Scratches Going Through a Car Wash

The pics taken on my phone surprisingly show the scratches pretty well. 95% of the damages you can only see when kneeling right in front of the damage. Hopefully the adjuster is able to see these, as I've heard that some adjusters sometimes don't put in enough time going panel by panel looking for minor scratches. It's a big deal to me, so I'll try to bring it up. Just hope the lighting is adequate when he/she looks at it.

There's actually more damage, such as on the bumpers, but I did not snap a shot of those.

 

Thanks for the advice and words of encouragement! Went into another shop today for a 3rd opinion. Shop made it sound like I was gonna have a difficult time with adjuster.

 

Quick question: meeting with my insurance adjuster tomorrow morning. Should I let him know that I plan on getting an adjustment from the car Wash's insurance as well?

Don't wanna be low balled bc there's another ins co. involved.

 

Ok didn't know that the adjuster is the one that does the contacting. Thought he only gives out estimates.

 

Well met with the adjuster, and he said a buff job would do it...which I'm kinda skeptical about because I'm almost sure a color sand is necessary. The estimate came out to be $250 for labor out of my pocket, which isn't a big deal, but I'm not sure if that is enough for the job that the car actually needs. However what is reassuring though, is that he said if there's any scratches that don't buff out, let them him know, and he'll write supplement estimate to cover it. So now is the fun part in looking for shops and getting quotes

On a side note, I brought up the chips on the rear bumper and the adjuster said that it wasn't due to the car wash, but more likely from the factory because of the type of damage and where it's located, and because there's no stress marks or anything around it. He said to take it to the dealer after the buff job is done and to claim warranty.

This is a lot of work and headache for a car that is only a month old. I think I might just treat myself (and the car) after this is all done and look into getting leather interior after all.

 

Update: Took to Horn's Collision Center here locally because they had perfect reviews on yelp. $150 for a full color sand/buff job sounded kinda sketchy, but it was the yelp reviews and really personable owner that won me over. I pick up my car tomorrow @ 5pm.

The car wash's insurance contacted me. They were pretty cool and easy going. Just have to send em state farm's adjustment report and my final repair bill from the shop, and they'll cut me the check for that amount.

Will post pics when I get the car back.

 

Haha! That is both genius and hilarious at the same time!

 

I might have to look into this just for the pressure washer. I had one, but returned it bc it just wasn't practical in my apt living.

 

Good as new! Tried to offer the guy who worked on my car a tip and he wouldn't take it!

 

I just realized its only been a week since the accident. Feels longer than that. I tend to overreact lol. Thanks for sticking thru with me!