New paint and polish

[Black oil]

Had a small coming together with another car.
Nothing major but all four panels (and wheels) on nearside have small dents,ripples,scratches and a score from a wing mirror tip.
My wing mirror needs spares to be rebuilt but panels are salvageable and will be 'blended and painted'.
Other party accepted liability as has their insurance company under instruction so into VW it has gone.

Question is this: given that the panels should come back 'as new' they might stick out a bit from the others that have normal paint ageing.
How soon until I can give all of it single pass, light correction polish? No major defects in the rest of the paint, just minor scratches and swirls.
Thanks in advance.

[Watts]

Sorry, don't know the answer but thought I'd say what a shame, that's quite a lot of damage. You sound amazingly relaxed about it, I was gutted at a small ding! Hope they do an excellent job for you!

[Booth11]

Sorry to hear about the damage.   

When I had some paint on my old mk6 I was advised to wait a month before doing anything on the new paint, other than gentle washing.  No wax, sealant etc as the paint is still curing and hardening and needs to 'breath' and adding protection on top affects that.  I wouldn't be polishing it until the paint has cured so about a month.

Hope you get it all sorted ok. 

[Wo-Wo]

Due to the age of the car you shouldn't see any differences and if you do reject it.

[dubber36]

I don't have much faith in VW bodyshops. I had the wings replaced under warranty on my previous Passat. The colour match was a mile out, which they said was down to paint aging. They said they're not paid to colour match, they just mix the paint according to the code on the cars build sticker. I rejected it and they had another go. This time they still painted it the same colour, they just blended it across the adjacent panels. It looked like a bad 1990's fade job.

[Wo-Wo]

Just to add; by law you can your car to any repair centre via an insurance claim. So if youre not happy with the one they suggest tell them where you want it doing. The only thing to consider is that there may not be a loan car provided or some nonsense like that.

[Black oil]

Sorry, don't know the answer but thought I'd say what a shame, that's quite a lot of damage. You sound amazingly relaxed about it, I was gutted at a small ding! Hope they do an excellent job for you!

Thanks for the thought.
Think it reads worse than it is.Yes there is a large area of damage but it is mostly cosmetic so hopefully all will be like new.
Was almost 2 weeks ago and the cars been diveable so just the hassle of phone calls, hire cars and dropping car off etc.
The lady wasn't hurt and neither was I so no biggie.

[Black oil]

Sorry to hear about the damage.   

When I had some paint on my old mk6 I was advised to wait a month before doing anything on the new paint, other than gentle washing.  No wax, sealant etc as the paint is still curing and hardening and needs to 'breath' and adding protection on top affects that.  I wouldn't be polishing it until the paint has cured so about a month.

Hope you get it all sorted ok. 

Thanks for that.Sounds a reasonable time to let things settle down.
Will just have to get the mitts out only for a while.

[Black oil]

Due to the age of the car you shouldn't see any differences and if you do reject it.

Sorry didn't explain it very well.
I'm hoping that the repairs will be pristine and good as new.
Just a bit bothered that the rest of the cars clear coat will look worse in comparison until I get a chance to correct it and I won't be able to until the repaired parts are cured and I can work it all.
Cheers.

[Black oil]

I don't have much faith in VW bodyshops. I had the wings replaced under warranty on my previous Passat. The colour match was a mile out, which they said was down to paint aging. They said they're not paid to colour match, they just mix the paint according to the code on the cars build sticker. I rejected it and they had another go. This time they still painted it the same colour, they just blended it across the adjacent panels. It looked like a bad 1990's fade job.

Fingers crossed they sort it properly 1st time.