Glasscoat and Smart insurance

[PaulWhitt20]

When I bought my IS I opted to have the paint work glasscoated and took out the smart insurance.

Recently I was unlucky enough to get a scratch on the drivers door from some careless motorist who parked next to me. After I had washed and polished it the door looked like this.

So I made a claim on the smart insurance. They came out to fix it today and I am happy to say the mark has completely gone.

It only took him a few minutes and the paintwork is back to its best and it only cost me £10 excess. He said because I had the glasscoat it had saved him from having to apply any paint.

Well worth the cost of the glasscoat and smart insurance if you ask me.

[NemesisUK]

59 minutes ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

He said because I had the glasscoat it had saved him from having to apply any paint.

How was this achieved without applying paint?

[capese21]

How could they repair it without using any paint? 

  I had Smart insurance and also had a repair which was perfect. I doubt glasscoat would have made any difference.

On my next car I declined the extras they try their hardest to sell you. 

It would take 3 claims to make the insurance worth the extra cost.  Good for peace of mind I suppose.

Ed

[PaulWhitt20]

He said that the glasscoat had protected the paint so he just needed to rework the paint to get it to blend in to fill the gaps without adding any new paint. I think they soften the paint up a bit then move the paint molecules about a bit to fill the bare patch.

[NemesisUK]

And the glass coat? Surely that now needs to be repaired/reapplied?

[Eire Lexus]

Sounds like he just buffed it out and is laughing all the way to the bank.

[PaulWhitt20]

Yep, they reapplied the glasscoat too.

[NemesisUK]

I had Williams ceramic coat applied to my new RC. It'll be interesting to see how it performs, can't wash the car for a week to allow it to cure completely ..

[DanD]

I am a bit confused. I thought that, with the glasscoat, you are not supposed to polish.

Also, I thought that you could not re-apply glasscoat to a small area, and that you have to first remove it from - let's say - the whole door, and then apply it again. This is to allow blending in and to avoid smears.