Clear Coat Repair Melbourne?

Hi guys,
The dreaded high pressure hose got under my clear coat today

Anyone had theirs repaired in Melbourne? Recommendations? Approximate Cost?

Could a body shop not repair it ?

Many wont touch it because it's carbon as opposed to a regular panel.
BMW Bodyshop in Bundoora said they'd most likely replace the whole roof

dean87 wrote

Hi guys,
The dreaded high pressure hose got under my clear coat today

Anyone had theirs repaired in Melbourne? Recommendations? Approximate Cost?

Just use a air compressor with a blower attachment to remove the gel coat or use a pressure washer. Wash the carbon fiber and take it to a body shop of your choice. Mine was 450ish with 4 coats of clear.

1SloeEm3 wrote

Just use a air compressor with a blower attachment to remove the gel coat or use a pressure washer. Wash the carbon fiber and take it to a body shop of your choice. Mine was 450ish with 4 coats of clear.

which shop did yours? how much extra would the shop charge to take old clear off?

Ended up getting mine done at Mesiti Bodyworks in Minto, looks brand new

sct911 wrote

Ended up getting mine done at Mesiti Bodyworks in Minto, looks brand new

What did they charge in the end?

Paid $1700 , they flow coated it. Cheapest quote I got from another shop was $1000( no flow coat) and most expensive was $4000, happy to have paid in the mid range

OnyxBlueM3 wrote

Hey bro,

Just asking if you found a bodyshop to do your carbon roof in Melbourne?

I need one as well
Cheers,
Matthew

Hey mate,
I had some quotes similar to sct911 above, and even had recommendation to replace to whole roof at $30k.
I didn't really trust any of the options I got, and didnt really get any recommendations from anyone, and seeing it was going to be an Insurance job out of my pocket I didnt go through with it.
In the end I got a $15 resin repair kit and touched it up. Happy how it turned out for now.
Im sure other areas will pop up in the future, so if/when it happens again I'll address the issue then.

Hi

Sorry to drag up an old post but I have a failing carbon roof in Melbourne too and am struggling to find anyone to do it for a reasonable price.

Has anyone had their roof repaired in Melbourne and not paid a small fortune for it to be done. I believe the resin needs to be removed or sanded and then many clear coats applied with sanding every 2nd coat.

I would like to go to a place thats had experince carrying out this repair previously.

TIA