It's not strictly retro unfortunately, but I am hoping that someone knowledgeable might be able to assist here.
Some utter kumquat has taken it upon themselves to run a key down the side of my 19 plate Mercedes daily which was immaculate until yesterday. There's no CCTV where it occurred (Supermarket Carpark) so I have no hope of getting a Crime Number registered as I can prove precisely nothing. If I can avoid an insurance claim, then great, but I haven't ruled it out.
What I want to know is can this be dealt with by a "Smart Repairer" or am I looking at a body shop having to repaint the area? I took out a Damage Protection additional policy but that's mainly for car park dings and doesn't cover Malicious Damage without a Crime Number. The scratch starts on the door and goes over the rear quarter and through the petrol cap. Picture isn't great but it will hopefully give an idea of what it looks like.
Any advice gratefully received. And yes, bringing the culprit here for a meeting with various tools of mine would be delightful.
Some utter kumquat has taken it upon themselves to run a key down the side of my 19 plate Mercedes daily which was immaculate until yesterday. There's no CCTV where it occurred (Supermarket Carpark) so I have no hope of getting a Crime Number registered as I can prove precisely nothing. If I can avoid an insurance claim, then great, but I haven't ruled it out.
What I want to know is can this be dealt with by a "Smart Repairer" or am I looking at a body shop having to repaint the area? I took out a Damage Protection additional policy but that's mainly for car park dings and doesn't cover Malicious Damage without a Crime Number. The scratch starts on the door and goes over the rear quarter and through the petrol cap. Picture isn't great but it will hopefully give an idea of what it looks like.
Any advice gratefully received. And yes, bringing the culprit here for a meeting with various tools of mine would be delightful.
