2 yr old thread.

[sneek]

ya...seems like spam. Bumping a 2 year old thread and has so much information on the company.