Search the Community

Firstly, I don't work for any of these folks, but I think I had a good time with them, so I'm giving them a shoutout. As some of you know, I've had a baby, yeah! However in my haste to run about preparing, I managed to scratch my bumper against a post whilst shopping for my wife and baby - boo! I also had a deep scratch that some terrible person keyed onto my bonnet within a week of my getting the car.. that has been an eyesore because it occured so soon after I got my car. I have tried polishing it off, but it was too deep for that. Thankfully, my bonnet was made from aluminium, so my agent said it's ok and it did not breach the base coat. I did ask around about doing that but the downtime was something I didn't want to incur so I have lived with the scratch for a while. However when I scratched my bumper and a bit of the side of the car, I decided I will get it fixed together. As it would be, my baby come and everything else had to put on the back burner. I also changed my battery, but the man came over to do it, and it was fast and smooth, I recommend Clement and the battery company: 8166 4455 I then asked him for a shop that could fix my scratches. He gave me a contact: Sprayboxx https://www.facebook.com/sprayboxxsg/ 9888 9707, Douglas is the boss. He is an interesting guy, having opened this shop during the Covid times. He was previously a corporate person, and now he has his own shop, doing paint, dents and not only for cars, but he does bicycles and even boats! So when you get a dent / scratch, some things you want to take note of: - take pictures, especially if you want to file any claims later do it from different angles and make sure the pictures are clear, well lit and do close ups as well as wide angle shots show how deep it is, where it is, and give a reference, like a ruler or put your hand in the shot too - the depth is key, if it breaches the base layer then you need to get it fixed soon as there is a real risk of rust. Every car has the same four layers, some do more repetitions but essentially they are: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Schematic-of-a-typical-four-layer-automotive-coating-system_fig1_281575817 https://autodometer.com/blog/5 layers of car paint Many vandals don't breach the base layer, so you can wait if someone keys your car. However if it's a dent and the base layer is involved, you may want to get it done asap. - think of the down time you need and try not to rush it. You have the kind of paint job where 2nd hand car dealers will simply spray on a thin coat to make the car look nice. There's no sanding or preparation of the car. It's fast and cheap but doesn't last and is not as good as the original paint. If you bought a decent car, the original paintwork is always best. Douglas recommended retaining it if the scratches are not that deep and can be polished off. - paint / polish or more So if your car is well maintained, free of stains from bird poop or other chemicals that ruin the original paintwork, you may wish to retain the original paintwork, opting for a polish or a ceramic coat instead. However a polish will not work it is too deep as mentioned. Douglas was willing to try but as predicted, it was too deep. - doing a good paint job requires removal of the parts, eg doors, bonnet etc but that takes time So in my car, I opted for a combination: repair the scratch on the side, paint that and the bonnet, then polish and finish off with a ceramic coat. I told him about my predicament, in fact, the day I wanted to send my car in, my baby came! So I had to put off the job for a couple of weeks until I could find time and he could slot me in too as many wanted a refresh for CNY. I sent my car in on a Friday after work, and he immediately started work on the scratch. Thankfully the sensors on the bumper were ok so that just needed some paint. He will paint the rear scratch and the dent, then bake the car, and finally polish and apply the ceramic coat. We used this Meguair's product: Knowing I need the car urgently for all the medical appointments, he got his workers to work really late for the coat so I could get my car back by Monday. In fact he finished the job early and now I have a shiny car all ready for CNY 🙂 I had a couple of ceramic coats which came free with the purchase and I polish my car myself, so the car was otherwise pretty clean and that helps. If you have a lot of bird stains, then check your paintwork to see if it will be sufficient to polish. Some advice after the coating: - just a light wash, with water or a light shampoo if it's really dirty. - avoid rain or water for day if possible

Actually, the scratch is more like a "scrape", slightly larger than one hand's width, and about 6 inches length, affecting both front and rear doors on one side. Brought to a workshop (which shall not be named here), and was quoted about $380 - this is for repairing the damage and respraying the two doors, plus respraying the front bumper which was involved in another minor scrape earlier. Though have been driving for some years, this is the first time I've to repair a scratch on my car. Which is a good thing, actually... But would like some advice on the price range for such a repair on 2 doors + 1 bumper - is the quote reasonable, or I kena ??

Dear all, I am looking to extend the COE of my current car. After that, I intend to send it to a workshop to touch up minor paintwork chips and body dents to keep it looking fresh. Any workshops to recommend ?

as turning in the mscp in a tight corner and was abit too complacent. Ended up with the area above the rear wheel impacting the edge of the wall. Sian Half. Just wondering if anyone has any recommendation of where to repair these damages? agar agar how much? Dont have to be top notch, just want to reduce the scar , if not see liao damn sian. thanks.

