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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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I got into a little fender bender about a month and a half ago and the body shop did a pretty good job...

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But then I spoke to soon! I was pumping gas last night and under all the fluorescent lighting at the gas station I noticed the car was completely full of swirls and scratches from the wet sanding. After it was wet sanded it seems like they had an inexperienced guy working on it because it looks like they did one maybe two passes on it with the buffer. Some areas were still sanded down and never saw the buffer. And one area by the taillight was never wet sanded! I have a feeling I
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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this is more normal than not for body shops...

best off doing the removal yourself- they are likely to mess it up even more.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Jan 17 2008, 09:05 AM
this is more normal than not for body shops...

best off doing the removal yourself- they are likely to mess it up even more.
I thought about it when I saw the first area but then I noticed it was 90% of the car.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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boooooooooo! same thing happened to me! when i got my car, i had taken it to a reputable BMW shop. and they didnt even think to wetsand ANY OF THE CAR. so i had to cut and buff myself. it came out better than factory!

good luck though, typical for a body shop to do that. especially since its white, they probably thought you wouldnt see it, good thing we are all wackos!
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by HankookS2K,Jan 17 2008, 12:24 PM
...especially since its white, they probably thought you wouldnt see it, good thing we are all wackos!
Funny, that's the exact same thing I said to myself.
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