Can roof dents be repaired without putty and respraying? I've got 2 dents on my roof ...

Hi all, sibeh suay. Anyway any bros/sis her can agar agar estimate the price for repair? My passenger's side door got about 4 dents, some scratches and there's one part with paint scratched off. All not very big, biggest about 50 cent coin size. I going down to AD tmr morning, need some price estimation so that can try bargain.. Thanks in advance.

Just wondering if anyone knows the reason why there are so many Sunnys out there with dented boot? The dents are always at the corner of the license plate area...

Hi All, I would like to organize a mass dent removal session (Gary). Contacted Gary and the date provided by him. Will co-ordinate with him for this session. Date: 25 March 2012 - Sunday Time: 9.00AM onwards Location: (West) will inform when date draws near. Please kindly fill in your nick/name/contact if you are interested. 1. Rncw/Richard/91670039 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Once everything all firmed up, I will notify all on the location. any cancellation of this session, I will post in this thread. Thank you.

Hi guys, I need some help / advise here. Recently my ride suffered a dent from a high dropping ball, causing a ball print dent on my bonnet. Really aches my heart seeing the ball print there. Anyone have any good recommendation for service to restore or repair the dent..? Many thanks...

Hi guys, Found my car with few dents on the roof and a broken tree branch. Must be due to the storm in early morning. 1 major dent is at the area where the front passenger door and the roof meets. 5cm x 5cm area dented in. Other major dent is a shallow dent of radius 10cm x 10cm above driver roof area. Then few other small dents. No paint chips, just some marring. How much do u think repair will cost?

As my car have many small dents and tiny scratches. Anyone knows where can I bring my car for some touch up? Dents repairing and grooming. No need to touch up the paint. Any reasonable pricing workshop to recommend? And what will be the damage like?

Considering to wax or polish my car. Pls advice as above. Thanks!

knn..just received a nice national day present from a yao siew kia..the mother farker most probably used a key chain ring around his fist and hit my left fender..now got a dent of abt 4 cm long and some paint came off. anyone tat parks at sembawang mscp better beware! lots of prevert poo bor kias around. PUI. just 2 blocks away from the npc also kanna..these pple really got no regards for law. if i ever find out who i will break all 10 fingers and toes. nbz.. enough of the rants..any place to repair the dent on fender? good and reasonable priced ones..preferbaly around west/north side. (jurong, wlds, sembawang, amk or sin ming)

In the blink of an eye, my car has been serving me for about 1 yr and 10 months. Dent marks are showing on its body, just like pimples on a growing teenager. These dents are becoming an eye sore to me and I decided to send it to PDR to get them fixed, after reading the good comments about the workmanship at Vagsg.com. The boss at PDR is Winston. When a customer car arrives, he marks out the dents with a marker and explains to the customer the % recovery that he can do for each dent (to set the expectation right I suppose). The above dent is located on the left fender. After marking out the dent, he will choose the best tool to access the dent and push it out from within. He is very careful when doing the repair work. Below is another photo of Winston repairing a dent on the door panel. Each dent takes about 5 to 8 minutes to be done up, depending on the severity and how accessible the location of the dent is. Below is the right fender, after repair work has been done. It is pretty well done, definitely more than 90% resemblance of the showroom condition. However, Winston is not god and there are some dents that he could not access, such as the one on the upper portion of the door panel as indicated below. He explained that suction may be required but this may warp the door panel as a result. I respect his professional judgment and leave the dent as it is. It was an interesting visit to PDR. For those who wish to find out more, you may go to PDR

Hi, my car coming to the end of 10 yrs, am thinking of extend for another 5 more yrs COE, but there are some dents need to repair and also wanna respray to another colour, may i know roughly what is the cost? any recommendation workshop? Thanks

Hi bros, went across this video, and will be trying out on myself this week. http://www.videojug.com/film/dent-removal-technique No harm!

Drive safe guys

Hi bros and sistas, Which good and reliable workshop do u reccomend to "mend" those knocks on car doors? Just discovered my new car kena dents , see liao damn moody sia. Dunno why people open doors cannot be careful one..... thanks!!!

as above i mean irritated

Ho Bro, Anyone have the contact for that "Guy" for removal of small dents at AMK car park meetup. Tks!

Calling Bro Ben (Maddriver) to organise dents removal session to make our rides "swee swee" before CNY. Please.....

Hi fellow bros. As shown on the pics, my friend was exiting the car park and suffered the damage as depicted in the pics. I would like to ask all bros if they have any places to recommend to fix the above damage? And how much will it roughly cost as well? All help/replies will be greatly appreciated! P.S. The carpark is located near the Bus Interchange at Bukit Merah Central.

The good old DENTs

hi all...may i noe where to repair car dents? those door ones..about 50 cents size.. thx alot

as above.. is there any?